Ecological Assessment Reports

All fisheries in Australia that have an export component must be assessed against sustainability guidelines before the fishery can receive export accreditation under the Commonwealth's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

This process involves the submission of a report (an ecological assessment) of each relevant fishery. PIRSA Fisheries prepares these reports and provides them to the Commonwealth Department of Environment and Water Resources, who asses them against sustainability guidelines. The Commonwealth Minister (or his delegate) then makes a decision as to whether a fishery receives a 5 year accreditation or a 1 year accreditation. These approvals are subject to conditions, which typically required the development of further management arrangements over the next 5 years. For example, approval may be given subject to the development of a management plan for the fishery.

All South Australian fisheries that have been assessed have been successful in gaining export approval. This page includes the ecological assessment reports for each fishery.


Ecological Assessment of SA Lakes and Coorong Fishery     (.PDF) 973KB
Ecological Assessment of SA's Abalone Fishery     (.PDF) 544KB
Ecological Assessment of SA's Marine Scalefish Fishery (Draft)     (.PDF) 2.03MB
Ecological Assessment of SA's Pilchard Fishery     (.PDF) 1.00MB
Ecological Assessment of SA's Prawn Fisheries     (.PDF) 1.23MB
Ecological Assessment of SA's Rock Lobster Fishery     (.PDF) 459KB
Ecological Assessment of SA's Sea Urchin Fishery     (.PDF) 200KB
Ecological Assessment of SA's Specimen Shell Fishery     (.PDF) 194KB
Ecological Assessment of the SA Giant Crab Fishery     (.PDF) 569KB