Environmental Assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery, November 2025
Agency application on ecological sustainability
Learn more about the South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery.
About the application
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water received an application from the Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia on 20 November 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 Part 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act).
Consideration will be given to:
declaring the South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery, as managed consistent with the Fisheries Management Act 2007 (SA), the Fisheries Management (General) Regulations 2017 (SA), the Fisheries Management (Lakes and Coorong Fishery) Regulations 2024 (SA), and the Management Plan for the South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery 2022, 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 South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery as managed consistent with the Fisheries Management Act 2007 (SA), the Fisheries Management (General) Regulations 2017 (SA), the Fisheries Management (Lakes and Coorong Fishery) Regulations 2024 (SA), and the Management Plan for the South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery 2022.
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 can I get involved
Download the application:
South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery – PIRSA Application [PDF 2.4MB]
South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery – PIRSA Application [DOCX 2.6MB]
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Send your comments
The call for public comments is open from 26 November 2025 until 5 January 2026.
Comments can be sent by email or writing to:
Email:
sustainablefisheries@dcceew.gov.au
Mail:
The Director
Sustainable Fisheries Section
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
GPO BOX 3090
Canberra ACT 2601
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’.
