Sea region) and the potential for incentive schemes for return of end of life fishing nets and fishing net leasing arrangements business plans for micro interest loans arrangements for fishing nets (with nets returned at end of life) in regional developing economies marking of fishing gear to enable identification of owners the extent to which current Australian fishing practices comply with FAO preventive methods to avoid and minimize fishing gear becoming abandoned, lost and discarded the potential benefits from Australian Government vessels carrying transponders for attachment to discarded, lost and abandoned fishing gear for tracking and potential retrieval reporting mechanisms. Less impact Australian globally on marine Government Engagement with best practice international forums High priority wildlife resulting on abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing Department of over the life of from lost or gear e.g. Committee on Fisheries (COFI), a Agriculture and the plan otherwise subsidiary body of the FAO Council. Water Resources, discarded fishing AFMA gear Actions for Objective 1 (Contribute to the long-term prevention of the incidence of marine debris) - continued Action Priority/ Outcome Output Responsibility timeframe Less impact globally on marine Department of the Encourage an international forum with fishing gear Low priority, but wildlife resulting Environment and and materials/plastics industry experts to progressed by from lost or Energy determine long term solutions on lost and 2022 otherwise discarded fishing gear. CSIRO 1.05 Improve discarded fishing management of gear ghost nets (continued) Less impact on Department of High priority Implementation of the national code of practice for wildlife in domestic Agriculture and from 2017 for recreational fishers (in preparation, expected waters as a result Water Resources All the life of the 2017) in relation to lost and discarded recreational of recreational states and NT plan fishing gear and litter. fishing governments Ongoing changes to MARPOL are incorporated in state and NT legislation. Enactment of state and NT legislation to mandate All and NT High priority, States / NT have provision of waste reception facilities at 1.06 Improve governments ongoing for legislation relevant ports/boating hubs (where this legislation exists). shipping the life of the to MARPOL in Where this legislation is not in place, consider how management Australian Maritime place this can be encompassed in State/NT legislation plan Safety Authority and policies. Communication of facilities/services available and waste management options available.
Sea region) and the potential for incentive schemes for return of end of life fishing nets and fishing net leasing arrangements business plans for micro interest loans arrangements for fishing nets (with nets returned at end of life) in regional developing economies marking of fishing gear to enable identification of owners the extent to which current Australian fishing practices comply with FAO preventive methods to avoid and minimize fishing gear becoming abandoned, lost and discarded the potential benefits from Australian Government vessels carrying transponders for attachment to discarded, lost and abandoned fishing gear for tracking and potential retrieval reporting mechanisms. High priority over the life of the plan Less impact globally on marine wildlife resulting from lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear Engagement with best practice international forums on abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear e.g. Committee on Fisheries (COFI), a subsidiary body of the FAO Council. Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, AFMA Actions for Objective 1 (Contribute to the long-term prevention of the incidence of marine debris) - continued Action Priority/ timeframe Outcome Output Responsibility 1.05 Improve management of ghost nets (continued) Low priority, but progressed by 2022 Less impact globally on marine wildlife resulting from lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear Encourage an international forum with fishing gear and materials/plastics industry experts to determine long term solutions on lost and discarded fishing gear. Department of the Environment and Energy CSIRO High priority from 2017 for the life of the plan Less impact on wildlife in domestic waters as a result of recreational fishing Implementation of the national code of practice for recreational fishers (in preparation, expected 2017) in relation to lost and discarded recreational fishing gear and litter. Department of Agriculture and Water Resources All states and NT governments 1.06 Improve shipping management High priority, ongoing for the life of the plan States / NT have legislation relevant to MARPOL in place Ongoing changes to MARPOL are incorporated in state and NT legislation. Enactment of state and NT legislation to mandate provision of waste reception facilities at ports/boating hubs (where this legislation exists). Where this legislation is not in place, consider how this can be encompassed in State/NT legislation and policies. Communication of facilities/services available and waste management options available. All and NT governments Australian Maritime Safety Authority
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