Appendix 4: Annual Milestone Matrix for 2012-2014 Program Program Milestone Action Officer 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Reference Objective 1 - To facilitate the sustainable use of Saltwater Crocodiles 4.1 Restrictions Ensure all harvest permits minimise the possible negative Director, Wildlife on live animal Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing impact on or conflict with tourism, social or cultural interests. Use harvesting. Develop and implement a GIS database to assist with both 4.1 Harvest Director, Wildlife Commence allocation of eggs and monitoring harvest effort and compliance. ceilings. Use Investigate and take appropriate action on all suspected local 4.1 Harvest Director, Wildlife Ongoing, Ongoing, Ongoing, Ongoing, Ongoing, impacts on the population. ceilings. Use review review review review review Instigate adaptive management actions should there be any 4.1 Harvest Director, Wildlife Ongoing, review review review review increased threats to the Saltwater Crocodile and their habitat. ceilings. Use review Ensure the harvest ceiling is set in accordance with the 4.1 Harvest Director, Wildlife July - July July July July - – – – provisions of this management program. ceilings. Use September September September September September Assess all permit applications and ensure egg allocation is 4.1 Harvest Director, Wildlife September September September September September distributed across harvest regions in accordance with the ceilings Use - October October October October - October – – – provisions of this management program. Ensure that the annual commercial harvest of Saltwater 4.2 Permits and Director, Wildlife July - July July July July - – – – Crocodiles does not exceed the approved ceiling for each compliance. Use North September September September September September category. 4.2 Permits and Director, Wildlife Assess applications and issue permits under the TPWC Act. Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing compliance Use Monitor and audit harvest applications, approvals and returns 4.2 Permits and Director, Wildlife Ongoing, Ongoing, Ongoing, Ongoing, Ongoing, and investigate and resolve any discrepancies. compliance Use review review review review review 4.2 Permits and Director, Wildlife Ongoing, Ongoing, Ongoing, Ongoing, Ongoing, Ensure all permit applications have correct landholder approval. compliance Use review review review review review Ensure monthly farm stock returns comply with permit conditions 4.2 Permits and Ongoing, Ongoing, Ongoing, Ongoing, Ongoing, RDPIFR and are reported half yearly to farms and NRETAS. compliance review review review review review 4.2 Permits and Audit farm hatchlings annually. RDPIFR annually annually annually annually annually compliance
Appendix 4: Annual Milestone Matrix for 2012-2014 Program Milestone Program Reference Action Officer 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Objective 1 - To facilitate the sustainable use of Saltwater Crocodiles Ensure all harvest permits minimise the possible negative impact on or conflict with tourism, social or cultural interests. 4.1 Restrictions on live animal harvesting. Director, Wildlife Use Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Develop and implement a GIS database to assist with both allocation of eggs and monitoring harvest effort and compliance. 4.1 Harvest ceilings. Director, Wildlife Use Commence Investigate and take appropriate action on all suspected local impacts on the population. 4.1 Harvest ceilings. Director, Wildlife Use Ongoing, review Ongoing, review Ongoing, review Ongoing, review Ongoing, review Instigate adaptive management actions should there be any increased threats to the Saltwater Crocodile and their habitat. 4.1 Harvest ceilings. Director, Wildlife Use Ongoing, review review review review review Ensure the harvest ceiling is set in accordance with the provisions of this management program. 4.1 Harvest ceilings. Director, Wildlife Use July - September July – September July – September July – September July - September Assess all permit applications and ensure egg allocation is distributed across harvest regions in accordance with the provisions of this management program. 4.1 Harvest ceilings Director, Wildlife Use September - October September – October September – October September – October September - October Ensure that the annual commercial harvest of Saltwater Crocodiles does not exceed the approved ceiling for each category. 4.2 Permits and compliance. Director, Wildlife Use North July - September July – September July – September July – September July - September Assess applications and issue permits under the TPWC Act. 4.2 Permits and compliance Director, Wildlife Use Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Monitor and audit harvest applications, approvals and returns and investigate and resolve any discrepancies. 4.2 Permits and compliance Director, Wildlife Use Ongoing, review Ongoing, review Ongoing, review Ongoing, review Ongoing, review Ensure all permit applications have correct landholder approval. 4.2 Permits and compliance Director, Wildlife Use Ongoing, review Ongoing, review Ongoing, review Ongoing, review Ongoing, review Ensure monthly farm stock returns comply with permit conditions and are reported half yearly to farms and NRETAS. 4.2 Permits and compliance RDPIFR Ongoing, review Ongoing, review Ongoing, review Ongoing, review Ongoing, review Audit farm hatchlings annually. 4.2 Permits and compliance RDPIFR annually annually annually annually annually
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