Elements and Performance Criteria

The range of variables places the competency in context and allows for differences between enterprises and workplaces, including practices, knowledge and requirements. The range of variables also provides a focus for assessment and relates to the unit as a whole. The following variables may be present.

Fishery:
· State or Commonwealth
· usually classified by species and/or region.

Each unit of competency has an evidence guide that relates directly to the performance criteria and the range of variables. Its purpose is to guide assessment of the unit in the workplace and/or training program. The following components provide information to assist this purpose.

Underpinning knowledge
The essential knowledge and understanding a person needs to perform work to the required standard include:
· process for implementing management decisions for State fisheries and for Commonwealth fisheries
· scientific and economic concepts pertaining to fishery management:
· Maximum Sustainable Yields (MSY)
· Maximum Economic Yield (MEY)
· Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and Individual Transferable Quota
· technology creep
· population dynamics of fishery species and its impact on management strategies:
· characteristics of fish population
· schooling habits or species
· recruitment to the fishery
· methods of determining stock abundance
· methods of determining growth habits
· reproductive patterns of species
· movement patterns of species
· methods of monitoring fishing effort in fishery
· advantages and disadvantages of management strategies for fisheries:
· input controls
· output controls
· formal meeting procedures.

Practical skills
The essential skills a person needs to perform work to the required standards include:
· applying fisheries management principles to the compliance function
· communicating and negotiating with all stakeholders in the fishery
· providing leadership
· facilitating meetings.

Literacy skills used for:
· reading fishery management documentation
· writing reports for fishery management committee and other stakeholders.

Numeracy skills used for:
· analysing statistical data related to fishery management.

Critical aspects of competence
Assessment must confirm the ability to:
· integrate the compliance function with fisheries management principles in at least one fishery.

Assessment must confirm knowledge of:
· fisheries management principles.

Interdependent assessment of units
This unit may be assessed after/with:
· BSBFLM507A - Manage quality customer service.

Context of assessment
Assessment is to be conducted at the workplace or in a simulated work environment. Competence including knowledge is expected in at least one fishery.

Method of assessment
The following assessment methods are suggested:
· written or oral short answer testing
· role plays
· observation of practical demonstration in attendance at a fishery management meeting.

Resources required for assessment
Resources may include:
· statistical data
· information relating to management of specific species.