Threat Abatement Plan - seabirds
Threat Abatement Plan (2006) for the incidental catch (or bycatch) of seabirds during oceanic longline fishing operations
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Courting Black-browed albatross.
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The incidental catch (or bycatch) of seabirds during oceanic longline fishing operations was listed as a key threatening process on 24 July 1995. Under Commonwealth legislation (now the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 — EPBC Act), a Threat Abatement Plan for the Incidental Catch (or By-catch) of Seabirds During Oceanic Longline Fishing Operations was prepared and approved by the Minister for the Environment on 2 August 1998. A review of the Threat Abatement Plan (TAP) was carried out under subsection 279(2) of the EPBC Act and a new TAP was approved in 2006. The provisions of the 2006 TAP apply to all longline fisheries managed by the Commonwealth Government.
The Threat Abatement Plan 2006 was prepared in consultation with the Longline Fishing TAP Team to meet the requirements of the EPBC Act and to coordinate national action to alleviate the impact of longline fishing activities on seabirds in Australian waters.
Download the Threat Abatement Plan  (PDF 1 MB).
Queries concerning the Threat Abatement Plan should be directed to:
Mr Ian Hay
Territories, Environment and Treaties Section
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
KINGSTON TAS 7050
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