Priorities Action Statement - Actions for Trout Cod

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Recovery Actions

Enhance, modify or implement NRM planning processes to minimise adverse impacts on threatened species

  • Maintain contributions to the national recovery plan (High priority).

Community and stakeholder liaison, awareness and education

  • Increase community awareness and support of Trout Cod issues and recovery actions (Medium priority).
  • Enhance angler knowledge of and skills in Trout Cod identification, and the protected status of the species (Medium priority).
  • Improve understanding about the traditional and cultural importance of Trout Cod to indigenous communities (Low priority).

Compliance / enforcement

  • Reduce or prevent fishing induced mortality (High priority).

Habitat rehabilitation

  • Ensure that the risk of degradation of Trout Cod habitat is minimised (High priority).
  • Investigate options and implement measures that provide increased protection and rehabilitation opportunities for key areas of Trout Cod habitat (High priority).
  • Investigate options and implement measures that provide increased protection and rehabilitation opportunities for key areas of Trout Cod habitat (Medium priority).

Research / monitoring

  • Monitor Trout Cod populations and contribute to research requirements in conjunction with other agencies (Medium priority).

Stocking / translocation

  • Minimise the risk of impacts associated with stocked, translocated and introduced species on Trout Cod (High priority).
  • Maintain genetic management protocols for the Trout Cod conservation stocking program (High priority).
  • Enhance the strategic conservation stocking program (Medium priority).

*(NB: the PAS actions for Trout Cod are taken from the approved NSW recovery plan for the species).