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New South Wales Ocean Trap and Line Fishery

Environmental assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Current decisions

  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - registered 1 July 2021, F2021N00146
  • Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens - registered 1 July 2021, F2021L00941
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 76.16 KB) | (DOCX - 38.9 KB) - July 2021

Letters

  • Letter to NSW Department of Primary Industries (PDF - 389.96 KB) | (DOCX - 86.27 KB) - July 2021

Relevant documents for assessment

  • Assessment of the New South Wales Ocean Trap and Line Fishery (PDF - 472.88 KB) | (DOCX - 194.34 KB) - June 2021
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - public comment open from 4 May 2021 until 3 June 2021

History

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Fifth assessment - commenced 2021

  • Assessment of the New South Wales Ocean Trap and Line Fishery (PDF - 472.88 KB) | (DOCX - 194.34 KB) - June 2021
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - registered 1 July 2021, F2021N00146
  • Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens - registered 1 July 2021, F2021L00941
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 76.16 KB) | (DOCX - 38.9 KB) - July 2021
  • Letter to NSW Department of Primary Industries (PDF - 389.96 KB) | (DOCX - 86.27 KB) - July 2021
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - public comment open from 4 May 2021 until 3 June 2021

Fourth assessment - commenced March 2017

  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - registered 4 July 2018, F2018N00073
  • Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens - registered 4 July 2018, F2018L00998
  • Letter to NSW Department of Primary Industries (PDF - 262.44 KB) | (DOCX - 85.17 KB) - June 2018
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - registered 3 May 2018, F2018N00034
  • Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens - registered 23 October 2017, F2017C00988
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - registered 30 October 2017, F2017C01004
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - registered 20 October 2017, F2017N00082
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 144.68 KB) | (DOCX - 25.44 KB) - May 2017
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Gazetted 4 May 2017 C2004A00485
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted on 3 May 2017 F2017N00035
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - public comment open from 23 March 2017 until 28 April 2017

Third assessment - commenced September 2013

  • Letter to the Hon Katrina Hodgkinson MP (PDF - 396.21 KB) | (DOC - 91.5 KB) - May 2014
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 85.59 KB) | (DOCX - 31.53 KB) - May 2014
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted Thursday 8 May 2014 C2014G00735
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (inclusion)  -Gazetted Thursday 8 May 2014 C2014G00737, F2014L00510
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (deletion)  - Gazetted Thursday 8 May 2014 C2014G00736
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Gazetted Thursday 6 March 2014 C2014G00397, F2014L00222
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Gazetted Friday 8 November 2013 C2013G01655, F2013L01901
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - public comment open from 5 September 2013 until 4 October 2013

Second assessment - commenced 2009

  • Accreditation of an Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 404KB) | (RTF - 201KB) - December 2010
  • The declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 1508KB) |  (RTF - 254KB) - S224, December 2010
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens to include the Ocean Trap and Line Fishery (PDF - 303KB) | (RTF - 215KB) - Gazetted Thursday 16 December 2010, S223 F2010L03287
  • Ministerial Decision (PDF - 2405KB) |  (RTF - 2951KB) - December 2010
  • LENS Instrument Deletion (PDF - 525 KB) |  (RTF - 43 KB) - Gazetted Wednesday 10 November 2010 GN44 F2010L02944
  • LENS Instrument Inclusion (PDF - 576 KB) |  (RTF - 52 KB) - Gazetted Wednesday 10 November 2010 GN44 F2010L02945
  • Assessment of the New South Wales Ocean Trap and Line Fishery - November 2010
  • List of Exempt Native Specimens Instrument (PDF - 27 KB) |  (RTF - 46 KB) - Gazetted 18 August 2010 - GN32, F2010L02299
  • Instrument Imposing Conditions on Accreditation of Plans, Regimes and Policies for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 22 KB) |  (RTF - 35 KB) - August 2010
  • Amendment to the List of Exempt Native specimens Instrument (PDF - 243 KB) |  (RTF - 40 KB) - Gazetted 30 June 2010
  • Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 50 KB) |  (RTF - 39 KB) - Gazetted on Friday 30 April 2010, S67
  • Accreditation of a Plan, Regime or Policy for the purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 31KB) |  (Word - 34KB) - February 2010
  • Review of shark catches in the New South Wales Ocean Trap and Line Fishery - February 2010
  • Revocation of an accreditation of a plan of management for the purposes of Part 13, February 2010 (PDF - 23KB) |  (RTF - 36KB)
  • Agency submission on ecological sustainability - 2009
  • Amendment of the List of Exempt Native specimens (PDF - 216 KB) |  (RTF - 41 KB) - Gazetted on Friday 27 November 2009, S199, F2009L04372
  • Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 21 KB) |  (Word - 21 KB) - Gazetted Saturday 25 July 2009, S123, F2009L02971
  • Ministerial Decision (PDF - 379 KB) |  (RTF - 200 KB) - March 2009
  • Variation to a Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 382 KB) |  (RTF - 72 KB) - Gazetted Thursday 26 March 2009, S52

First assessment - commenced 2005

  • Variation to Declaration of approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 821 KB) - Gazetted on Friday 27 June 2008, S129
  • Ministerial decision - June 2008 (PDF - 206 KB)
  • Variation to Declaration of approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 27 KB) - Gazetted on Wednesday 12 December 2007, S260
  • Ministerial decision - December 2007 (PDF - 31 KB)
  • Spanner crab component - Agency submission on ecological sustainability - 2007 - invitation for comment closed Monday 17 December 2007
  • Accreditation of a plan of management for the purposes of part 13 - July 2006
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted on Friday 28 July 2006, S146
  • Ministerial decision - July 2016
  • Variation to declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted on Tuesday 28 February 2006, S31
  • Agency submission on ecological sustainability - 2006
  • Ministerial decision - November 2005
  • Accreditation of a plan of management for the purposes of part 13 - November 2005
  • Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens - Registered on Wednesday 30 November 2005, F2005L03836
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted on Wednesday 30 November 2005, S220
  • Department of the Environment and Heritage assessment report
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