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Joint media release:

Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham, Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management David Littleproud and, Assistant Minister for Forestry, Fisheries and Regional Tourism

The Beche-de-mer Harvest Strategy (BDM HS) was adopted by the PZJA at their meeting on 19 November 2019. A harvest strategy is a framework for making evidence-based, precautionary and transparent decisions about the amount of fish that can be caught in a fishing season.

The Protected Zone Joint Authority (PZJA) has considered the views of stakeholders and agreed to implement a Tropical Rock Lobster (TRL) Fishery Management Plan, from 1 December 2018, to coincide with the commencement of the Torres Strait Fisheries Amendment (Tropical Rock Lobster) Management Instrument 2018.

Meeting 28, teleconference, 26 November 2018, Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery

For information on investment warnings applicable to the Torres Strait fisheries, contact the licensing officer on (02) 6225 5555.