Setting Refine target levels for Implementation of Achieve Within first year DEDJTR Recognised DEDJTR/industry targets for stock re-building for stock rebuilding specified stock of the plan industry zonal rebuilding each spatial strategies. targets. entities. management unit or group of reef codes in the fishery. Formalise Formalise the process An appropriate A transparent Within first two DEDJTR Recognised DEDJTR/industry Total for setting process for setting and defensible years of the plan industry zonal Allowable Allowable Commercial Total Allowable Total Allowable entities Commercial Catches. Commercial Catch is Commercial Catch setting in place. Catch-setting process process Conduct No action specified structured fishing Harvesting Design and, where Industry funded Sustainably During the life of Recognised DEDJTR Industry greenlip available funding assessments of managed the plan, subject to industry zonal abalone for permits, conduct greenlip abalone greenlip available funds entities commercial assessments of stocks are supported abalone fishery use greenlip abalone by DEDJTR. stocks. Responding DEDJTR will assess Perform ecological Identification During the life DEDJTR Recognised DEDJTR/Industry to ecological ecological information assessments of possible of the plan industry zonal risks relating to potential adaptation entities impacts on the abalone strategies fishery and discuss possible adaptation strategies with industry. Secure access Maintaining No action specified to the resource access for commercial fishing
Setting targets for rebuilding Refine target levels for stock re-building for each spatial management unit or group of reef codes in the fishery. Implementation of stock rebuilding strategies. Achieve specified stock targets. Within first year of the plan DEDJTR Recognised industry zonal entities. DEDJTR/industry Formalise Total Allowable Commercial Catch setting process Formalise the process for setting Allowable Commercial Catches. An appropriate process for setting Total Allowable Commercial Catch is in place. A transparent and defensible Total Allowable Commercial Catch-setting process Within first two years of the plan DEDJTR Recognised industry zonal entities DEDJTR/industry Conduct structured fishing No action specified Harvesting greenlip abalone for commercial use Design and, where available funding permits, conduct assessments of greenlip abalone stocks. Industry funded assessments of greenlip abalone stocks are supported by DEDJTR. Sustainably managed greenlip abalone fishery During the life of the plan, subject to available funds Recognised industry zonal entities DEDJTR Industry Responding to ecological risks DEDJTR will assess ecological information relating to potential impacts on the abalone fishery and discuss possible adaptation strategies with industry. Perform ecological assessments Identification of possible adaptation strategies During the life of the plan DEDJTR Recognised industry zonal entities DEDJTR/Industry Secure access to the resource Maintaining access for commercial fishing No action specified
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