enhance cooperation A way to quantify the historical sea management and understanding changes in abundance of the organisations between government species using local knowledge. Relevant agencies and A way to quantify the current Indigenous communities. take of species at a community organisations (NGOs) An exploration of the possibility of setting limits on take and gear. Consideration of how to develop links with research programs and communities. Best practice handling techniques for release of animals unharmed. Objective 4: Reduce and, possible, eliminate the impact of illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUU) on sawfish and river shark species Action Priority Performance Criteria Responsible agencies Indicative costing and potential partners Only Priority 1 actions are costed 4a Investigate and quantify 1 Desktop analysis undertaken to Core government Australian the impact of illegal, determine the extent of information Government business unregulated and available on the illegal, unregulated State and territory unreported fishing on and unreported take of sawfish and governments sawfish and river shark river shark species in Australian Indigenous communities species. waters. and Indigenous land Experts consulted to estimate the and sea management extent and potential impacts of IUU organisations interactions with sawfish and shark species. Report made available. 4b Enhance the capabilities 1 Compliance agencies aware of and Core government Australian of enforcement and using techniques (morphological Government business compliance agencies for and genetic) to identify sawfish and and territory sawfish and river shark river shark species from parts or governments species. whole specimens. Relevant Enforcement and compliance agencies aware of current measures organisations (NGOs) to manage sawfish and river shark species in Australian waters. 4c Refine and implement 3 Genetic and morphological Researchers techniques (including techniques to assist in the Australian Government genetic and identification of sawfish and river State and territory morphological) to identify shark species from both whole governments sawfish and river shark animals and from animal parts (e.g., species’ products. fins) are refined and used by enforcement authorities. 4d Investigate and quantify 3 Desktop analysis undertaken to Australian the extent of trade, both determine the extent of in Government domestic and product from protected sawfish and State and territory international, in product river shark species, utilising governments from protected sawfish information available through Relevant and river shark species. agencies such as CITES, Customs nongovernment and DoA. organisations (NGOs) Report made available.
enhance cooperation and understanding between government agencies and Indigenous communities. A way to quantify the historical changes in abundance of the species using local knowledge. A way to quantify the current take of species at a community An exploration of the possibility of setting limits on take and gear. Consideration of how to develop links with research programs and communities. Best practice handling techniques for release of animals unharmed. sea management organisations Relevant organisations (NGOs) Objective 4: Reduce and, possible, eliminate the impact of illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUU) on sawfish and river shark species Action Priority Performance Criteria Responsible agencies and potential partners Indicative costing Only Priority 1 actions are costed 4a Investigate and quantify the impact of illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing on sawfish and river shark species. 1 Desktop analysis undertaken to determine the extent of information available on the illegal, unregulated and unreported take of sawfish and river shark species in Australian waters. Experts consulted to estimate the extent and potential impacts of IUU interactions with sawfish and shark species. Report made available. Australian Government State and territory governments Indigenous communities and Indigenous land and sea management organisations Core government business 4b Enhance the capabilities of enforcement and compliance agencies for sawfish and river shark species. 1 Compliance agencies aware of and using techniques (morphological and genetic) to identify sawfish and river shark species from parts or whole specimens. Enforcement and compliance agencies aware of current measures to manage sawfish and river shark species in Australian waters. Australian Government and territory governments Relevant organisations (NGOs) Core government business 4c Refine and implement techniques (including genetic and morphological) to identify sawfish and river shark species’ products. 3 Genetic and morphological techniques to assist in the identification of sawfish and river shark species from both whole animals and from animal parts (e.g., fins) are refined and used by enforcement authorities. Researchers Australian Government State and territory governments 4d Investigate and quantify the extent of trade, both domestic and international, in product from protected sawfish and river shark species. 3 Desktop analysis undertaken to determine the extent of in product from protected sawfish and river shark species, utilising information available through agencies such as CITES, Customs and DoA. Report made available. Australian Government State and territory governments Relevant nongovernment organisations (NGOs)
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