Nominations to amend the threatened species Schedules of the Fisheries Management Act 1994 to either include or remove threatened species, populations and ecological communities or key threatening processes can be lodged by any person. It is also possible to nominate a change to the level of listing i.e. Vulnerable to Endangered or vice versa. Nominations must be in writing and on the appropriate nomination form, which provides additional valuable information such as the definitions which will be applied in assessing the nomination.
The Minister can ask the Committee to consider adding to, deleting or amending the threatened species lists. The Committee can also initiate amendments itself.
Please read our guide to nominating threatened fish and marine vegetation.
You can obtain copies of the four nomination forms here.
Please note that to submit a nomination, the form must be signed and sent to the address on the bottom of the form.
The Committee considers listings on strictly scientific terms and primarily on the basis of the information presented with the nomination. Therefore it is important to include as much technical information as possible in support of your nomination. Such information could include: