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New South Wales Ocean Trawl 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, F2021N00145
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Registered 1 July 2021, F2021L00941
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 83.88 KB) | (DOCX - 38.15 KB) - July 2021

Letters

  • Letter to NSW DPI (PDF - 208.05 KB) | (DOCX - 87.89 KB) - July 2021

Relevant documents for assessment

  • Assessment of the New South Wales Ocean Trawl Fishery (PDF - 515.39 KB) | (DOCX - 216.12 KB) - June 2021
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - public comment open from 28 April 2021 until 28 May 2021

History

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Fifth Assessment – commenced 2021

  • Assessment of the New South Wales Ocean Trawl Fishery (PDF - 515.39 KB) | (DOCX - 216.12 KB) - June 2021
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Registered 1 July 2021, F2021N00145
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Registered 1 July 2021, F2021L00941
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 83.88 KB) | (DOCX - 38.15 KB) - July 2021
  • Letter to NSW DPI (PDF - 208.05 KB) | (DOCX - 87.89 KB) - July 2021
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - public comment open from 28 April 2021 until 28 May 2021

Fourth Assessment – commenced 2017

  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Registered 4 July 2018, F2018N00074
  • Amendment of 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
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Registered 2 May 2018, F2018L00575
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Registered Wednesday 28 March 2018, F2018L00416
  • Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens - registered 23 October 2017, F2017C00988
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - public comment open from 18 September 2017 until 23 October 2017

Third assessment - commenced November 2011

  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – registered 17 March 2017
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted Friday 27 June 2014, C2014G01029
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Inclusion - Gazetted Friday 27 June 2014 C2014G01027, F2014L00824
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Deletion - Gazetted Friday 27 June 2014 C2014G01028, F2014L00823
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 - June 2013 (PDF - 275.38 KB) | (DOCX - 24.61 KB)
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Gazetted Thursday 27 March 2014 C2014G00509 F2014L00347
  • Letter to the Hon Katrina Hodgkinson - June 2014 (PDF - 1.16 MB) | (DOCX - 244.98 KB)
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - commenced Friday 27 September 2013, C2013G01450 F2013L01744
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - gazetted Wednesday 27 March 2013 GN12 F2013L00554
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 241KB) |  (Word - 28KB) - gazetted Friday 14 September 2012 S143 F2012L01867
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 228KB) | (Word - 41KB)- Gazetted Wednesday 18 April 2012, GN15, F2012L00872
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 575KB) |  (Word - 41KB) - Gazetted Wednesday 22 February 2012, GN7, F2012L00338
  • Agency submission on ecological sustainability - public comment open from 2 December 2011 until 9 January 2012

Second assessment - commenced September 2008

  • Accreditation of a Plan, Regime or Policy for the purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 240KB) |  (Word - 33KB) - February 2010
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 19 KB) |  (RTF - 57 KB) - Gazetted Thursday 27 February 2009, S35
  • LENS Instrument (PDF - 20 KB) |  (RTF - 37 KB) - Registered 26 February 2009, F2009L00729
  • Ministerial Decision Letter (PDF - 69 KB) |  (RTF - 429 KB) - February 2009
  • Amendment to the List of Exempt Native specimens - Registered on Wednesday 26 November 2008, F2008L04453
  • Agency submission on ecological sustainability - 2008 - Call for comment closes Thursday 16 October 2008

First assessment - commenced 2004

  • Variation to declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted on Friday 22 December 2006, S235
  • Ministerial Decision - December 2006
  • Variation to declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted on Friday 30 June 2006, S119
  • Ministerial Decision - June 2006
  • Variation to declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted on Tuesday 28 February 2006, S30
  • Ministerial Decision - February 2006
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Registered on Wednesday 30 November 2005, F2005L03842
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted on Wednesday 30 November 2005, S222
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13m - November 2005
  • Ministerial Decision - November 2005
  • Agency submission on ecological sustainability - 2004 - Call for comment closed Friday 10 September 2004
  • Department of the Environment and Heritage assessment report
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