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South Australian Sardine Fishery (formerly Pilchard Fishery)

Environmental assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Current decisions

  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – F2022L00291 - registered 9 March 2022
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 - registered 30 June 2022 F2022N00153
  • Explanatory statement (PDF - 210 KB) | (DOCX - 44 KB) - March 2022

Letters

  • Letter to Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PDF - 1.35 MB) | (DOCX - 87 KB) - June 2022

Relevant documents for assessment

  • Assessment of the South Australian Sardine Fishery (PDF - 376 KB) ​| (DOCX - 165 KB) ​
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - call for public comments open from 7 July 2021 until 29 July 2021

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Fourth assessment - commenced 2021

  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 - registered 30 June 2022 F2022N00153
  • Letter to Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PDF - 1.35 MB) | (DOCX - 87 KB) - June 2022
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – F2022L00291 - registered 9 March 2022
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 201 KB) | (DOCX - 41 KB) - March 2022
  • Explanatory statement (PDF - 210 KB) | (DOCX - 44 KB) - March 2022
  • Letter to Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PDF - 250 KB) | (DOCX - 85 KB) - March 2022
  • Assessment of the South Australian Sardine Fishery (PDF - 376 KB) ​| (DOCX - 165 KB) ​
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - call for public comments open from 7 July 2021 until 29 July 2021

Third assessment - commenced 2014

  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 33.91 KB) | (DOCX - 47.97 KB) - December 2018
  • Letter to Sean Sloan (SA) (PDF - 46.76 KB) | (DOCX - 101.81 KB)
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 120.53 KB) | (DOCX - 25.99 KB) - August 2016
  • Assessment of the South Australian Sardine Fishery August 2016 (PDF - 450.68 KB) ​| (DOCX - 462.71 KB) ​
  • Letter to the SA Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries (PDF - 269.25 KB) ​| ​(DOCX - 83.16 KB) ​
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – F2016L01337 - registered 25 August 2016
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - registered Thursday 24 June 2016 F2016L01067
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Gazetted Friday 27 November 2015 C2015G01934 F2015L01842
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Gazetted Wednesday 19 November 2014 C2014G01893 F2014L01534
  • Letter to Minister (PDF - 1.48 MB) | (DOCX - 22.63 KB) - November 2014
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - call for public comments open from 1 October 2014 until 3 November 2014

Second assessment - commenced 2009

  • Assessment of the South Australian Sardine Fishery (PDF - 202KB) |  (Word - 787KB) - November 2009
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purpose of Part 13 (PDF - 225 KB) |  (RTF - 42 KB) - November 2009
  • Ministerial Decision (PDF - 823 KB) |  (RTF - 393 KB) - November 2009
  • Amendments to the List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 34 KB) |  (RTF - 176 KB) - gazetted on Friday 27 November 2009, S198, F2009L04354
  • Species deletion notice (PDF - 42 KB) |  (RTF - 109 KB) – Gazetted on Thursday 15 October 2009, S167
  • Agency submission on ecological sustainability - Call for comment closed 4 September 2009

First assessment - commenced 2004

  • Ministerial Decision – November 2007 (PDF - 50 KB)
  • Accreditation of Plans of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 – November 2007 (PDF - 34 KB)
  • Amendments to the List of Exempt Native Specimens
    • Species inclusion notice (PDF - 33 KB) – Registered on Friday 30 November 2007, F2007L04568
    • Species deletion notice (PDF - 30 KB) – Registered on Friday 30 November 2007, F2007L04567
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Gazetted on Wednesday 24 November 2004, GN 47
  • Ministerial Decision - October 2004
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purpose of Part 13 - October 2004
  • Department of the Environment and Heritage assessment report - 2004
  • Agency submission on ecological sustainability - 2004

See also

  • Fisheries Management Act 2007 (South Australia) and new EPBC Act decisions - November 2007
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