Environmental assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Application withdrawn
On 25 October 2021 the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment received an application from the Northern Territory Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade seeking assessment of the Barramundi Fishery for approval under Parts 13 and 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth). The application was released for public consultation as part of the department’s assessment.
In December 2022, the Northern Territory Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade wrote to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water to withdraw the application while further work is undertaken to develop the management framework and Harvest Strategy for the fishery.
As there is no current Wildlife Trade Operation approval in place for the Northern Territory Barramundi Fishery, no product harvested in this fishery can be legally exported.
The NT Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade can re-apply for export approval for the NT Barramundi Fishery at any time in the future.
Letters
- Letter to Will Bowman – Assessment of NT Aquarium + Barramundi Fisheries (PDF 157 KB) | (DOCX 46.7 KB) – 28 October 2022
- Letter to Mr Sincock – Barramundi Fishery WTO application (PDF 425 KB) | (DOCX 39.7 KB) – 2 December 2022
Withdrawn application
- Agency application and supporting documentation - call for public comments open from 17 November until 21 January 2022
History
First assessment - commenced 2021
- Letter to Will Bowman – Assessment of NT Aquarium + Barramundi Fisheries (PDF 157 KB) | (DOCX 46.7 KB) – 28 October 2022
- Letter to Mr Sincock – Barramundi Fishery WTO application (PDF 425 KB) | (DOCX 39.7 KB) – 2 December 2022
- Agency application and supporting documentation - call for public comments open from 17 November until 21 January 2022