Sub-antarctic Fur Seal and Southern Elephant Seal Recovery Plan 2004-2009
Management Practices (EPBC Reg. 7.11(2)(Management Practices (EPBC Reg. 7.11(2)(b))
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Management Practices (EPBC Reg. 7.11(2)(b))
Management practices and measures other than those contained in this plan have been developed and are being implemented through, inter alia, various Heard Island and Macquarie Island Management Plans, Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) procedures and protocols, the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) Code of Conduct.
In addition, the EPBC Act provides protection for the Sub-antarctic Fur seal, and the Southern Elephant seal through making it an offence to kill, injure, take, trade, keep, or move any member of a listed threatened and/or marine species in a Commonwealth area without a permit.
Criteria to Measure Performance of the Plan against the Objective/s (270(2)(b))
The objective of this plan will be attained in respect to the:
- Sub-antarctic Fur seal when the breeding population of the Sub-antarctic Fur seal exhibits a sustained increase in size, and if future major threats to the population emerge, that measures to minimise or mitigate them are identified and implemented as a priority; and