Western Australian (WA) fishing rules are already in place on Christmas Island (CI) and were not specifically designed for the unique CI region.

An Ordinance was drafted following more than 10 years of research and community consultation and seeks to balance the need to protect the fishery with community expectations. The draft Ordinance was released for public comment on 6 August 2019.

Documents

Fact sheets

• English PDF: 455 KB 
• Chinese PDF: 399 KB 
• Malay PDF: 362 KB 
• Service Delivery Arrangements - Fisheries services
  • English PDF: 238 KB 
  • Chinese PDF: 571 KB 
  • Malay PDF: 519 KB 

Frequently asked questions

• English PDF: 210 KB 
• Chinese PDF: 285 KB 
• Malay PDF: 208 KB 

Ordinance

• Exposure Draft: Christmas island Applied Laws Amendment (Fish Resource Management) Ordinance 2019 PDF: 422 KB 

Research papers

• A Sustainable Future for fishing on Christmas Island (2007) PDF: 1388 KB 
• Review of Exploitation of IOT Resources (2010) PDF: 509 KB 

Public consultation

• Community Feedback - Fisheries public consultations Christmas Island PDF: 304 KB