Completed consultation
All completed consultation plans, written submissions and The Victorian Fisheries Authority's response and decisions will be shown on this page for three calendar months.
Completed consultation | Submission/s | Result of consultation | Effective decision date |
|---|---|---|---|
Fisheries (Rock Lobster Tagging) Notice 2018 | Submissions - Rock Lobster Tagging Notice renewal 2018 | Following consultation in accordance with 3A of the Fisheries Act 1995, the Fisheries (Rock Lobster Tagging) Notice has been renewed for a further 12 months. Signed Fisheries (Rock Lobster
Tagging) Notice 2018 Fisheries (Rock Lobster Tagging)
Notice 2018 - Explanatory Statement | 1 July 2018 |
Fisheries (Western Port/Prot Phillip Bay Fishery catch limit) Notice 2018 | 10 formal submissions were received from licence holders and representative bodies. The submissions have not been made publicly available, as the respondents did not provide express permission. | Following consultation in accordance with Section 3A of the Fisheries Act 1995, the Fisheries Notice setting catch limits on licences in the Westernport/Port Phillip Bay Fishery fishery is now effective. A copy of the Fisheries Notice can be obtained at the Fisheries Legislation and Regulation page. The VFA response to submissions can be found below. | 21 June 2018 |
2018/19 Sea Urchin total allowable commercial catch (TACC) | Following consultation in accordance with Section 3A of the Fisheries Act 1995, the 2018/19 TACC have been set for the sea urchin fishery. 2018/19 Sea Urchin Further Quota
Order | 1 July 2018 | |
Proposed minimum size limit for mako shark species | Submissions
from almost 195 different individuals and organisations were received.
The submissions received from organisations are attached below. Please note
that the remaining submissions have not been made publicly available, as the
respondents have not provided express permission. These submissions were all
sent by email. | The VFA took the VRFish proposal for a mako minimum size to the fishing community and received nearly 200 submissions during the public consultation period. The proposal has not been widely supported by anglers and will not proceed. Feedback through the consultation process suggested that an education and awareness campaign, rather than regulation, is a better option and promotes responsible fishing, catch and release for juvenile mako sharks. The VFA has listened to the recreational anglers on this proposal and decided that a different path will reach a similar outcome, which is a win-win for anglers and the species. | 14 June 2018 |
2018/19 Rock Lobster and Giant Crab Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC) | Fiordland Lobster Company
| Following
consultation in accordance with 3A of the Fisheries Act 1995, the 2018/19
TACC has been set for the rock lobster and giant crab fisheries. | 1 July 2018 |
2018/19 abalone total allowable commercial catch (TACC) | Submissions on
the 2018/19 Abalone TACC | Following consultation in accordance with Section 3A of the Fisheries Act 1995, the 2018/19 TACC have been set for the abalone fishery Further Abalone
Quota Order (Eastern and Central Abalone Zones) Further Abalone
Quota Order (Western Abalone Zone) Fisheries
(Central Abalone Zone) Notice 2018 Fisheries
(Eastern Abalone Zone) Notice 2018 Fisheries
(Western Abalone Zone) Notice 2018 | 1 April 2018 |
Submissions
were received from nineteen individuals/groups (some sent multiple
submissions) during the consultation period. | Following
consultation in accordance with Section 3A of the Fisheries Act 1995, the
Fisheries (Victorian Pipi) Notice 2017 has been implemented for a period of
12 months. | 26 September 2017 | |
Fisheries (Ray
Protection) Notice 2017 | Submissions
from almost 1200 different individuals and organisations were received. | Following
consultation in accordance with Section 3A of the Fisheries Act 1995, the
Fisheries (Ray Protection) Notice 2017 has been implemented for a period of
12 months. | 31 October 2017 |
Fisheries (Recreational Abalone
Open Days) Notice 2017 Fisheries (Commercial Snapper
Catch Limit) Notice 2017 | VRFish Response to Snapper
catch limits | Following
consultation in accordance with Section 3A of the Fisheries Act 1995, the
Fisheries (Recreational Abalone Open Days) Notice 2017 and Fisheries
(Commercial Snapper Catch Limit) Notice 2017 have been continued for another
12 months. | 24 October 2017 |
Seafood Industry Victoria on behalf of commercial eel industry:
East Gippsland Wild Caught Fisheries Eels and Carp Group Australian Platypus Conservancy | In August 2017, Hon. Jaala Pulford, Minister for Agriculture, declared the Victorian Eel Fishery Management Plan 2017. More information and a copy of the plan can be found at: | 28 August 2017 | |
Rock Lobster Tagging Fisheries Notice | VRFish SCUBA Diver's Federation of
Victoria Victorian Rock Lobster
Association Ross Winstanley, Recreational
Fisher Jordan Hill, Member of Southern
Freedivers | The tagging of recreationally caught rock lobsters commenced on 1 July 2017. For more information on the program please visit www.vic.gov.au/lobstertag A copy of the Rock Lobster Tagging Fisheries Notice can be obtained at the Fisheries Legislation and Regulation page. | 1 July 2017 |
2017/2018 Ocean Scallop TACC | Following consultation in accordance with Section 3A of the Fisheries Act 1995, the 2017/2018 Total Allowable Commercial Catches have been set for the ocean scallop fishery: Rationale for setting the TACC
| 1 April 2017 | |
2018/19 Ocean Scallop Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC) | Scallop Fishermans Association
| Following
consultation in accordance with Section 3A of the Fisheries Act 1995, the
2018/2019 Total Allowable Commercial Catches have been set for the ocean
scallop fishery: SIV Response to Scallop TACC
Further Quota Order from the
Scallop Ocean Fishery | 1 April 2018 |
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