Current consultation
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| Consultation | Purpose of consultation | Start/finish date |
|---|---|---|
Draft Fisheries (Westernport/Port Phillip Bay Catch Limits) Notice 2025 Draft Further Quota Order for Snapper | The VFA is seeking feedback on the proposed Fisheries Notice & Further Quota Order that intends to maintain the current management arrangements put in place via the current Fisheries (Westernport/Port Phillip Bay Catch Limits) Notice 2024, which allowed: 2 tonne per licence of combined catch for species other than snapper and shark. 1 tonne per licence of gummy or school shark. Zero catch of King George Whiting, calamari, kingfish and mulloway. The following is provided for feedback:
The draft Further Quota Order for snapper, proposes to continue to set the total allowable commercial catch (TACC) for snapper in this fishery at 88 tonnes. The following is provided for feedback: Please provide any comments regarding this proposed notice to Stephen Beever, Bays and Inlets Fishery Manager at steve.beever@vfa.vic.gov.au by 3 March 2025. | 11 February 2025 to 3 March 2025 |
| 2025/26 Scallop (Ocean) Fishery Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC) | The Victorian Fisheries Authority is seeking feedback on the draft Further Quota Order for the Scallop (Ocean) Fishery. The draft Further Quota Order outlines the proposed TACC for the 2025/26 fishing season. Please provide any comments by completing the Submission Template and returning it to Ewan Flanagan, Fisheries Manager, via email to ewan.flanagan@vfa.vic.gov.au by close of business on 14 February 2025. | 21 January 2025 to 14 February 2025 |
Fisheries (Rock Fishing Safety) Notice 2025 | The Victorian Fisheries Authority is seeking feedback on the draft Fisheries (Rock Fishing Safety) Notice 2025. This document proposes to extend the trial laws mandating the use of lifejackets at 10 high-risk rock fishing zones for a further 12 months. The following is provided for feedback: Fisheries (Rock Fishing Safety) Notice 2025 (WORD - 2.0 MB) How to make a submission: Please provide comments regarding the draft Fisheries Notice by email to Scott Lawrence, Manger Fisheries Policy, at scott.x.lawrence@vfa.vic.gov.au. | 13 January 2025 to 31 January 2025 |
Victorian Eastern Zone Abalone fishery 2025/2026 Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC) | The VFA is seeking feedback on the draft further abalone quota orders (FAQO) and Fisheries (Eastern Abalone Zone) Notice for 2025/26. These documents outline the Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC) for Blacklip Abalone in the Eastern Abalone Zone for the 2025/26 season which begins on 1 April 2025 and ends 30 March 2026. Consultation on the draft FAQOs and FNs will be for a period of 6 weeks following publication. Click here to view VFA's consultation plan. The following documents are provided for feedback;
How to make a submission: Please provide any comments regarding the draft FAQO and Fisheries Notice in writing to Anthony McGrath, Abalone Fishery Manager, at Level 19, 1 Spring St Melbourne 3000 or anthony.mcgrath@vfa.vic.gov.au Closing date for submissions: Thursday 30 January, 2025. | 19 December 2024 to 30 January 2025 |