Develop a protocol to A protocol that All abalone are Within six months DEDJTR Recognised DEDJTR/industry account for diseased outlines how appropriately of the plan industry abalone without diseased abalone is handled and entities disadvantaging divers’ accounted for in accounted for quota allocations. quota is in quota. implemented. Improving Develop a process to A process of An Within first two DEDJTR Recognised DEDJTR/industry economic report the economic reporting on the economically years of the plan industry zonal performance performance of the economic efficient entities fishery, subject to performance of the abalone fishery satisfactory industry abalone industry is participation. implemented. Empower Establishing Specify the governance Effective and Improved Within the first six DEDJTR SIV, industry DEDJTR/industry effective robust standards that must be efficient involvement governance months of the plan industry governance satisfied for a single of zonal entities in arrangements (for the central representation, arrangements industry entity including participatory between zone Fishery) organisation the AIC to be management of the DEDJTR and and funding recognised to abalone fishery industry entities undertake defined functions and to receive direct grant funds raised via regulated levies. Ensure Applying a Continue to Information An informed Ongoing DEDJTR SIV, VRFish, DEDJTR/industry/ fisheries strategic disseminate information regarding the commercial and Recognised recreational compliance approach to about the risks and commercial and recreational industry zonal abalone rules applicable to the recreational abalone abalone fishery. entities compliance abalone fishery and fisheries are their purpose, as part of disseminated in a DEDJTR’s statewide timely manner. education and enforcement program.
Develop a protocol to account for diseased abalone without disadvantaging divers’ quota allocations. A protocol that outlines how diseased abalone is accounted for in quota is implemented. All abalone are appropriately handled and accounted for in quota. Within six months of the plan DEDJTR Recognised industry entities DEDJTR/industry Improving economic performance Develop a process to report the economic performance of the fishery, subject to satisfactory industry participation. A process of reporting on the economic performance of the abalone industry is implemented. An economically efficient abalone fishery Within first two years of the plan DEDJTR Recognised industry zonal entities DEDJTR/industry Empower effective industry representation, organisation and funding Establishing robust governance arrangements Specify the governance standards that must be satisfied for a single industry entity including the AIC to be recognised to undertake defined functions and to receive direct grant funds raised via regulated levies. Effective and efficient involvement of zonal entities in participatory management of the abalone fishery Improved governance arrangements between DEDJTR and industry entities Within the first six months of the plan (for the central zone Fishery) DEDJTR SIV, industry DEDJTR/industry Ensure fisheries compliance Applying a strategic approach to abalone compliance Continue to disseminate information about the risks and rules applicable to the abalone fishery and their purpose, as part of DEDJTR’s statewide education and enforcement program. Information regarding the commercial and recreational abalone fisheries are disseminated in a timely manner. An informed commercial and recreational abalone fishery. Ongoing DEDJTR SIV, VRFish, Recognised industry zonal entities DEDJTR/industry/ recreational
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