Victorian PQ Aquatics Fishery - application 2015
« Victorian PQ Aquatics Fishery
Environmental Assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
PQ Aquatics, November 2015
Application on ecological sustainability
About the application
The current export approval for PQ Aquatics is valid until 17 December 2015 and the fishery is now due for assessment for ongoing export accreditation. The Department of the Environment received an application, Application for an approved wildlife trade operation in October 2015.
The application has been prepared to address the Australian Government ‘Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries – 2nd Edition’ and to provide updates on the implementation of conditions made in the previous Australian Government assessment. The application will be used to assess the operation of the fishery for the purposes of Part 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
Consideration will be given to:
- declaring the PQ Aquatics operation as managed consistent with the Victorian Fisheries Act 1995 and the Victorian Fisheries Regulations 2009, as an approved wildlife trade operation under section 303FN of the EPBC Act.
In accordance with the provisions of sections 303FR of the EPBC Act, you are invited to comment on this proposal.
Download the application
Application for an approved wildlife trade operation (PDF - 44.01 KB)
Application for an approved wildlife trade operation (DOCX - 37.36 KB)
The call for public comments is open from 5 November 2015 until 4 December 2015.
Please submit your comments to:
The Director
Sustainable Fisheries Section
Department of the Environment
GPO Box 787
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Submissions may also be sent by fax to (02) 6274 2875, or email to sustainablefisheries@environment.gov.au
Any comments received will form part of the documentation provided to the Australian Government Minister for the Environment for a decision. Copies of comments may be made available to other persons with a particular interest in the application. If you wish to claim confidentiality for any part of your comments, would you please discuss the matter with the Director of the Sustainable Fisheries Section (02) 6274 1917.