❓ Hon James Hayward questions the Minister for Fisheries regarding demersal scalefish catch limits for charter operators, particularly concerning tag allocation and the impact on fish stocks, and the disposal of cooked fish remains.
AnsweredQoN 796Legislative Council
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WEST
COAST DEMERSAL SCALEFISH RESOURCE — CHARTER OPERATORS
796. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Fisheries:
I refer to the answer provided to question
without notice 698 on 21 June 2023.
(1) Can the
minister confirm that charter fishing operators will be allowed to permit
customers to catch only one demersal fish each day, regardless of how many tags
they have available in their quota?
(2) If yes to
(1), can the minister explain how restricting charter operators to allow only
one catch within the allocated tag system for each customer each day impacts on
demersal fish stocks?
(3) How would demersal fish stocks be impacted if
charter fishing operators were allowed to permit customers to catch two
demersal fish each day within the allocated tag system?
(4) Can the
minister confirm whether any leftovers from demersal fish caught and cooked on
board will need to be jettisoned overboard before making landfall?
COAST DEMERSAL SCALEFISH RESOURCE — CHARTER OPERATORS
796. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Fisheries:
I refer to the answer provided to question
without notice 698 on 21 June 2023.
(1) Can the
minister confirm that charter fishing operators will be allowed to permit
customers to catch only one demersal fish each day, regardless of how many tags
they have available in their quota?
(2) If yes to
(1), can the minister explain how restricting charter operators to allow only
one catch within the allocated tag system for each customer each day impacts on
demersal fish stocks?
(3) How would demersal fish stocks be impacted if
charter fishing operators were allowed to permit customers to catch two
demersal fish each day within the allocated tag system?
(4) Can the
minister confirm whether any leftovers from demersal fish caught and cooked on
board will need to be jettisoned overboard before making landfall?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the member for some notice of the question. The following answer has been
provided by the Minister for Fisheries.
(1) Recreational
fishers on board a licensed charter boat are subject to the same daily bag
limit for demersal scalefish that applies to all recreational fishers in the
west coast region, provided the charter boat has tags on board. A daily bag
limit of two demersal scalefish applies throughout the west coast region, other
than at the Abrolhos Islands, where the daily bag limit is one.
(2) The Abrolhos
Islands is currently managed as a low-take, low-takeaway wilderness fishing
experience, with a reduced possession limit of one demersal scalefish or five
kilograms of fillets for each person, regardless of the length of stay.
(3) A daily bag
limit of two demersal scalefish at the Abrolhos Islands is inconsistent with
the wilderness fishing policy at the Abrolhos Islands.
(4) Under the
catch-to-cook initiative, charter operators are permitted to catch only enough
demersal scalefish necessary to provide a meal for those on board at the time,
without the need to possess or use demersal scalefish tags. Any additional
demersal scalefish should be taken and landed ashore only if the charter
operator has tags on board.
thank the member for some notice of the question. The following answer has been
provided by the Minister for Fisheries.
(1) Recreational
fishers on board a licensed charter boat are subject to the same daily bag
limit for demersal scalefish that applies to all recreational fishers in the
west coast region, provided the charter boat has tags on board. A daily bag
limit of two demersal scalefish applies throughout the west coast region, other
than at the Abrolhos Islands, where the daily bag limit is one.
(2) The Abrolhos
Islands is currently managed as a low-take, low-takeaway wilderness fishing
experience, with a reduced possession limit of one demersal scalefish or five
kilograms of fillets for each person, regardless of the length of stay.
(3) A daily bag
limit of two demersal scalefish at the Abrolhos Islands is inconsistent with
the wilderness fishing policy at the Abrolhos Islands.
(4) Under the
catch-to-cook initiative, charter operators are permitted to catch only enough
demersal scalefish necessary to provide a meal for those on board at the time,
without the need to possess or use demersal scalefish tags. Any additional
demersal scalefish should be taken and landed ashore only if the charter
operator has tags on board.
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