4: WA Abalone Managed Fishery Assessment Summary of Issues and Recommendations September 2014 – Issue Recommendation General Management Recommendation 1: Export decisions relate to the arrangements in force at the time of the decision. To Operation of the fishery will be carried out in ensure that these decisions remain valid and export approval continues uninterrupted, accordance with the management regime under the Department of the Environment needs to be advised of any changes that are made to the Western Australian Fish Resources the management regime and make an assessment that the new arrangements are Management Act 1994 and the Western Australian equivalent or better, in terms of ecological sustainability, than those in place at the time Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995. of the original decision. This includes operational and legislated amendments that may Recommendation 2: affect sustainability of the target species or negatively impact on byproduct, bycatch, EPBC Act protected species or the ecosystem. The WA Department of Fisheries to inform the Department of the Environment of any intended material changes to the Western Australian Abalone Managed Fishery management arrangements that may affect the assessment against Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 decisions are made. Annual Reporting Recommendation 3: It is important that reports be produced and presented to the Department annually in The WA Department of Fisheries to produce and for the performance of the fishery and progress in implementing the recommendations in present reports to the Department of the this report and other managerial commitments to be monitored and assessed throughout Environment annually as per Appendix B of the the life of the declaration. for the Ecologically Sustainable ‘Guidelines Management of Fisheries - 2nd Edition’.
4: WA Abalone Managed Fishery Assessment – Summary of Issues and Recommendations September 2014 Issue Recommendation General Management Export decisions relate to the arrangements in force at the time of the decision. To ensure that these decisions remain valid and export approval continues uninterrupted, the Department of the Environment needs to be advised of any changes that are made to the management regime and make an assessment that the new arrangements are equivalent or better, in terms of ecological sustainability, than those in place at the time of the original decision. This includes operational and legislated amendments that may affect sustainability of the target species or negatively impact on byproduct, bycatch, EPBC Act protected species or the ecosystem. Recommendation 1: Operation of the fishery will be carried out in accordance with the management regime under the Western Australian Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and the Western Australian Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995. Recommendation 2: The WA Department of Fisheries to inform the Department of the Environment of any intended material changes to the Western Australian Abalone Managed Fishery management arrangements that may affect the assessment against Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 decisions are made. Annual Reporting It is important that reports be produced and presented to the Department annually in for the performance of the fishery and progress in implementing the recommendations in this report and other managerial commitments to be monitored and assessed throughout the life of the declaration. Recommendation 3: The WA Department of Fisheries to produce and present reports to the Department of the Environment annually as per Appendix B of the ‘Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries - 2nd Edition’.
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