Hon Colin de Grussa asks about the implementation, reviews, and outcomes of the West Coast Demersal Scalefish Resource Recovery Plan. The Parliamentary Secretary provides details on implementation timeline, review process, and tables a report.

AnsweredQoN 226Legislative Council
Asked
2 June 2021
Portfolio
Fisheries

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WEST COAST DEMERSAL
SCALEFISH RESOURCE
226. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Fisheries:
I refer to the West coast
demersal scalefish resource recovery plan.
(1) When was this plan implemented?
(2) What reviews of this plan have occurred subsequent
to implementation and when was the most recent review?
(3) Please table any reports or
outcomes of any such reviews.

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I thank the member for some notice
of the question.
(1) New management measures for recreational and
commercial fishers were introduced over 2009–10 as p art of a recovery
plan for the west coast demersal scalefish.
(2) A review of
the status of the resource occurs after each periodic stock assessment, with
the next stock assessment due in mid-2021. The outcomes of this stock
assessment will be evaluated against agreed recovery milestones to determine
whether the resource is recovering at an acceptable rate or whether additional
management measures are required.
(3) I table the attached report.
[See paper 249 .]

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