Nomination process

Who can nominate?

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.

How to nominate?

To obtain a nomination form please email fsc@dpi.nsw.gov.au

What information should you provide?

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:

For Species, Populations and Ecological Communities:

• Maps of both historical and present  distribution;
• results of field surveys;
• biological and ecological data for the  species involved (e.g. population size, profiles and trends, habitat  requirements);
• evidence of any decline in abundance and/or  distribution;
• assessment of known or potential threats  including the mode and the severity of impact;
• status of the species in other locations or  as considered by other agencies (e.g. adjacent States,
• Commonwealth,  professional and international bodies); and
• copies of key references, especially where  they are not readily available.

Key Threatening Processes (KTP)

• A description of the threatening process;
• a description of the species etc. and  habitat affected;
• results of any field surveys including maps  showing areas affected by the nominated KTP;
• assessment of the severity of the impact of  the nominated KTP;
• Above all, you should clearly state, with  reference to the eligibility criteria on the back of the nominations forms, why  you believe that your nomination should be supported.