❓ Mr. Catania questions the Minister for Fisheries regarding a delayed artificial reef project in Carnarvon, highlighting cost increases and regulatory hurdles. The Minister acknowledges the question and states they will investigate.
AnsweredQoN 338Legislative Assembly
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ARTIFICIAL REEF — CARNARVON
338. Mr V.A. CATANIA to the Minister for Fisheries:
I refer to the minister's
2017 commitment to Recfishwest and the Carnarvon Chamber of Commerce and
Industry of $300 000 to deliver the Carnarvon artificial reef.
(1) Is the
minister aware that five years after this commitment, there are now hundreds of
noncompliant reef modules sitting in the yard in Carnarvon, costing the local
chamber of commerce thousands of dollars?
(2) Has the
minister directly raised the need for a sea dumping approval with the federal
Department of Agriculture, Water and the
Environment about why the constructed modules cannot be utilised for this
project?
(3) Is the minister aware that to
create an artificial reef now, there would be a $1.6 million cost?
338. Mr V.A. CATANIA to the Minister for Fisheries:
I refer to the minister's
2017 commitment to Recfishwest and the Carnarvon Chamber of Commerce and
Industry of $300 000 to deliver the Carnarvon artificial reef.
(1) Is the
minister aware that five years after this commitment, there are now hundreds of
noncompliant reef modules sitting in the yard in Carnarvon, costing the local
chamber of commerce thousands of dollars?
(2) Has the
minister directly raised the need for a sea dumping approval with the federal
Department of Agriculture, Water and the
Environment about why the constructed modules cannot be utilised for this
project?
(3) Is the minister aware that to
create an artificial reef now, there would be a $1.6 million cost?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
member for North West Central for the question.
(1)–(3) We
work very closely with Recfishwest and we are working very closely with it on
the recreational fishing plan. It certainly has not raised these issues with me
and I will take them on notice, thank you.
member for North West Central for the question.
(1)–(3) We
work very closely with Recfishwest and we are working very closely with it on
the recreational fishing plan. It certainly has not raised these issues with me
and I will take them on notice, thank you.
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