Australia's 2004 National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks (Shark-plan 1)

As a member of the UN FAO, Australia committed to producing its own Shark-plan. The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has responsibility for coordinating the development of the shark plan including future reviews.

Shark-plan 1 was developed by a Shark Advisory Group comprising of representatives from the:

• relevant Australian Government and State and Territory agencies
• commercial fishing industry
• recreational fishing groups
• Indigenous groups
• scientific agencies
• conservation groups.

Shark-plan 1 aimed to address shark conservation and management issues through six key themes:

• reviewing existing conservation and management measures
• improving conservation and management measures
• changes to data collection and handling
• research and development
• education or awareness raising, and
• improved coordination and consultation.

Shark-plan 1 was endorsed by the Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council on 16 April 2004.

Shark-plan Report PDF [638kb] Brochure PDF [1.16mb]

Shark Assessment Report PDF [3mb]

Attachment A PDF [3mb]
Attachment B PDF [2mb]
Attachment C PDF [2mb]
Attachment D PDF [3mb]

The Department initiated a review of the implementation of Shark-plan 1 that led to the development of a new draft Shark-plan (Shark-plan 2).

Public submissions on the draft Shark-plan 2 closed 5 pm AEST on Friday 15 July 2011. View the Shark-plan2 submissions received.