Key elements of the Victorian Wild Harvest Abalone Fishery Management Plan Definitions of funding sources: DEDJTR: Government funded, no industry contribution; Industry: Service cost recovered from industry, or in some limited instances, industry Recreational: - RFL Trust Account. These funding sources are subject to consideration and confirmation through the cost recovery process. Proposals for funding from the RFL Trust account would need to be submitted to the RFL Grants Program. Performance Implementation Lead Key Funding Objective Strategy Action Indicator Target Schedule Agency Partners(s) Source* Policy and Review of the DEDJTR, in An annual progress All actions are Every year after DEDJTR AIC DEDJTR/industry statutory context Plan collaboration with the report is discussed at completed plan is declared Abalone Industry a workshop each during the life Committee, will arrange year during the life of the plan. annual Stock of the plan. Assessment and Quota Setting Workshops to review progress against the actions in this plan. Rebuild or Developing Develop zonal harvest Appropriate Abalone stocks Within first year of Recognised DEDJTR DEDJTR maintain adaptive strategies which must Total Allowable are managed the plan industry zonal abalone stocks harvest include clear objectives. Commercial Catch sustainably entities strategies for levels are each zone established each year Fisherweb and Fisherweb displays Fisherweb is a Within first year DEDJTR Industry AQMS to display new up to date useful tool for of the plan reference points. reference point for abalone quota spatial management unit holders to units manage their take. Investigate the utility Unharvested Abalone stocks Ongoing DEDJTR Parks Victoria DEDJTR/industry and feasibility of abalone stocks are sustainably collecting information provide a benchmark managed using abalone that informs all relevant populations in marine management of the information. protected areas to commercial fishery. inform stock assessment.
Key elements of the Victorian Wild Harvest Abalone Fishery Management Plan Definitions of funding sources: DEDJTR: Government funded, no industry contribution; Industry: Service cost recovered from industry, or in some limited instances, industry Recreational: - RFL Trust Account. These funding sources are subject to consideration and confirmation through the cost recovery process. Proposals for funding from the RFL Trust account would need to be submitted to the RFL Grants Program. Objective Strategy Action Performance Indicator Target Implementation Schedule Lead Agency Key Partners(s) Funding Source* Policy and statutory context Review of the Plan DEDJTR, in collaboration with the Abalone Industry Committee, will arrange annual Stock Assessment and Quota Setting Workshops to review progress against the actions in this plan. An annual progress report is discussed at a workshop each year during the life of the plan. All actions are completed during the life of the plan. Every year after plan is declared DEDJTR AIC DEDJTR/industry Rebuild or maintain abalone stocks Developing adaptive harvest strategies for each zone Develop zonal harvest strategies which must include clear objectives. Appropriate Total Allowable Commercial Catch levels are established each year Abalone stocks are managed sustainably Within first year of the plan Recognised industry zonal entities DEDJTR DEDJTR Fisherweb and AQMS to display new reference points. Fisherweb displays up to date reference point for spatial management units Fisherweb is a useful tool for abalone quota unit holders to manage their take. Within first year of the plan DEDJTR Industry Investigate the utility and feasibility of collecting information abalone populations in marine protected areas to inform stock assessment. Unharvested abalone stocks provide a benchmark that informs management of the commercial fishery. Abalone stocks are sustainably managed using all relevant information. Ongoing DEDJTR Parks Victoria DEDJTR/industry
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