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Western Australian Sea Cucumber Fishery

Formerly Western Australian​ 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 Wednesday 2 August 2017, F2017C00625

Letters

  • Letter to Minister (PDF - 555.54 KB) | (DOCX - 86.76 KB) - August 2017

Relevant documents for assessment

  • Agency application on ecological sustainability 2017 - comments open 21 April 2017 until 19 May 2017

History

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Fourth assessment - commenced 2014

  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Registered Wednesday 2 August 2017, F2017C00625
  • Letter to Minister (PDF - 555.54 KB) | (DOCX - 86.76 KB) - August 2017
  • Updated agency application on ecological sustainability 2017 - comments open 21 April 2017 until 19 May 2017
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens 3 August 2016, F2016L01262
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – gazetted  27 August 2015 C2015G01376 F2015L01323
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - gazetted Friday 29 August 2014 C2014G01438 F2014L01157
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - comments open from 23 May 2014 until 23 June 2014

Third assessment - commenced June 2011

  • Ministerial letter (PDF - 444KB) | (DOCX - 58.7 KB) - September 2011
  • Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 166 KB) |  (Word - 31 KB) - Gazetted Wednesday 7 September 2011 GN35, F2011L01812
  • Declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 379 KB) |  (Word - 43 KB) - Gazetted Wednesday 7 September 2011 GN35
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 219 KB) |  (Word - 44 KB)
  • Agency submission on ecological sustainability

Second assessment - commenced 2007

  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 556 KB) | (Word - 40 KB) - Gazetted on Wednesday 15 December 2010 GN49 F2010L03232
  • Declaration of a Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 24 KB) - Gazetted on Friday 21 December 2007, S270
  • Ministerial decision and recommendations (PDF - 49 KB) - December 2007
  • Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts assessment report - December 2007
  • Agency submission on ecological sustainability - 2007

First assessment - commenced 2004

  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Gazetted on Thursday 23 December 2004, S553
  • Declaration of a Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted on Thursday 23 December 2004, S553
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13
  • Ministerial decision and recommendations
  • Department of the Environment and Heritage assessment report
  • Agency submission on ecological sustainability - 2004
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