Northern Territory Coastal Line Fishery – Agency application 2023

« Northern Territory Coastal Line fishery

Environmental Assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade, February 2023

Agency application on ecological sustainability

About the application

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water received an application from the Northern Territory Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade on 21 February 2023. The application has been prepared to address the Guidelines for the ecologically sustainable management of fisheries – 2nd edition and will be used to assess the operation of the fishery for the purposes of Parts 13 and 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act).

Consideration will be given to:

• declaring the Northern Territory Coastal Line Fishery, as managed consistent with the Northern Territory of Australia Fisheries Act 1988 (NT) and the Northern Territory of Australia Fisheries Regulations 1992 (NT) as an approved wildlife trade operation under section 303FN of the EPBC Act
• including in the list of exempt native specimens, specimens harvested in the Northern Territory Coastal Line Fishery, as managed consistent with the Northern Territory of Australia Fisheries Act 1988 (NT) and the Northern Territory of Australia Fisheries Regulations 1992 (NT)
• accrediting the management plan, regime or policy for the Northern Territory Coastal Line Fishery in force under the Northern Territory of Australia Fisheries Act 1988 (NT) and the Northern Territory of Australia Fisheries Regulations 1992 (NT), under sections 208A, 222A, 245 and 265 of the EPBC Act.

In accordance with the provisions of sections 303FR and 303DC of the EPBC Act, you are invited to comment on this proposal.