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Sea Cucumber Fishery (East Coast)

Formerly East Coast Bêche-de-mer Fishery

Environmental assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Current decisions

  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Registered 2 December 2021, F2021L01701
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Registered 2 December 2021, F2021N00302
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 – December 2021 (PDF - 151 KB) | (DOCX - 37 KB)

Letters

  • Letter to Minister Furner – December 2021 (PDF - 249 KB) | (DOCX - 372 KB)

Relevant documents for assessment

  • Assessment of the Queensland sea cucumber fishery - December 2021 (PDF - 467 KB) | (DOCX - 212 KB)
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability – call for comments open from 5 August 2021 until 9 September 2021

History

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Seventh assessment – commenced 2021

  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Registered 2 December 2021, F2021L01701
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Registered 2 December 2021, F2021N00302
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 – December 2021 (PDF - 151 KB) | (DOCX - 37 KB)
  • Letter to Minister Furner – December 2021 (PDF - 249 KB) | (DOCX - 372 KB)
  • Assessment of the Queensland sea cucumber fishery - December 2021 (PDF - 467 KB) | (DOCX - 212 KB)
  • Assessment of the Queensland sea cucumber fishery - August 2021 (PDF - 1.01 MB) | (DOCX - 1.24 MB)
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - call for comments open from 5 August 2021 until 9 September 2021

Sixth assessment - commenced 2020

  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Registered 28 September 2020, F2020L0231
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Registered 28 September 2020, F2020N00108
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 – September 2020 (PDF - 49.55 KB) | (DOCX - 29.73 KB)
  • Letter to Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries – September 2020 (PDF - 391.75 KB) | (DOCX - 81.21 KB)
  • Assessment of the Queensland Sea Cucumber (East Coast) Fishery – September 2020 (PDF - 474.86 KB) | (DOCX - 192.06 KB)
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - call for comment open from 22 July 2020 until 21 August 2020

Fifth assessment - commenced 2017

  • Assessment of the Queensland sea cucumber fishery (PDF - 167.58 KB) | (DOCX - 119.13 KB)
  • Letter to Minister - March 2018 (PDF - 527.84 KB) | (DOCX - 86.19 KB)
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Registered Wednesday 28 March 2018, F2018L00416
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Registered 17 November 2017, F2017C01067
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Registered 11 July 2017 F2017L00916
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - call for comment open from 6 April 2017 until 26 May 2017

Fourth assessment - commenced 2014

  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted Thursday 17 July 2014, C2014G01184
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Gazetted Thursday 17 July 2014 C2014G01183 F2014L00999
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 - July 2014 (PDF - 256.74 KB) | (DOCX - 25.2 KB)
  • Letter to Minister - July 2014 (PDF - 993.77 KB) | (DOCX - 242.25 KB)
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - call for comment open from 24 April 2014 until 27 May 2014

Third assessment - commenced 2011

  • Assessment of the Queensland East Coast Bêche-de-mer Fishery (PDF - 181KB) |  (Word - 282KB) - July 2011
  • Declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 582 KB) |  Word (40 KB) - Gazetted Friday 22 July 2011, S119
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 240 KB) |  Word (34 KB) - Gazetted Friday 22 July 2011, S118, F2011L01517
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 286 KB) - July 2011
  • Ministerial Decision Letter (PDF - 1821KB) |  (Word - 91KB) - July 2011
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 110 KB) |  Word (34 KB) - Gazetted Friday 17 June 2011, S100, F2011L01055
  • Agency submission on ecological sustainability - call for comment open from 28 March 2011 until 29 April 2011

Second assessment - commenced 2007

  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 558 KB) | (Word - 40 KB) - Gazetted Wednesday 15 December 2010 GN49 FF2010L03231
  • Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts - Assessment report, December 2007
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 1071 KB) - Gazetted on Tuesday 15 April 2008, GN15
  • Declaration of a Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 25 KB) - Gazetted on Friday 21 December 2007, S270
  • 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 (PDF - 49 KB) - December 2007
  • Agency submission on ecological sustainability - November 2007 - invitation for comment closed Thursday 13 December 2007

First assessment - commenced 2004

  • Department of the Environment and Heritage assessment report - 2004
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Gazetted on Wednesday 22 December 2004, GN 51 - 2004
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted on Wednesday 22 December 2004, GN 51 - 2004
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 - 2004
  • Ministerial Decision and Recommendations - 2004
  • Agency submission on ecological sustainability - 2004
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