❓ Hon Giz Watson asked about the Western Rock Lobster Fishery's Marine Stewardship Council certification. Hon Kim Chance confirmed the fishery remains certified and is undergoing negotiations for a second certification period.
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WESTERN ROCK LOBSTER FISHERY - MARINE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL
(1) Has the western rock lobster fishery lost its certification from the Marine Stewardship Council? (2) If yes, can the minister explain why this has happened? Hon KIM CHANCE
(1) Has the western rock lobster fishery lost its certification from the Marine Stewardship Council? (2) If yes, can the minister explain why this has happened? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question, and I thank Hon Giz Watson for waiting for me to be in a position to answer this question on behalf of the Minister for Fisheries - through gritted teeth! (1)-(2) The western rock lobster fishery continues to be certified by the Marine Stewardship Council. I am advised that negotiations with the Marine Stewardship Council’s technical certifier and the client who, in this case, is the WA Fishing Industry Council are under way for the fishery to enter into a second period of certification. Although negotiations are under way, the Marine Stewardship Council has seen fit to extend the initial certification period until 25 August.
(2) If yes, can the minister explain why this has happened? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question, and I thank Hon Giz Watson for waiting for me to be in a position to answer this question on behalf of the Minister for Fisheries - through gritted teeth! (1)-(2) The western rock lobster fishery continues to be certified by the Marine Stewardship Council. I am advised that negotiations with the Marine Stewardship Council’s technical certifier and the client who, in this case, is the WA Fishing Industry Council are under way for the fishery to enter into a second period of certification. Although negotiations are under way, the Marine Stewardship Council has seen fit to extend the initial certification period until 25 August.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question, and I thank Hon Giz Watson for waiting for me to be in a position to answer this question on behalf of the Minister for Fisheries - through gritted teeth! (1)-(2) The western rock lobster fishery continues to be certified by the Marine Stewardship Council. I am advised that negotiations with the Marine Stewardship Council’s technical certifier and the client who, in this case, is the WA Fishing Industry Council are under way for the fishery to enter into a second period of certification. Although negotiations are under way, the Marine Stewardship Council has seen fit to extend the initial certification period until 25 August.
I thank the member for some notice of this question, and I thank Hon Giz Watson for waiting for me to be in a position to answer this question on behalf of the Minister for Fisheries - through gritted teeth! (1)-(2) The western rock lobster fishery continues to be certified by the Marine Stewardship Council. I am advised that negotiations with the Marine Stewardship Council’s technical certifier and the client who, in this case, is the WA Fishing Industry Council are under way for the fishery to enter into a second period of certification. Although negotiations are under way, the Marine Stewardship Council has seen fit to extend the initial certification period until 25 August.
(1)-(2) The western rock lobster fishery continues to be certified by the Marine Stewardship Council. I am advised that negotiations with the Marine Stewardship Council’s technical certifier and the client who, in this case, is the WA Fishing Industry Council are under way for the fishery to enter into a second period of certification. Although negotiations are under way, the Marine Stewardship Council has seen fit to extend the initial certification period until 25 August.
(2) If yes, can the minister explain why this has happened? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question, and I thank Hon Giz Watson for waiting for me to be in a position to answer this question on behalf of the Minister for Fisheries - through gritted teeth! (1)-(2) The western rock lobster fishery continues to be certified by the Marine Stewardship Council. I am advised that negotiations with the Marine Stewardship Council’s technical certifier and the client who, in this case, is the WA Fishing Industry Council are under way for the fishery to enter into a second period of certification. Although negotiations are under way, the Marine Stewardship Council has seen fit to extend the initial certification period until 25 August.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question, and I thank Hon Giz Watson for waiting for me to be in a position to answer this question on behalf of the Minister for Fisheries - through gritted teeth! (1)-(2) The western rock lobster fishery continues to be certified by the Marine Stewardship Council. I am advised that negotiations with the Marine Stewardship Council’s technical certifier and the client who, in this case, is the WA Fishing Industry Council are under way for the fishery to enter into a second period of certification. Although negotiations are under way, the Marine Stewardship Council has seen fit to extend the initial certification period until 25 August.
I thank the member for some notice of this question, and I thank Hon Giz Watson for waiting for me to be in a position to answer this question on behalf of the Minister for Fisheries - through gritted teeth! (1)-(2) The western rock lobster fishery continues to be certified by the Marine Stewardship Council. I am advised that negotiations with the Marine Stewardship Council’s technical certifier and the client who, in this case, is the WA Fishing Industry Council are under way for the fishery to enter into a second period of certification. Although negotiations are under way, the Marine Stewardship Council has seen fit to extend the initial certification period until 25 August.
(1)-(2) The western rock lobster fishery continues to be certified by the Marine Stewardship Council. I am advised that negotiations with the Marine Stewardship Council’s technical certifier and the client who, in this case, is the WA Fishing Industry Council are under way for the fishery to enter into a second period of certification. Although negotiations are under way, the Marine Stewardship Council has seen fit to extend the initial certification period until 25 August.
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