Information briefs and risk analyses for species under consideration ...

Severity of impact (low, medium or high) : Low
Likelihood of impact (low, medium or high) : Low
Risk score (1-9) : 1
Generic objective 3: Risk to providing access that enables social, cultural and
economic wellbeing.
Analysis:
Javelinfish is not targeted by commercial fishers. It is reportedly difficult to process owing to its tough skin and
is a low value species that is either discarded or mealed. Consequently there appears to be little likelihood of a
target fishery developing.
There is no information available to suggest a recreational or customary fishery for javelinfish and there are no
specific international obligations or Treaty settlement obligations known.
Javelinfish was considered for introduction into the QMS on 1 October 2004, however the Minister declined to
introduce the species. At that time he considered it appropriate to continue to manage the species outside the
QMS until such time as more explicit sustainability or utilisation issues were identified that warranted active
management. No further information is available that would change that assessment.
Severity of impact (low, medium or high) : Low
Likelihood of impact (low, medium or high) : Low
Risk score (1-9) : 1
Objective(s) returning highest score: None
Risk based on severity/likelihood (low, medium, high): Low
Additional risk analysis not applicable as risk based on severity likelihood is
low.
Draft Risk Evaluation
Is risk after severity/likelihood analysis HIGH? No
Is risk after severity/likelihood analysis MEDIUM; and
immediacy and/or uncertainty is MEDIUM or HIGH?
Is risk after severity/likelihood analysis LOW; or is risk
after severity/likelihood analysis MEDIUM and
No
immediacy and uncertainty are LOW? Yes - stock is in GROUP 3
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