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Western Australian Temperate Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Fisheries

Formerly Western Australian Temperate Shark

Environmental assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Current decisions

  • Variation to the Declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Registered December 2022, F2022N00333
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Registered 20 August 2021, F2021N00202
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Registered 20 August 2021, F2021L01159
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 89.92 KB) | (DOCX - 52.68 KB) - August 2021

Letters

  • Letter to WA PIRD (PDF - 171.88 KB) | (DOCX - 97.97 KB) - August 2021

Relevant documents for current decisions

  • Assessment of the Western Australian Temperate Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Fisheries (PDF - 470.21 KB) | (DOCX - 174.98 KB) - August 2021
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - Invitation for comment open between 10 May 2021 and 8 June 2021

History

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Sixth Assessment - Commenced May 2021

  • Variation to the Declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Registered December 2022, F2022N00333
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Registered 20 August 2021, F2021N00202
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Registered 20 August 2021, F2021L01159
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 89.92 KB) | (DOCX - 52.68 KB) - August 2021
  • Letter to WA PIRD (PDF - 171.88 KB) | (DOCX - 97.97 KB) - August 2021
  • Assessment of the Western Australian Temperate Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Fisheries (PDF - 470.21 KB) | (DOCX - 174.98 KB) - August 2021
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - Invitation for comment open between 10 May 2021 and 8 June 2021

Fifth Assessment - Commenced July 2018

  • Assessment of the Western Australian Temperate Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Fisheries (PDF - 347.75 KB) | (DOCX - 169.74 KB) - August 2018
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Registered 23 August 2018, F2018N00138
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 – August 2018 (PDF - 117.28 KB) | (DOCX - 51.4 KB)
  • Ministerial Decision Letter – August 2018 (PDF - 218.73 KB) | (DOCX - 114.53 KB)
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - Invitation for comment open between 6 July 2018 and 7 August 2018

Fourth Assessment - Commenced June 2015

  • Variation of an Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 – November 2017 (PDF - 69.47 KB) | (DOCX - 23.76 KB)
  • Assessment of the WA Temperate Shark Fisheries – August 2015 (PDF - 237.44 KB) | (DOCX - 164.05 KB)
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Gazetted Friday 26 August 2015, C2015G01394
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 – August 2015 (PDF - 391.79 KB) | (DOCX - 26.2 KB)
  • Ministerial Decision Letter – August 2015 (PDF - 1.68 MB) | (DOCX - 268.12 KB)
  • Agency application on ecological sustainability - Invitation for comment open between 22 June 2015 and 22 July 2015

Third Assessment - Commenced January 2012

  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 262 KB) |  (Word - 46 KB) - Gazetted Friday 31 August 2012, S136
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 230 KB) |  (Word - 43 KB) - August 2012
  • Ministerial Decision Letter (PDF - 1501 KB) |  (Word - 250 KB) - August 2012
  • Agency submission on ecological sustainability - Invitation for comment open between 16 January 2012 and 16 February 2012.

West Coast Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline [interim] Managed Fishery

  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 118 KB) |  (Word - 41 KB) - Gazetted Friday 31 August 2012, S138, F2012L01799
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 262 KB) |  (Word - 46 KB) - Gazetted Friday 31 August 2012, S136
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 230 KB) |  (Word - 43 KB) - August 2012
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 177KB) |  (Word - 41KB) - Gazetted Monday 26 March 2012, S27, F2012L00674

Joint Authority Southern Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Managed Fishery

  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 118 KB) |  (Word - 41KB) - Gazetted Friday 31 August 2012, S137, F2012L01800
  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 262 KB) |  (Word - 46 KB) - Gazetted Friday 31 August 2012, S135
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 230 KB) |  (Word - 42 KB) - August 2012
  • Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 179KB) |  (Word - 41KB) - Gazetted Monday 26 March 2012, S26, F2012L00673

Second assessment - commenced 2008

  • Agency submission on ecological sustainability - Invitation for comment closed Tuesday 20 January 2009
  • Assessment of the Western Australian Temperate Shark Fisheries (PDF - 145 KB) |  (RTF - 1020 KB) - April 2009

West Coast Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline [interim] Managed Fishery

  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted Friday 24 April 2009, S68
  • Amendment LENS Instrument (PDF - 20 KB) |  (RTF - 34 KB) - registered 25 March 2009 F2009L01185, Gazetted 26 March 2009
  • Amendment LENS Instrument (PDF - 20 KB) |  (RTF - 37 KB) - Registered 25 February 2009, F2009L00721

Joint Authority Southern Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Managed Fishery

  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted Friday 24 April 2009, S68
  • Amendment LENS Instrument (PDF - 24 KB) |  (RTF - 34 KB) - registered 25 March 2009 F2009L01184, Gazetted 26 March 2009
  • Amendment LENS Instrument (PDF - 20 KB) |  (RTF - 37 KB) - Registered 25 February 2009, F2009L00720

First assessment - commenced 2007

West Coast Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline [interim] Managed Fishery

  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation- Gazetted on Tuesday 28 February 2006, S 33
  • Variation to Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted on Wednesday 23 August 2006, GN
  • Variation to Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted on Monday 26 February 2007, S 35
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13

Joint Authority Southern Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Managed Fishery

  • Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation- Gazetted on Tuesday 28 February 2006, S 33
  • Variation to Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted on Wednesday 23 August 2006, GN
  • Variation to Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted on Monday 26 February 2007, S 36
  • Variation to Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted on Thursday 1 March 2007, S 41
  • Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13
  • Ministerial Decision - February 2006
  • Ministerial Decision - February 2007
    • Letter to The Hon Norman Moore MLC
    • Letter to Senator the Hon Eric Abetz
    • Letter to The Hon Jon Ford MLC
  • Changes to recommendations for the WA Temperate Shark Fisheries - July 2007
    • Letter to Peter Millington (PDF - 41 KB)
  • Department of the Environment and Heritage assessment report
  • Agency submission on ecological sustainability - Invitation for comment closed Monday 16 January 2006
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