3.4 Quantify (through 2 Bycatch and mortality of grey DoE and state • monitoring, reports and, nurse sharks from recreational governments where necessary, fishing are monitored and estimations of grey nurse reported annually. shark bycatch) mortality and non-lethal interactions in recreational fishing sectors and report annually to DoE. Objective 4: Where practicable, minimise the impact of shark control activities on the grey nurse shark. Responsible agencies and Indicative costing potential Only priority 1 Action Description Priority Performance Criteria partners actions are costed 4.1 Shark control programs to 1 Ongoing collection and DoE and Core government • continue to report assessment of meshing and state business catches annually to the drumlining data (link to governments state governments. Action 4.3). 4.2 Maintain review 1 Levels of grey nurse shark State Core government • processes by state mortality/interaction during governments business governments of the effect shark control activities are of shark control programs quantified. on the grey nurse shark. In where there is regular • mortality/interaction with grey nurse sharks during shark control activities, seasonal trends in interactions are monitored. Options that may facilitate a • reduction in grey shark captures at locations where there is regular interaction/mortality of grey nurse sharks during shark control activities are identified. 4.3 Continue to evaluate 1 Alternatives are evaluated Core government • alternatives to shark and implemented if effective. governments business meshing/drumlining, The use of beach meshing and relevant • where bycatch levels are nets and drumlines to decline research high, including the use of as alternatives become agencies non-lethal methods or available. alternate strategies. 4.4 Establish and implement 2 Minimum standards for data • uniform minimum collection developed and governments standards for the agreed. and relevant continued biological, Contracts with shark meshing research • pathological, genetic, and drum line contractors agencies toxicological and other modified to require retention post-mortem data and delivery to governments
3.4 Quantify (through monitoring, reports and, where necessary, estimations of grey nurse shark bycatch) mortality and non-lethal interactions in recreational fishing sectors and report annually to DoE. 2 • Bycatch and mortality of grey nurse sharks from recreational fishing are monitored and reported annually. DoE and state governments Objective 4: Where practicable, minimise the impact of shark control activities on the grey nurse shark. Action Description Priority Performance Criteria Responsible agencies and potential partners Indicative costing Only priority 1 actions are costed 4.1 Shark control programs to continue to report catches annually to the state governments. 1 • Ongoing collection and assessment of meshing and drumlining data (link to Action 4.3). DoE and state governments Core government business 4.2 Maintain review processes by state governments of the effect of shark control programs on the grey nurse shark. 1 • Levels of grey nurse shark mortality/interaction during shark control activities are quantified. • In where there is regular mortality/interaction with grey nurse sharks during shark control activities, seasonal trends in interactions are monitored. • Options that may facilitate a reduction in grey shark captures at locations where there is regular interaction/mortality of grey nurse sharks during shark control activities are identified. State governments Core government business 4.3 Continue to evaluate alternatives to shark meshing/drumlining, where bycatch levels are high, including the use of non-lethal methods or alternate strategies. 1 • Alternatives are evaluated and implemented if effective. • The use of beach meshing nets and drumlines to decline as alternatives become available. governments and relevant research agencies Core government business 4.4 Establish and implement uniform minimum standards for the continued biological, pathological, genetic, toxicological and other post-mortem data 2 • Minimum standards for data collection developed and agreed. • Contracts with shark meshing and drum line contractors modified to require retention and delivery to governments governments and relevant research agencies
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