Current consultation

Contact us with any enquiries about Victoria's Fisheries consultative arrangements.

Consultation Purpose of consultation Start - Finish Date
Draft Fisheries (Inshore Trawl Bycatch Management) Notice 2024The VFA is seeking feedback on a proposed Fisheries Notice relating to managing take of octopus, as a bycatch species, by the Trawl (Inshore) Fishery. 
 The draft Fisheries (Inshore Trawl Bycatch Management) Notice 2024 (PDF - 506.3 KB) proposes management controls intended to appropriately manage octopus bycatch by the Trawl (Inshore) Fishery, supporting sustainable management of octopus harvest in Victorian waters.

Please provide any comments regarding this proposed notice to Haveyoursay@vfa.vic.gov.au by close of business on 6 November 2024.
9 October 2024 – 6 November 2024

Draft Fisheries (Portland Bay Commercial Fishery) Notice 2024

To seek feedback on a proposed Fisheries Notice relating to management of fishing activity in Portland Bay.

The draft Fisheries (Portland Bay Commercial Fishery) Notice 2024 (PDF - 374.4 KB) proposes controls to seek to continue to appropriately manage commercial fishing in Portland Bay.

Please provide any comments regarding this proposed notice to Haveyoursay@vfa.vic.gov.au by close of business on 11 October 2024.

17 Sept-11 October 2024

Draft Fisheries (Ocean Fishery Vessel Monitoring) Notice 2024

The Fisheries (Ocean Fishery Vessel Monitoring) Notice 2024 (PDF) proposes to prohibit the use of a boat under an Ocean Fishery Access Licence unless it has a vessel monitoring system installed and operating.

22 August 2024 – 23 September 2024