16 & 17 Harvesting – areas undergoing classification One submission noted that it takes two years to classify an area for collecting bivalves and this should be accommodated in the drafting.
It was also raised in two submissions that the requirement for bivalve molluscs to be harvested from areas that have been classified subject to a marine biotoxin management plan will have impact on the QLD wild oyster industry. It was suggested that it would be too onerous and uneconomical for the wild oyster industry to meet this requirement.
States and territories will be able to set their own requirements for what will be required for a Marine Biotoxin Management Plan, which will allow for flexibility in the implementation of the plans.
Clause 16 and 17 have been removed and a general reference to ASQAP has been made.
