Torres Strait Fisheries Regulations 1985. Condition 2: The Not yet required. The fishery has continued to operate existing management Protected Zone Joint arrangements Authority to inform the Department of the Environment of any intended amendments to the management arrangements that may affect the criteria on which EPBC Act decisions are based. Condition 3: The This submission, as requested by the Department of the Environment and PZJA to produce and Energy, adheres to the Guidelines as the level of information required ‘Standard’ present reports to the for assessment outlined under 1’. ‘Option Department of the This report contains all the information required for assessment as described Environment and within Appendix B of the Guidelines. Energy as per Appendix B of the Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries - 2nd Edition. PROGRESS AGAINST PREVIOUS EPBC RECOMMENDATIONS (DELETE IF NOT APPLICABLE Recommendation 1: AFMA continues to monitor catch levels of Beche de mer harvested in Torres The Protected Zone Strait through docket books and through talking to fishers and processors about Joint Authority to: current levels of activity. implement has developed draft harvest strategies for Beche de mer and trochus with strategies to two communities (Erub and Warraber) These harvest strategies include improve estimates developing objectives and performance measures. of commercial (community) The Torres Strait Scientific Advisory Committee has recently approved a project harvest from the utilising smart-phone technology to collect fine-scale catch and effort data from Torres Strait fishers operating within the Torres strait Finfish Fishery. It is expected that the Bêche-de-mer Fishery; and outputs from this project will have positive implications for the betterment of develop and catch monitoring processes in Torres Strait fisheries management. implement appropriate AFMA is also planning to formalise fish receiver licenses throughout the Torres strategies to Strait which due to be implemented for the start of the 2018 season. obtain improved estimates of all removals from sea cucumber stocks.
Torres Strait Fisheries Regulations 1985. Condition 2: The Protected Zone Joint Authority to inform the Department of the Environment of any intended amendments to the management arrangements that may affect the criteria on which EPBC Act decisions are based. Not yet required. The fishery has continued to operate existing management arrangements Condition 3: The PZJA to produce and present reports to the Department of the Environment and Energy as per Appendix B of the Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries - 2nd Edition. This submission, as requested by the Department of the Environment and Energy, adheres to the Guidelines as the ‘Standard’ level of information required for assessment outlined under ‘Option 1’. This report contains all the information required for assessment as described within Appendix B of the Guidelines. PROGRESS AGAINST PREVIOUS EPBC RECOMMENDATIONS (DELETE IF NOT APPLICABLE Recommendation 1: The Protected Zone Joint Authority to: implement strategies to improve estimates of commercial (community) harvest from the Torres Strait Bêche-de-mer Fishery; and develop and implement appropriate strategies to obtain improved estimates of all removals from sea cucumber stocks. AFMA continues to monitor catch levels of Beche de mer harvested in Torres Strait through docket books and through talking to fishers and processors about current levels of activity. has developed draft harvest strategies for Beche de mer and trochus with two communities (Erub and Warraber) These harvest strategies include developing objectives and performance measures. The Torres Strait Scientific Advisory Committee has recently approved a project utilising smart-phone technology to collect fine-scale catch and effort data from fishers operating within the Torres strait Finfish Fishery. It is expected that the outputs from this project will have positive implications for the betterment of catch monitoring processes in Torres Strait fisheries management. AFMA is also planning to formalise fish receiver licenses throughout the Torres Strait which due to be implemented for the start of the 2018 season.
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