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The PZJA met on 27 August 2020 and agreed to release the draft Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) Management Plan Amendment 2020 (the Plan Amendment) for public comment.
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.