Fisheries and the environment

Commonwealth managed fisheries

The implementation of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) allows the Australian Government to assess the environmental performance of fisheries and promote ecologically sustainable management.

An independent assessment of all export and all Australian Government managed fisheries is required. These assessments ensure that, over time, fisheries are managed in an ecologically sustainable way.

Fishery assessments under the EPBC Act

Fishery assessmentsFishery export
approval expires
Australian High Seas Fisheries24/05/2013
Bass Strait Scallop Central Zone Fishery13/04/2018
Coral Sea Fishery19/11/2013
Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery26/02/2014
Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery09/05/2017
Informally Managed Fishing PermitsExpired
Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery07/04/2016
New and Exploratory Fisheries in the CCAMLR Region15/03/2012
Northern Prawn Fishery09/01/2014
Skipjack Tuna Fishery30/11/2016
Small Pelagics Fishery02/11/2014
Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery25/02/2016
Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery24/07/2013
Southern Squid Jig Fishery30/04/2015
Torres Strait Beche-de-mer Fishery20/06/2014
Torres Strait Crab FisheryNot exporting
Torres Strait Finfish Fishery 23/05/2013
Torres Strait Pearl Shell FisheryNot exporting
Torres Strait Prawn Fishery18/03/2016
Torres Strait Trochus Fishery 16/10/2015
Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery23/11/2013
Torres Strait Turtle and Dugong FisheryNot exporting
Western Trawl Fisheries11/12/2015
Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery01/12/2014

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