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From: Richard Smith [mailto:[FOI #3270 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 21 March 2017 3:39 PM
To: FOI Contact Officer <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Documents relating to Recovery Plan for the Endangered Species - Abbott's Booby (Papasula abbotti) on Christmas Island

Dear Department of the Environment and Energy,

The Abbotts Booby (Papasula abbotti) is an endangered bird that breeds only on Christmas Island.

As a bird native to our country, Australia has an obligation to protect and restore the population. Australia also has international obligations to protect the Abbott’s booby under the Japan/Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (1974).

My recent enquiries appear to suggest that the last recovery plan for this species, developed in 2004, ceased to be in effect from 1/10/2015.

I therefore request the following Government Information documents:

a) Documents describing the latest Department of the Environment and Energy's assessment of efforts undertaken to protect, restore and enhance the breeding habitat of the Abbott's Booby;

b) Documents describing the latest Department of the Environment and Energy's assessment of efforts undertaken to manage threats posed by the Yellow crazy ant to the Abbotts Booby;

c) Documents describing the latest Department of the Environment and Energy's assessment of efforts undertaken to monitor and assess the likely impact of developing fisheries in the Christmas Island;

d) Documents describing the last population count of Abbotts Booby (Papasula abbotti) undertaken by the Department of the Environment and Energy, including number of birds, date the count was undertaken and methodology of the population count;

e) Documents describing the Department of the Environment and Energy's Abbotts Booby population monitoring program;

f) Any Document assessing the impact on the population of Abbotts Boobys of the construction of the Immigration Detention Centre on and adjacent to National Park land on Christmas Island in 2002; and

g) Any Document assessing the impact on the population of Abbotts Boobys of the subsequent operation of the Immigration Detention Centre on and adjacent to National Park land on Christmas Island between 2002 and 20 March 2017;

h) Documents describing the latest Department of the Environment and Energy's assessment of efforts undertaken to Identify feeding habitat of Abbotts Booby adults and juveniles and develop appropriate management responses to any threats identified; and

i) Documents regarding the Department of the Environment and Energy's most recent activities in relation to assessing the appropriateness of revising the 2004 Abbotts Booby Recovery Plan.

If this can be answered as informal request, please do so.

Otherwise, please proceed with this as a formal request under the Freedom of Information principles & framework, i.e. the Freedom of Information Act 1982 & other associated guidelines and regulations.

Yours faithfully,

Richard Smith

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Kind regards

FOI Officer

General Counsel Branch
Department of the Environment and Energy
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