Publication Date

4-2015

Series Number

273

ISSN

0819-4327

Publisher

Department of Fisheries, Western Australia

City

Perth

Abstract

Harvest strategies for aquatic resources managed by the Western Australian Department of Fisheries (the Department) are formal documents prepared to support the decision-making processes required to ensure the management of these resources are consistent with the principles of Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD). The objectives of ESD are reflected in the objects of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 (FRMA), Section 3, and the draft Aquatic Resources Management Bill 2013 (ARMB), Clause 9, which will replace the FRMA once enacted.

The publication of these strategies is intended to make the decision-making considerations and processes for the management of specified aquatic resources publicly transparent and provide a basis for informed dialogue on management actions with resource users and other stakeholders.

These strategies provide guidance for decision-makers, but do not derogate from or limit the exercise of discretion required for independent decision-making under the FRMA by either the Minister for Fisheries, the Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Fisheries or other delegated decision-makers in order to meet the objects of the FRMA.

Harvest strategies make explicit the objectives, performance indicators, reference levels, and harvest control rules for each defined ecological asset taken into consideration by the Department when preparing advice for the Minister for Fisheries. They also indicate the scope of management actions required in relation to the status of each resource in order to meet the specific long- and short-term management objectives for the resource and the broader goals of the ESD strategy.

Number of Pages

32

Keywords

Blue Swimmer Crab, Peel-Harvey Estuary, Harvest strategy, Western Australia, Recreational fishery

Disciplines

Aquaculture and Fisheries | Biology | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Policy | Genetics | Marine Biology | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Population Biology | Sustainability

Comments

West Coast Estuarine Managed Fishery (Area 2) and the Peel-Harvey Estuary Blue Swimmer Crab Recreational Fishery

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