❓ A parliamentary question addresses the management of biodiversity in WA salt lakes, focusing on departmental responsibilities, protection measures, quarantine, exotic species threats, commercial potential, and stakeholder engagement.
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SALT LAKES, BIODIVERSITY, JURISDICTION
This question relates to the biodiversity of salt lakes and public service responsibility. (1) Which department or departments under the minister’s jurisdiction has or have statutory responsibility for issues related to the management of biodiversity in the salt lake environments of Western Australia? (2) What proportion of Western Australian salt lakes is currently protected under conventions, such as the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, to ensure the protection of their internationally important attributes? (3) What intrastate and interstate quarantine barriers are in place to minimise the spread of exotic organisms in salt lakes? (4) To what extent does the department, or do the departments, consider the introduction of exotic fauna such as brine shrimp Artemia to be a threat to the biodiversity of this State? (5) To what extent is the introduction of exotic fauna such as the brine shrimp Artemia a potential threat to future commercial use of salt lake resources, and particularly their biota? (6) What steps has the responsible department or departments taken to identify salt lake biologic resources of potential commercial value? (7) How does the responsible department protect the biologic resources of salt lakes or industry development in the foreseeable future in the context of proposed or ongoing desalination programs? (8) What aquaculture industry stakeholder groups and appropriate scientific research group linkages does the responsible department have that will provide direction and focus for sunrise industries that use salt lake organisms? Hon KIM CHANCE
This question relates to the biodiversity of salt lakes and public service responsibility. (1) Which department or departments under the minister’s jurisdiction has or have statutory responsibility for issues related to the management of biodiversity in the salt lake environments of Western Australia? (2) What proportion of Western Australian salt lakes is currently protected under conventions, such as the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, to ensure the protection of their internationally important attributes? (3) What intrastate and interstate quarantine barriers are in place to minimise the spread of exotic organisms in salt lakes? (4) To what extent does the department, or do the departments, consider the introduction of exotic fauna such as brine shrimp Artemia to be a threat to the biodiversity of this State? (5) To what extent is the introduction of exotic fauna such as the brine shrimp Artemia a potential threat to future commercial use of salt lake resources, and particularly their biota? (6) What steps has the responsible department or departments taken to identify salt lake biologic resources of potential commercial value? (7) How does the responsible department protect the biologic resources of salt lakes or industry development in the foreseeable future in the context of proposed or ongoing desalination programs? (8) What aquaculture industry stakeholder groups and appropriate scientific research group linkages does the responsible department have that will provide direction and focus for sunrise industries that use salt lake organisms? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank the Opposition Whip for an extremely interesting question. (1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(1) Which department or departments under the minister’s jurisdiction has or have statutory responsibility for issues related to the management of biodiversity in the salt lake environments of Western Australia? (2) What proportion of Western Australian salt lakes is currently protected under conventions, such as the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, to ensure the protection of their internationally important attributes? (3) What intrastate and interstate quarantine barriers are in place to minimise the spread of exotic organisms in salt lakes? (4) To what extent does the department, or do the departments, consider the introduction of exotic fauna such as brine shrimp Artemia to be a threat to the biodiversity of this State? (5) To what extent is the introduction of exotic fauna such as the brine shrimp Artemia a potential threat to future commercial use of salt lake resources, and particularly their biota? (6) What steps has the responsible department or departments taken to identify salt lake biologic resources of potential commercial value? (7) How does the responsible department protect the biologic resources of salt lakes or industry development in the foreseeable future in the context of proposed or ongoing desalination programs? (8) What aquaculture industry stakeholder groups and appropriate scientific research group linkages does the responsible department have that will provide direction and focus for sunrise industries that use salt lake organisms? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the Opposition Whip for an extremely interesting question. (1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(2) What proportion of Western Australian salt lakes is currently protected under conventions, such as the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, to ensure the protection of their internationally important attributes? (3) What intrastate and interstate quarantine barriers are in place to minimise the spread of exotic organisms in salt lakes? (4) To what extent does the department, or do the departments, consider the introduction of exotic fauna such as brine shrimp Artemia to be a threat to the biodiversity of this State? (5) To what extent is the introduction of exotic fauna such as the brine shrimp Artemia a potential threat to future commercial use of salt lake resources, and particularly their biota? (6) What steps has the responsible department or departments taken to identify salt lake biologic resources of potential commercial value? (7) How does the responsible department protect the biologic resources of salt lakes or industry development in the foreseeable future in the context of proposed or ongoing desalination programs? (8) What aquaculture industry stakeholder groups and appropriate scientific research group linkages does the responsible department have that will provide direction and focus for sunrise industries that use salt lake organisms? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the Opposition Whip for an extremely interesting question. (1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(3) What intrastate and interstate quarantine barriers are in place to minimise the spread of exotic organisms in salt lakes? (4) To what extent does the department, or do the departments, consider the introduction of exotic fauna such as brine shrimp Artemia to be a threat to the biodiversity of this State? (5) To what extent is the introduction of exotic fauna such as the brine shrimp Artemia a potential threat to future commercial use of salt lake resources, and particularly their biota? (6) What steps has the responsible department or departments taken to identify salt lake biologic resources of potential commercial value? (7) How does the responsible department protect the biologic resources of salt lakes or industry development in the foreseeable future in the context of proposed or ongoing desalination programs? (8) What aquaculture industry stakeholder groups and appropriate scientific research group linkages does the responsible department have that will provide direction and focus for sunrise industries that use salt lake organisms? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the Opposition Whip for an extremely interesting question. (1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(4) To what extent does the department, or do the departments, consider the introduction of exotic fauna such as brine shrimp Artemia to be a threat to the biodiversity of this State? (5) To what extent is the introduction of exotic fauna such as the brine shrimp Artemia a potential threat to future commercial use of salt lake resources, and particularly their biota? (6) What steps has the responsible department or departments taken to identify salt lake biologic resources of potential commercial value? (7) How does the responsible department protect the biologic resources of salt lakes or industry development in the foreseeable future in the context of proposed or ongoing desalination programs? (8) What aquaculture industry stakeholder groups and appropriate scientific research group linkages does the responsible department have that will provide direction and focus for sunrise industries that use salt lake organisms? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the Opposition Whip for an extremely interesting question. (1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(5) To what extent is the introduction of exotic fauna such as the brine shrimp Artemia a potential threat to future commercial use of salt lake resources, and particularly their biota? (6) What steps has the responsible department or departments taken to identify salt lake biologic resources of potential commercial value? (7) How does the responsible department protect the biologic resources of salt lakes or industry development in the foreseeable future in the context of proposed or ongoing desalination programs? (8) What aquaculture industry stakeholder groups and appropriate scientific research group linkages does the responsible department have that will provide direction and focus for sunrise industries that use salt lake organisms? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the Opposition Whip for an extremely interesting question. (1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(6) What steps has the responsible department or departments taken to identify salt lake biologic resources of potential commercial value? (7) How does the responsible department protect the biologic resources of salt lakes or industry development in the foreseeable future in the context of proposed or ongoing desalination programs? (8) What aquaculture industry stakeholder groups and appropriate scientific research group linkages does the responsible department have that will provide direction and focus for sunrise industries that use salt lake organisms? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the Opposition Whip for an extremely interesting question. (1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(7) How does the responsible department protect the biologic resources of salt lakes or industry development in the foreseeable future in the context of proposed or ongoing desalination programs? (8) What aquaculture industry stakeholder groups and appropriate scientific research group linkages does the responsible department have that will provide direction and focus for sunrise industries that use salt lake organisms? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the Opposition Whip for an extremely interesting question. (1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(8) What aquaculture industry stakeholder groups and appropriate scientific research group linkages does the responsible department have that will provide direction and focus for sunrise industries that use salt lake organisms? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the Opposition Whip for an extremely interesting question. (1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the Opposition Whip for an extremely interesting question. (1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
I thank the Opposition Whip for an extremely interesting question. (1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(1) Which department or departments under the minister’s jurisdiction has or have statutory responsibility for issues related to the management of biodiversity in the salt lake environments of Western Australia? (2) What proportion of Western Australian salt lakes is currently protected under conventions, such as the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, to ensure the protection of their internationally important attributes? (3) What intrastate and interstate quarantine barriers are in place to minimise the spread of exotic organisms in salt lakes? (4) To what extent does the department, or do the departments, consider the introduction of exotic fauna such as brine shrimp Artemia to be a threat to the biodiversity of this State? (5) To what extent is the introduction of exotic fauna such as the brine shrimp Artemia a potential threat to future commercial use of salt lake resources, and particularly their biota? (6) What steps has the responsible department or departments taken to identify salt lake biologic resources of potential commercial value? (7) How does the responsible department protect the biologic resources of salt lakes or industry development in the foreseeable future in the context of proposed or ongoing desalination programs? (8) What aquaculture industry stakeholder groups and appropriate scientific research group linkages does the responsible department have that will provide direction and focus for sunrise industries that use salt lake organisms? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the Opposition Whip for an extremely interesting question. (1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(2) What proportion of Western Australian salt lakes is currently protected under conventions, such as the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, to ensure the protection of their internationally important attributes? (3) What intrastate and interstate quarantine barriers are in place to minimise the spread of exotic organisms in salt lakes? (4) To what extent does the department, or do the departments, consider the introduction of exotic fauna such as brine shrimp Artemia to be a threat to the biodiversity of this State? (5) To what extent is the introduction of exotic fauna such as the brine shrimp Artemia a potential threat to future commercial use of salt lake resources, and particularly their biota? (6) What steps has the responsible department or departments taken to identify salt lake biologic resources of potential commercial value? (7) How does the responsible department protect the biologic resources of salt lakes or industry development in the foreseeable future in the context of proposed or ongoing desalination programs? (8) What aquaculture industry stakeholder groups and appropriate scientific research group linkages does the responsible department have that will provide direction and focus for sunrise industries that use salt lake organisms? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the Opposition Whip for an extremely interesting question. (1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(3) What intrastate and interstate quarantine barriers are in place to minimise the spread of exotic organisms in salt lakes? (4) To what extent does the department, or do the departments, consider the introduction of exotic fauna such as brine shrimp Artemia to be a threat to the biodiversity of this State? (5) To what extent is the introduction of exotic fauna such as the brine shrimp Artemia a potential threat to future commercial use of salt lake resources, and particularly their biota? (6) What steps has the responsible department or departments taken to identify salt lake biologic resources of potential commercial value? (7) How does the responsible department protect the biologic resources of salt lakes or industry development in the foreseeable future in the context of proposed or ongoing desalination programs? (8) What aquaculture industry stakeholder groups and appropriate scientific research group linkages does the responsible department have that will provide direction and focus for sunrise industries that use salt lake organisms? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the Opposition Whip for an extremely interesting question. (1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(4) To what extent does the department, or do the departments, consider the introduction of exotic fauna such as brine shrimp Artemia to be a threat to the biodiversity of this State? (5) To what extent is the introduction of exotic fauna such as the brine shrimp Artemia a potential threat to future commercial use of salt lake resources, and particularly their biota? (6) What steps has the responsible department or departments taken to identify salt lake biologic resources of potential commercial value? (7) How does the responsible department protect the biologic resources of salt lakes or industry development in the foreseeable future in the context of proposed or ongoing desalination programs? (8) What aquaculture industry stakeholder groups and appropriate scientific research group linkages does the responsible department have that will provide direction and focus for sunrise industries that use salt lake organisms? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the Opposition Whip for an extremely interesting question. (1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(5) To what extent is the introduction of exotic fauna such as the brine shrimp Artemia a potential threat to future commercial use of salt lake resources, and particularly their biota? (6) What steps has the responsible department or departments taken to identify salt lake biologic resources of potential commercial value? (7) How does the responsible department protect the biologic resources of salt lakes or industry development in the foreseeable future in the context of proposed or ongoing desalination programs? (8) What aquaculture industry stakeholder groups and appropriate scientific research group linkages does the responsible department have that will provide direction and focus for sunrise industries that use salt lake organisms? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the Opposition Whip for an extremely interesting question. (1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(6) What steps has the responsible department or departments taken to identify salt lake biologic resources of potential commercial value? (7) How does the responsible department protect the biologic resources of salt lakes or industry development in the foreseeable future in the context of proposed or ongoing desalination programs? (8) What aquaculture industry stakeholder groups and appropriate scientific research group linkages does the responsible department have that will provide direction and focus for sunrise industries that use salt lake organisms? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the Opposition Whip for an extremely interesting question. (1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(7) How does the responsible department protect the biologic resources of salt lakes or industry development in the foreseeable future in the context of proposed or ongoing desalination programs? (8) What aquaculture industry stakeholder groups and appropriate scientific research group linkages does the responsible department have that will provide direction and focus for sunrise industries that use salt lake organisms? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the Opposition Whip for an extremely interesting question. (1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(8) What aquaculture industry stakeholder groups and appropriate scientific research group linkages does the responsible department have that will provide direction and focus for sunrise industries that use salt lake organisms? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the Opposition Whip for an extremely interesting question. (1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the Opposition Whip for an extremely interesting question. (1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
I thank the Opposition Whip for an extremely interesting question. (1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(1) Responsibility for the management of biodiversity on such land rests with the landowner or the department in which the land is vested. (2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(2) This matter falls within the portfolio of my colleague the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. However, I have been advised that the majority of the Ramsar Convention protected wetlands are in coastal areas, which, I assume, are outside the definition of salt lakes to which the member referred. However, that might not always be the case. The four inland lake systems protected under the Ramsar Convention are at Lake Toolibin, Lake Warden, Lake Gore and Lake Muir-Byenup. (3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(3) Regulation 176 of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 makes it an offence for a person to bring into the State, or a particular area of the State, a live fish of a species that is not endemic to the State or the area of the State to which it is brought, other than in accordance with the written approval of the executive director of the Department of Fisheries or with an aquaculture licence. The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 defines “fish” as an aquatic organism of any species, whether alive or dead, and includes eggs and parts of an aquatic organism, including the shell and tail. The granting of an aquaculture licence is subject to strict administrative controls and public notification to manage the translocation of organisms in an environmentally sensitive manner. The Department of Agriculture implements domestic quarantine and inspection measures. However, quarantine officers are not authorised under the Fish Resources Management Act. Department of Fisheries officers respond to notification of potential interstate or intrastate movement of prohibited aquatic species. (4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(4) The Department of Fisheries takes the introduction of exotic fauna extremely seriously. In particular, it regards the introduction of Artemia as a threat to the native Paratemia . (5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(5) There is considerable interest in the commercialisation of the native Paratemia as an alternative to the importation of the exotic Artemia . The widespread introduction of Artemia to the salt lake resource would threaten this sunrise industry. (6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(6) The Department of Fisheries has not taken direct steps to identify biologic resources, but has worked with potential users of the resource where appropriate to evaluate their proposals against the need to conserve these unique environments. As proposals develop, a public consultation process is required prior to the granting of aquaculture or harvesting licences. (7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(7) The Department of Fisheries has no mechanism by which to identify practices that do not impact on the fish and fish habitat resources of the State. When proposals or practices such as desalination are brought to the attention of the department and a potential adverse impact is identified, the department will become involved in the evaluation of the proposal or practice. (8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
(8) Groups include the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia, the Aquaculture Development Council, the freshwater fish working group, which is coordinated out of Murdoch University, and the Department of Fisheries research division at North Beach, which has links to other state and federal government laboratories, universities and funding agencies such as the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council.
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