Part 13 (cont.) Division 2 Migratory species The Department’s assessment of the Northern Fishery Section 222A Minister may accredit plans or regimes (1) Minister may, by instrument in writing, accredit for the purposes of this Division: a plan of management within the meaning of The Northern Prawn Fishery will be managed under the Northern Prawn Fishery Management section 17 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991; Plan 1995 in force under the Fisheries Management Act 1991. if satisfied that: the plan, regime or policy requires persons engaged The Northern Prawn Fishery Management Plan 1995 was accredited under section 222A in fishing under the plan, regime or policy to take all (Part 13) for listed migratory species in January 2006. While there have been amendments to reasonable steps to ensure that members of listed the plan since that time, those amendments do not materially change the requirement to take migratory species are not killed or injured as a result steps to ensure that members of listed migratory species are not killed or injured as a result of of the fishing; and the fishing (see section 208A - listed threatened species - above). the fishery to which the plan, regime or policy relates Given that: does not, or is not likely to, adversely affect the interactions with migratory species in the fishery have been very low, and conservation status of a listed migratory species or a population of that species. results from the ecological risk assessments, taking into account the measures in place in the fishery which act to prevent mortality to protected species, do not report any listed migratory species at risk from fishing, the Department considers the current operation of the Northern Prawn Fishery is not likely to adversely affect the conservation status of a listed migratory species or a population of that species.
Part 13 (cont.) Division 2 Migratory species Section 222A Minister may accredit plans or regimes The Department’s assessment of the Northern Fishery (1) Minister may, by instrument in writing, accredit for the purposes of this Division: a plan of management within the meaning of section 17 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991; if satisfied that: the plan, regime or policy requires persons engaged in fishing under the plan, regime or policy to take all reasonable steps to ensure that members of listed migratory species are not killed or injured as a result of the fishing; and the fishery to which the plan, regime or policy relates does not, or is not likely to, adversely affect the conservation status of a listed migratory species or a population of that species. The Northern Prawn Fishery will be managed under the Northern Prawn Fishery Management Plan 1995 in force under the Fisheries Management Act 1991. The Northern Prawn Fishery Management Plan 1995 was accredited under section 222A (Part 13) for listed migratory species in January 2006. While there have been amendments to the plan since that time, those amendments do not materially change the requirement to take steps to ensure that members of listed migratory species are not killed or injured as a result of the fishing (see section 208A - listed threatened species - above). Given that: interactions with migratory species in the fishery have been very low, and results from the ecological risk assessments, taking into account the measures in place in the fishery which act to prevent mortality to protected species, do not report any listed migratory species at risk from fishing, the Department considers the current operation of the Northern Prawn Fishery is not likely to adversely affect the conservation status of a listed migratory species or a population of that species.
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