Environmental Assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Northern Territory Aquarium Fishery, July 2025
Agency application on ecological sustainability
Learn more about the Northern Territory Aquarium Fishery.
About the application
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water received an application from the Northern Territory Department of Agriculture and Fisheries on 26 June 2025.
The application has been prepared to address the 'Guidelines for the ecologically sustainable management of fisheries – 2nd edition' and will be used to assess the operation of the fishery for the purposes of Parts 13 and 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
Consideration will be given to:
• declaring the Northern Territory Aquarium Fishery, as managed consistent with the Fisheries Act 1988 (NT) and the Fisheries Regulations 1992 (NT), as an approved wildlife trade operation under section 303FN of the EPBC Act
• including in the list of exempt native specimens, specimens harvested in the Northern Territory Aquarium Fishery as managed consistent with the Fisheries Act 1988 (NT) and the Fisheries Regulations 1992 (NT)
• accrediting the management regime for the Northern Territory Aquarium Fishery under sections 208A, 222A, 245 and 265 of the EPBC Act for the purposes of Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively of Part 13 of the EPBC Act.
In accordance with the provisions of sections 303FR and 303DC of the EPBC Act, you are invited to comment on this proposal.
Any comments received will form part of the documentation provided to the Australian Government Minister for the Environment and Water, or the minister’s delegate for decision.
How you can get involved
Download the application:
Northern Territory Aquarium Fishery Application [PDF 817MB]
Northern Territory Aquarium Fishery Application [DOC 286MB]
If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.
Privacy and confidentiality
Copies of comments may be made available to other persons with a particular interest in the application. If you wish your comments to remain confidential, please clearly mark the relevant part(s) of your comments as ‘confidential’.
