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Commercial Trawl (Fin Fish) Fishery

Formerly Fin Fish (Stout Whiting) Trawl Fishery

Environmental assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Current decisions

  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Registered 25 August 2020, F2020L01054
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 102.79 KB) | (DOCX - 31.73 KB) - August 2020
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Registered 25 August 2020, F2020N00094

Letters

  • Letter to QDAF (PDF - 399.33 KB) ​| (DOCX - 83.15 KB) - August 2020

Relevant documents for current decisions

  • Assessment of the Queensland Commercial Trawl (Fin Fish) Fishery (PDF - 482.49 KB) | (DOCX - 189.39 KB) - August 2020
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - invitation to comment open from 20 December 2019 until 31 January 2020

Relevant documents for upcoming assessment

  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - invitation to comment open from 1 May 2023 until 1 June 2023

History

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Sixth assessment - commenced 2023

  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - invitation to comment open from 1 May 2023 until 1 June 2023

Fifth assessment - commenced 2019

  • Assessment of the Queensland Commercial Trawl (Fin Fish) Fishery (PDF - 482.49 KB) | (DOCX - 189.39 KB) - August 2020
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Registered 25 August 2020, F2020L01054
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 102.79 KB) | (DOCX - 31.73 KB) - August 2020
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Registered 25 August 2020, F2020N00094
  • Letter to QDAF (PDF - 399.33 KB) ​| (DOCX - 83.15 KB) - August 2020
  • Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens – registered 29 May 2020 F2020L00633
  • Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens – registered 13 February 2020 F2020L00124
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - invitation to comment open from 20 December 2019 until 31 January 2020

Fourth assessment - commenced July 2015

  • Assessment of the Queensland Fin Fish (Stout Whiting) Trawl Fishery (PDF - 675.29 KB) | (DOCX - 422.04 KB) – February 2017
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Registered Thursday 16 February 2017 F2017N000111
  • List of Exempt Native Specimens
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 147 KB) |  (Word - 49 KB) - August 2011
  • Agency application for ecological sustainability - invitation to comment open from 14 July 2015 until 14 August 2015.

Third assessment - commenced April 2011

  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Gazetted Tuesday 16 February 2016 C2016G00237
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Gazetted Thursday 13 August 2015 C2015G01285 F2015L01258
  • Ministerial Decision Letter (PDF - 564 KB) |  (Word - 84 KB)
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Gazetted Friday 15 August 2014 C2014G01328  F2014L01090
  • Declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 318 KB) |  (Word - 49 KB) - Gazetted Friday 19 August 2011, S130
  • Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens (inclusion) (PDF - 108 KB) |  (Word - 36 KB) - Gazetted Friday 19 August 2011, S129, F2011L01684
  • Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens (deletion) (PDF - 94 KB) |  (Word - 94 KB) - Gazetted Friday 19 August 2011, S128, F2011L01686
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 147 KB) |  (Word - 49 KB) - August 2011
  • Assessment of the Queensland Fin Fish (Stout Whiting) Trawl Fishery (PDF - 245 KB) |  (Word - 290 KB)
  • Ministerial Decision Letter (PDF - 564 KB) |  (Word - 84 KB)
  • Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 234 KB) |   (Word - 38 KB) - Gazetted on Thursday 21 July 2011 S117 F2011L01515
  • Agency submission on ecological sustainability - Call for public comments open from 3 May 2011 until 3 June 2011.

Second assessment - commenced 2007

  • Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 123 KB) | (RTF - 2016 KB) - Gazetted on Wednesday 17 November 2010, GN45, F2010L03023
  • Department of the Environment and Water Resources assessment report - November 2007
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 1069 KB) - Gazetted on Tuesday 15 April 2008, GN15
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 24 KB) - Gazetted on Friday 23 November 2007, S236
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 2681 KB) - April 2008
  • Ministerial Decision (PDF - 45 KB) - April 2008
  • Ministerial decision and recommendations - November 2007 (PDF - 48 KB)
  • Agency submission on ecological sustainability - 2007

First assessment - commenced 2003

  • Department of the Environment and Heritage assessment report
  • Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens - Gazetted Wednesday 1 December 2004, GN 48
  • Declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted Wednesday 1 December 2004, GN 48
  • Accreditation of a Plan of management for the purposes of Part 13
  • Ministerial decision
  • Agency submission on ecological sustainability - 2003
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