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Title: Have your say on proposed threatened species listings
Post by: Editor on August 10, 2015, 10:55:22 PM

Have your say on proposed threatened species listings

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What's this about?

The Fisheries Scientific Committee (FSC), established under Part 7A of the Fisheries Management Act 1994, proposes to list the following animals found in NSW as threatened species:
•Stocky Galaxias (Galaxias tantangara) – Critically Endangered Species
•Hanley’s River Snail (Notopala hanleyi) – Critically Endangered Species
•Darling River Snail (Notopala sublineata) – omit as an Endangered species and insert as a Critically Endangered Species

The FSC reviewed information and found that the three species are facing an extremely high risk of extinction in NSW in the immediate future, as determined in accordance with criteria prescribed by the Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2010.

The proposed determinations can be viewed at DPI Fisheries Head Office, District Fisheries Offices and on the Fisheries Scientific Committee website.

MORE INFO AT http://www.haveyoursay.nsw.gov.au/consultations/proposed-threatened-species-listings (http://www.haveyoursay.nsw.gov.au/consultations/proposed-threatened-species-listings)

Have your say

The public are invited to view the proposals and submit written feedback via email fsc@dpi.nsw.gov.au or by post:

Fisheries Scientific Committee
c/- NSW DPI
Po Box 1305
Crows Nest NSW 1585


Formal Submission

Date: Aug. 5 - Sep. 16, 2015
Time: 9:00am — 5:00pm
Submission address
Fisheries Scientific Committee c/- NSW DPI, Fisheries PO Box 1305 Crows Nest NSW 1585

Title: Re: Have your say on proposed threatened species listings
Post by: Binder on August 11, 2015, 07:46:16 AM

Interesting thing about these declarations is the subsequent affects.
Hardly anyone has heard of these little fella's, thinks it is all good they will be protected etc, until they find they cant develop their land or change its use because they live there.

Be much fairer if they included a listing of areas they exist and the potential ancillary affects of declaring them.

Title: Re: Have your say on proposed threatened species listings
Post by: Slates on August 11, 2015, 12:27:16 PM

just checked out that galaxia and found this: http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/object.php?irn=1481602 (http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/object.php?irn=1481602)

I'd say that trout may have had a large impact on this species unfortunately. Anyone else got any other info?

Title: Re: Have your say on proposed threatened species listings
Post by: Binder on August 12, 2015, 06:39:11 AM

They look about gudgeon size or a little bigger from what I can find. No info on range though.

Title: Re: Have your say on proposed threatened species listings
Post by: dirvin21 on August 14, 2015, 01:03:51 AM

Quote from: Member on August 12, 2015, 06:39:11 AM

They look about gudgeon size or a little bigger from what I can find. No info on range though.

seems to have a limited range, tantangara creek, a tributary of the upper murrinbidgee river in Kosciuszko National Park,