Commonwealth of Australia
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)
Notice of call for Public Comment
Draft Threat abatement plan for the impacts of marine debris on vertebrate marine species (2017)
The Department of the Environment is seeking written comment from interested groups and individuals on the draft Threat abatement plan for the impacts of marine debris on vertebrate marine species.
The draft plan addresses the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 listed key threatening process ‘Injury and fatality to vertebrate marine life caused by ingestion of, or entanglement in, harmful marine debris’. It describes the research, management and other actions to reduce the impacts of marine debris on native marine species.
The draft threat abatement plan and instructions on how to complete a submission are available at:
http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/biodiversity/threatened-species-ecological-communities/threat-abatement-plans/drafts-open
The three-month public comment period will close on 13 April 2017.
For further information, or to request a hard copy of the document, please email marinedebris@environment.gov.au or phone 02 6274 2302.
Please provide your submission on the draft to:
marinedebris@environment.gov.au
or:
Director
Environmental Biosecurity Section
Department of the Environment
PO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601