In Australian waters, commercial fisheries may interact with threatened and migratory species. These species are protected under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Fishing practices are improving to avoid bycatch of threatened and migratory species. But there is more to do.
The Australian Government is helping to improve fisheries sustainability through the launch of a $3.9 million grants program. The “Threatened and Migratory Species Fisheries Bycatch Mitigation Program” will support actions to reduce bycatch of threatened and migratory species in Australian fisheries.
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