Proposed determinations open for comment – Fisheries Scientific Committee

The Fisheries Scientific Committee (FSC) is an independent scientific committee established under Part 7A of the Fisheries Management Act 1994 (FM Act).

One of its principal functions relates to listing species, populations, ecological communities of fish and marine vegetation and key threatening processes in the Threatened Species Schedules of the FM Act.

Proposed determinations are placed on public exhibition for comment. Submissions on proposed determinations can be sent to the Fisheries Scientific Committee.

The reasons for listing species are included in the Committee’s determinations, available at https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/threatened-species/fsc/proposed-determinations. The proposed determinations can also be viewed at the DPIRD Head Office and District Fisheries Offices in NSW.

The FSC is now accepting submissions on the following proposed determinations:

*Species*	*Proposed determination*
*Swollen crayfish* Euastacus guruhgi	List as a critically endangered species in Part 1 of Schedule 4A of the Act.
*Narrow Euastacus* Euastacus angustus	List as a critically endangered species in Part 1 of Schedule 4A of the Act.
*Terrestrial crayfish* Euastacus maccai	List as an endangered species in Part 1 of Schedule 4 of the Act.

All submissions must be received by 11.59PM (AEDT) Tuesday 21 January 2025. Please note that submissions may be made public unless confidentiality is specifically requested. Only written submissions will be accepted.

Any person or entity may make a written submission which should be forwarded by email to fsc@dpi.nsw.gov.au or by post to:

Fisheries Scientific Committee
c/- NSW DPIRD Fisheries
LMB 3020
NOWRA NSW 2541

This consultation process is coinciding with a separate process for listing these species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) as part of the Common Assessment Method.

For information about this process visit https://consult.dcceew.gov.au/