, ▁buffer ▁zones ▁only ▁prohib ited ▁mach in ery ▁operating ▁near ▁water ways ▁with ▁har vest ing ▁and ▁burning ▁permitted ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁stream ▁edge . ▁ ▁A . ▁g ould i ▁is ▁protected ▁under ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁Environment ▁Prote ction ▁and ▁B iod iversity ▁Conserv ation ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁Tas man ian ▁state ▁government ▁Th re aten ed ▁Species ▁Prote ction ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁which ▁prohib it ▁the ▁fish ing ▁or ▁handling ▁of ▁the ▁species ▁without ▁permit . ▁The ▁effect iveness ▁of ▁some ▁current ▁conservation ▁efforts ▁are ▁not ▁fully ▁determined ▁and ▁are ▁subject ▁to ▁review ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Rec overy ▁Plan . ▁Population ▁surve ys ▁and ▁behaviour al ▁research ▁are ▁being ▁undert aken ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁provide ▁improved ▁habitat ▁management ▁and ▁protection . ▁ ▁Over f ishing ▁and ▁illegal ▁fish ing ▁The ▁relative ▁ease ▁of ▁catch , ▁slow ▁m atur ation ▁( 1 4 ▁years ▁for ▁females ), ▁inf re quent ▁bre eding ▁( once ▁every ▁ 2 ▁years ) ▁and ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁young ▁when ▁females ▁are ▁caught ▁make ▁A . ▁g ould i ▁highly ▁sus cept ible ▁to ▁human ▁fish ing ▁press ures . ▁The ▁larger ▁individuals ▁were ▁target ed ▁for ▁e ating ▁and ▁tro ph ies , ▁which ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁significant ▁effect ▁on ▁bre eding ▁stock , ▁completely ▁removing ▁populations ▁from ▁some ▁river ▁systems . ▁The ▁lack ▁of ▁any ▁bag ▁limit ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁allowed ▁over f ishing ▁to