Environmental assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Current decisions - West Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery and Development Zones
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation approval – Registered 15 January 2020, F2020N00004
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Registered 16 January 2020, F2020L00027
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 78.1 KB) | (DOCX - 25.35 KB)
Letters
Relevant documents for current decisions
- Assessment of the West Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery and Development Zones (PDF - 275.44 KB) | (DOCX - 163.31 KB) - 2020
- Western Australian West Coast Purse Seine Fishery - Application 2019
Relevant documents for upcoming assessment
- Western Australian West Coast Purse Seine Fishery - Application 2022 - call for public comments open from 12 August 2022 to 14 September 2022
Discontinued export approval - 2012 - South Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery
In February 2012, the Department of Fisheries Western Australia notified the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities that they would allow the South Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery export approval to lapse until further notice. Therefore product harvested from the fishery cannot be legally exported after 4 February 2012. The Department of Fisheries Western Australia can reapply for export approval for the South Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery at any time.
History
Fourth assessment - commenced 2022
- Western Australian West Coast Purse Seine Fishery - Application 2022 - call for public comments open from 12 August 2022 to 14 September 2022
Third assessment - commenced 2019
West Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery and Development Zones
- Assessment of the West Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery and Development Zones (PDF - 275.44 KB) | (DOCX - 163.31 KB) - 2020
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation approval – Registered 15 January 2020, F2020N00004
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Registered 16 January 2020, F2020L00027
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 78.1 KB) | (DOCX - 25.35 KB)
- Letter to Heather Brayford (PDF - 463.35 KB) | (DOCX - 85.38 KB)
- Western Australian West Coast Purse Seine Fishery - Application 2019
Second assessment - commenced 2008
- Agency submission on ecological sustainability Management of Fisheries - Invitation for comment closes Wednesday 17 December 2008
- Ministerial Decision Letter (PDF - 50 KB) | (RTF - 407 KB) - February 2009
West Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 19 KB) | (RTF - 57 KB) - Gazetted Wednesday 4 February 2009, S20
South Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 19 KB) | (RTF - 57 KB) - Gazetted Wednesday 4 February 2009, S20
First assessment - commenced 2005
West Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Registered on Wednesday 30 November 2005, F2005L03810
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted on Wednesday 30 November 2005, S208
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13
South Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Registered on Wednesday 30 November 2005, F2005L03824
- Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted on Wednesday 30 November 2005, S208
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13
- Ministerial Decisions
- Department of the Environment and Heritage assessment report - 2005
- Agency submission on ecological sustainability - Invitation for comment closed Monday 30 September 2005