Assessing fisheries displacement by other licensed marine activities: good practice guidance

2 Objectives

The objectives of this document are as follows:

1. Provide a clear definition for commercial fisheries displacement;

2. Provide standardised guidance for the sourcing, analysis and presentation of commercial fisheries data for the production of environmental baselines; and

3. Provide guidance and key points for consideration for developers, EIA practitioners and stakeholders, relevant to the assessment of commercial fisheries displacement.