The federal Dept. Agriculture is developing a framework for sharing Australia’s Commonwealth fisheries resources & YOU can have your say.
The framework will provide a clear way to allocate fisheries resources. It will be applied to Commonwealth-managed fisheries. It will not impact state-managed and territory-managed fisheries.
Consultation on the discussion paper was set to close on 30 April 2020. However, due to the current challenges posed by COVID-19, we have decided to extend the deadline to 21 May 2020.
Have Your Say
The Department wants to hear from you. Your feedback will help them design a resource sharing framework that considers your needs.
Before submitting your feedback, read the Commonwealth Fisheries Resource Sharing Framework Discussion Paper [1.1MB PDF].
Submissions close 21 May 2020.
How the discussion paper was developed
The discussion paper was informed by:
- a survey in September-October 2019
- outcomes from the National Fishing Advisory Council (NFAC) meeting in September 2019
- face-to-face meetings.
Next steps
Your feedback will inform a draft resource sharing framework. You can expect to see a draft framework in mid-2020.
For further information
- Email [email protected](External link)
- Phone (02) 6272 2431