By the end of 2008, Fisheries The QMCF’s Performance Measurement System Although the review of Performance Measurement Queensland to review the (PMS) was originally developed and implemented in System was conducted after the requested Performance Measurement April 2007 and was reported against in 2008, 2009, deadline, the Department of the Environment System for the Queensland 2010, & 2011 annual reports. In January 2010, the considers that this recommendation has been met. Mud Crab Fishery to ensure PMS was reviewed by QDAF representatives and The Department recommends that this that indicators (including that experts. Recommendations were made to improve the recommendation continue to apply under the new for bycatch) are relevant and robustness of the existing performance measures. In export approval for this fishery are targeted at achieving 2012, QDAF finalised the new measures based on (see Recommendation 1, Table 4). precautionary management those recommendations and these are now publically outcomes. Fisheries available at: Queensland to ensure that appropriate information is collected from the fishery to ensure that these indicators can be monitored effectively. The revised PMS was used to assess performance in the QMCF in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 fishing year report. By the end of 2008, Fisheries The 2003 Ecological Risk Assessment assigned a The Department acknowledges the management Queensland to implement moderate consequence score to several activities, responses developed and implemented by QDAF. management responses for specifying fishing and gear loss on target and However, evidence suggests that fishery risks ranked as or EPBC Act listed protected species as interactions with EPBC Act listed protected ‘moderate’ ‘moderate’. above in the Queensland Mud QDAF has implemented a number of changes to the species still occurs and is likely underreported. Crab Ecological Risk management arrangements since the last fishery Therefore, the Department considers that this Assessment. assessment to address these issues, including: recommendation has been partially met. The implementation of the Policy for the Removal of The Department recommends that this • Excess Fishing Capacity in Queensland’s Line, Crab, recommendation continue to apply (as conditions) Beam Trawl and Eel Fisheries in 2008–09 has removed under the new export approval for this fishery a number of crab (C1) fishery symbols (approximately (see Part 13: Condition 1 and Condition 2, 40%), and thus reduced the number of potential active Table 4).
By the end of 2008, Fisheries Queensland to review the Performance Measurement System for the Queensland Mud Crab Fishery to ensure that indicators (including that for bycatch) are relevant and are targeted at achieving precautionary management outcomes. Fisheries Queensland to ensure that appropriate information is collected from the fishery to ensure that these indicators can be monitored effectively. The QMCF’s Performance Measurement System (PMS) was originally developed and implemented in April 2007 and was reported against in 2008, 2009, 2010, & 2011 annual reports. In January 2010, the PMS was reviewed by QDAF representatives and experts. Recommendations were made to improve the robustness of the existing performance measures. In 2012, QDAF finalised the new measures based on those recommendations and these are now publically available at: The revised PMS was used to assess performance in the QMCF in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 fishing year report. Although the review of Performance Measurement System was conducted after the requested deadline, the Department of the Environment considers that this recommendation has been met. The Department recommends that this recommendation continue to apply under the new export approval for this fishery (see Recommendation 1, Table 4). By the end of 2008, Fisheries Queensland to implement management responses for risks ranked as ‘moderate’ or above in the Queensland Mud Crab Ecological Risk Assessment. The 2003 Ecological Risk Assessment assigned a moderate consequence score to several activities, specifying fishing and gear loss on target and EPBC Act listed protected species as ‘moderate’. QDAF has implemented a number of changes to the management arrangements since the last fishery assessment to address these issues, including: • The implementation of the Policy for the Removal of Excess Fishing Capacity in Queensland’s Line, Crab, Beam Trawl and Eel Fisheries in 2008–09 has removed a number of crab (C1) fishery symbols (approximately 40%), and thus reduced the number of potential active The Department acknowledges the management responses developed and implemented by QDAF. However, evidence suggests that fishery interactions with EPBC Act listed protected species still occurs and is likely underreported. Therefore, the Department considers that this recommendation has been partially met. The Department recommends that this recommendation continue to apply (as conditions) under the new export approval for this fishery (see Part 13: Condition 1 and Condition 2, Table 4).