NATIONAL RECOVERY TEAM FOR THE MAUGEAN SKATE
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Tasmania (NRE Tas) and the Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water (DCCEEW) have established the National Recovery Team for the Maugean Skate. The Recovery Team includes representation from sectors with interests and expertise in Maugean skate recovery, and provides a representative, collaborative and transparent framework for coordinated conservation management of the species.
The Recovery Team have developed a Roadmap of Agreed Actions to help guide and coordinate recovery efforts. The Roadmap of Agreed Actions has been informed by the Maugean Skate Structured Decision-Making Workshop, subsequent Recovery Team technical Working Group and Recovery Team meetings, the Commonwealth Conservation Advice for the Maugean Skate, Tasmanian Maugean Skate Listing Statement and draft Conservation Action Plan, and relevant scientific and technical papers. The Roadmap of Agreed Actions will be updated, if required, as more information becomes available to guide the Recovery Team’s efforts. Given the diversity of expertise and views within the Recovery Team and its Working Groups, consensus was not reached on all actions outlined, however the Recovery Team has agreed to include all technically valid options within its Roadmap of Agreed Actions.
The Conservation Action Plan (CAP) for the Maugean Skate identifies priority research and conservation management actions for recovery of the species, many of which are currently underway. It builds on a range of earlier conservation actions undertaken by the Tasmanian Government to reduce the likelihood of extinction for the species. More information about the CAP is available at the NRE Tas website.
DCCEEW updated their Conservation Advice for the species in 2023. The Species Profile and Threats Database entry for Zearaja maugeana is available here.
Recovery Team documents:
National Recovery Team for the Maugean Skate Terms of Reference
List of members at 1 February 2024
National Recovery Team for the Maugean Skate Meeting 1: Public Communique 4 August 2023
National Recovery Team for the Maugean Skate Meeting 2: Public Communique 12 October 2023