❓ Ms. Mettam inquires about the Department of Fisheries' attendance at the Sharks International conference in Brazil, including costs, purpose, and outcomes. The government confirms attendance, details costs, and highlights the positive feedback received on WA's stock assessment methods.
AnsweredQoN 3635Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 August 2018
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Portfolio
Water; Fisheries; Forestry; Innovation and ICT; Science
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I refer to the Sharks International conference held in Brazil from 3 - 8 June 3 2018, and ask: (a) Did any representatives from the Department of Fisheries attend the event: (i) If yes, how many attendees and at what cost to the State Government; (b) Did the State Government pay for any other delegates from WA to attend: (i) If so, how many attendees were funded, how much did it cost and what organisation were they from; (c) What was the purpose of the delegation; and (d) What were the outcomes of the delegation?
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Answered
19 September 2018
Responded by
Minister for Water; Fisheries; Forestry; Innovation and ICT; Science
Response time
10 days
(a) Yes. (i) One person attended as a representative of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. The cost was $3 654.70. (b) No. (i) Not applicable. (c) The single representative presented outcomes from a series of research initiatives designed to improve robustness of stock assessments for commercially important sharks (dusky, sandbar, gummy and whiskery sharks) in Western Australia. The feedback obtained from presenting at international science conferences plus hearing the outcomes from other related presentations is important to ensure scientific methods used in Western Australia remain fit for purpose and at the forefront of current scientific approaches. (d) The presentation received favourable reviews from the expert audience and confirmed that the stock assessment methods being used in Western Australia can now be confidently used to generate more robust management outcomes.
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