The NSW Government’s Plan for Fishing committed to reviewing the NSW Trout Cod program and preparing a 10-year plan to save the Trout Cod. The Trout Cod Action Plan was developed and approved in 2023, now 3 years on major advances have bene made in key areas of recovery for Trout Cod and the department is meeting and, in some cases, outperforming the targets identified in the plan. With the goal being to re-establish viable Trout Cod populations in priority habitats across their former range in NSW that can, once again, support ecological, cultural and recreational values.
We will present on targets developed, the rational and process behind the development of these targets and the progress to date on meeting the targets.