Threatened and protected species

Planning to protect marine wildlife

Improving strategic planning and coordination of marine threatened and protected species programs across NSW.

Education to protect and conserve marine wildlife

Explaining the need to protect marine threatened and protected species and the importance of community to achieve this.

Improve reporting of interactions with marine wildlife

Improving reporting and data sharing on marine threatened and protected species to support evidence-based decisions about marine wildlife management.

Observer survey prioritisation

Updating the commercial fishing observer prioritisation to address threats to marine ecosystems.

Estuary General Fishery observer survey

Analysing data from the Estuary General Fishery to address threats to fish from bycatch and harvest.

Strategies for mitigating species interactions

Developing and implementing strategies to reduce interactions between commercial fishing gear and threatened and protected species.

Species monitoring

Undertake research and monitoring to help fill key knowledge gaps identified in the statewide TARA, and to address cumulative threats to marine wildlife, monitor trends in threats and the health and condition of their habitats.

Partnerships to protect marine wildlife

Strengthening partnerships with government, community and industry to enhance the management, incident response and rehabilitation of marine threatened and protected species.