❓ A parliamentary question addresses the impact of the West Atlas oil spill on WA fisheries and marine life, inquiring about immediate effects and potential long-term consequences on fish resources. The Minister acknowledges the immediate fishing ban and outlines potential risks, including product tainting and recruitment impacts, highlighting ongoing monitoring efforts.
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WEST ATLAS OIL SPILL — FISHERIES IMPACT
I refer the minister to the West Atlas oil rig spill in the Kimberley. (1) What impact has the oil leak had on Western Australian coastal fisheries and marine life? (2) What advice has the minister received on any future ongoing impacts of this oil spill on WA fish resources? Hon NORMAN MOORE
I refer the minister to the West Atlas oil rig spill in the Kimberley. (1) What impact has the oil leak had on Western Australian coastal fisheries and marine life? (2) What advice has the minister received on any future ongoing impacts of this oil spill on WA fish resources? Hon NORMAN MOORE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The immediate impact was that commercial fishers were prohibited from fishing within the exclusion zone around the affected oil rig. The impact on coastal fisheries and marine life is not yet clear and that is one of the reasons that a long-term monitoring program is proposed. If this bill has impacted on the recruitment of the juveniles of the key fish species in this region, this will not become evident for a number of years. (2) I have been briefed by the Department of Fisheries on the potential for impacts on fisheries of the oil spill. These impacts are potentially in two key areas. One potential impact is the tainting of product as a direct result of the spill and the dispersant used. The second is the longer term potential for impacts on recruitment due to effects on larvae or juveniles of the species within the area of the spill. It is for this reason that my department has been working with the Australian federal government and the oil company to develop short and longer term monitoring programs so that any impacts can be assessed.
(1) What impact has the oil leak had on Western Australian coastal fisheries and marine life? (2) What advice has the minister received on any future ongoing impacts of this oil spill on WA fish resources? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The immediate impact was that commercial fishers were prohibited from fishing within the exclusion zone around the affected oil rig. The impact on coastal fisheries and marine life is not yet clear and that is one of the reasons that a long-term monitoring program is proposed. If this bill has impacted on the recruitment of the juveniles of the key fish species in this region, this will not become evident for a number of years. (2) I have been briefed by the Department of Fisheries on the potential for impacts on fisheries of the oil spill. These impacts are potentially in two key areas. One potential impact is the tainting of product as a direct result of the spill and the dispersant used. The second is the longer term potential for impacts on recruitment due to effects on larvae or juveniles of the species within the area of the spill. It is for this reason that my department has been working with the Australian federal government and the oil company to develop short and longer term monitoring programs so that any impacts can be assessed.
(2) What advice has the minister received on any future ongoing impacts of this oil spill on WA fish resources? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The immediate impact was that commercial fishers were prohibited from fishing within the exclusion zone around the affected oil rig. The impact on coastal fisheries and marine life is not yet clear and that is one of the reasons that a long-term monitoring program is proposed. If this bill has impacted on the recruitment of the juveniles of the key fish species in this region, this will not become evident for a number of years. (2) I have been briefed by the Department of Fisheries on the potential for impacts on fisheries of the oil spill. These impacts are potentially in two key areas. One potential impact is the tainting of product as a direct result of the spill and the dispersant used. The second is the longer term potential for impacts on recruitment due to effects on larvae or juveniles of the species within the area of the spill. It is for this reason that my department has been working with the Australian federal government and the oil company to develop short and longer term monitoring programs so that any impacts can be assessed.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The immediate impact was that commercial fishers were prohibited from fishing within the exclusion zone around the affected oil rig. The impact on coastal fisheries and marine life is not yet clear and that is one of the reasons that a long-term monitoring program is proposed. If this bill has impacted on the recruitment of the juveniles of the key fish species in this region, this will not become evident for a number of years. (2) I have been briefed by the Department of Fisheries on the potential for impacts on fisheries of the oil spill. These impacts are potentially in two key areas. One potential impact is the tainting of product as a direct result of the spill and the dispersant used. The second is the longer term potential for impacts on recruitment due to effects on larvae or juveniles of the species within the area of the spill. It is for this reason that my department has been working with the Australian federal government and the oil company to develop short and longer term monitoring programs so that any impacts can be assessed.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The immediate impact was that commercial fishers were prohibited from fishing within the exclusion zone around the affected oil rig. The impact on coastal fisheries and marine life is not yet clear and that is one of the reasons that a long-term monitoring program is proposed. If this bill has impacted on the recruitment of the juveniles of the key fish species in this region, this will not become evident for a number of years. (2) I have been briefed by the Department of Fisheries on the potential for impacts on fisheries of the oil spill. These impacts are potentially in two key areas. One potential impact is the tainting of product as a direct result of the spill and the dispersant used. The second is the longer term potential for impacts on recruitment due to effects on larvae or juveniles of the species within the area of the spill. It is for this reason that my department has been working with the Australian federal government and the oil company to develop short and longer term monitoring programs so that any impacts can be assessed.
(1) The immediate impact was that commercial fishers were prohibited from fishing within the exclusion zone around the affected oil rig. The impact on coastal fisheries and marine life is not yet clear and that is one of the reasons that a long-term monitoring program is proposed. If this bill has impacted on the recruitment of the juveniles of the key fish species in this region, this will not become evident for a number of years. (2) I have been briefed by the Department of Fisheries on the potential for impacts on fisheries of the oil spill. These impacts are potentially in two key areas. One potential impact is the tainting of product as a direct result of the spill and the dispersant used. The second is the longer term potential for impacts on recruitment due to effects on larvae or juveniles of the species within the area of the spill. It is for this reason that my department has been working with the Australian federal government and the oil company to develop short and longer term monitoring programs so that any impacts can be assessed.
(2) I have been briefed by the Department of Fisheries on the potential for impacts on fisheries of the oil spill. These impacts are potentially in two key areas. One potential impact is the tainting of product as a direct result of the spill and the dispersant used. The second is the longer term potential for impacts on recruitment due to effects on larvae or juveniles of the species within the area of the spill. It is for this reason that my department has been working with the Australian federal government and the oil company to develop short and longer term monitoring programs so that any impacts can be assessed.
(1) What impact has the oil leak had on Western Australian coastal fisheries and marine life? (2) What advice has the minister received on any future ongoing impacts of this oil spill on WA fish resources? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The immediate impact was that commercial fishers were prohibited from fishing within the exclusion zone around the affected oil rig. The impact on coastal fisheries and marine life is not yet clear and that is one of the reasons that a long-term monitoring program is proposed. If this bill has impacted on the recruitment of the juveniles of the key fish species in this region, this will not become evident for a number of years. (2) I have been briefed by the Department of Fisheries on the potential for impacts on fisheries of the oil spill. These impacts are potentially in two key areas. One potential impact is the tainting of product as a direct result of the spill and the dispersant used. The second is the longer term potential for impacts on recruitment due to effects on larvae or juveniles of the species within the area of the spill. It is for this reason that my department has been working with the Australian federal government and the oil company to develop short and longer term monitoring programs so that any impacts can be assessed.
(2) What advice has the minister received on any future ongoing impacts of this oil spill on WA fish resources? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The immediate impact was that commercial fishers were prohibited from fishing within the exclusion zone around the affected oil rig. The impact on coastal fisheries and marine life is not yet clear and that is one of the reasons that a long-term monitoring program is proposed. If this bill has impacted on the recruitment of the juveniles of the key fish species in this region, this will not become evident for a number of years. (2) I have been briefed by the Department of Fisheries on the potential for impacts on fisheries of the oil spill. These impacts are potentially in two key areas. One potential impact is the tainting of product as a direct result of the spill and the dispersant used. The second is the longer term potential for impacts on recruitment due to effects on larvae or juveniles of the species within the area of the spill. It is for this reason that my department has been working with the Australian federal government and the oil company to develop short and longer term monitoring programs so that any impacts can be assessed.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The immediate impact was that commercial fishers were prohibited from fishing within the exclusion zone around the affected oil rig. The impact on coastal fisheries and marine life is not yet clear and that is one of the reasons that a long-term monitoring program is proposed. If this bill has impacted on the recruitment of the juveniles of the key fish species in this region, this will not become evident for a number of years. (2) I have been briefed by the Department of Fisheries on the potential for impacts on fisheries of the oil spill. These impacts are potentially in two key areas. One potential impact is the tainting of product as a direct result of the spill and the dispersant used. The second is the longer term potential for impacts on recruitment due to effects on larvae or juveniles of the species within the area of the spill. It is for this reason that my department has been working with the Australian federal government and the oil company to develop short and longer term monitoring programs so that any impacts can be assessed.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The immediate impact was that commercial fishers were prohibited from fishing within the exclusion zone around the affected oil rig. The impact on coastal fisheries and marine life is not yet clear and that is one of the reasons that a long-term monitoring program is proposed. If this bill has impacted on the recruitment of the juveniles of the key fish species in this region, this will not become evident for a number of years. (2) I have been briefed by the Department of Fisheries on the potential for impacts on fisheries of the oil spill. These impacts are potentially in two key areas. One potential impact is the tainting of product as a direct result of the spill and the dispersant used. The second is the longer term potential for impacts on recruitment due to effects on larvae or juveniles of the species within the area of the spill. It is for this reason that my department has been working with the Australian federal government and the oil company to develop short and longer term monitoring programs so that any impacts can be assessed.
(1) The immediate impact was that commercial fishers were prohibited from fishing within the exclusion zone around the affected oil rig. The impact on coastal fisheries and marine life is not yet clear and that is one of the reasons that a long-term monitoring program is proposed. If this bill has impacted on the recruitment of the juveniles of the key fish species in this region, this will not become evident for a number of years. (2) I have been briefed by the Department of Fisheries on the potential for impacts on fisheries of the oil spill. These impacts are potentially in two key areas. One potential impact is the tainting of product as a direct result of the spill and the dispersant used. The second is the longer term potential for impacts on recruitment due to effects on larvae or juveniles of the species within the area of the spill. It is for this reason that my department has been working with the Australian federal government and the oil company to develop short and longer term monitoring programs so that any impacts can be assessed.
(2) I have been briefed by the Department of Fisheries on the potential for impacts on fisheries of the oil spill. These impacts are potentially in two key areas. One potential impact is the tainting of product as a direct result of the spill and the dispersant used. The second is the longer term potential for impacts on recruitment due to effects on larvae or juveniles of the species within the area of the spill. It is for this reason that my department has been working with the Australian federal government and the oil company to develop short and longer term monitoring programs so that any impacts can be assessed.
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