❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the Fisheries Adjustment Scheme, specifically concerning the buy-back of fishing licenses and the phasing out of commercial fishing in the Swan and Canning Rivers. The government's response details recipients, payment amounts, affected fisheries, and progress towards fulfilling its election promise.
AnsweredQoN 1570Legislative Assembly
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(b) who were the recipients of these funds; (c) what was the value of the respective payment; (d) in which respective fisheries were the licences purchased back from; and (e) has the State Government fulfilled its election promise to “use the provisions of the Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act to phase out commercial fishing in the Swan and Canning Rivers”, and if not, why not, and when will this occur?
(c) what was the value of the respective payment; (d) in which respective fisheries were the licences purchased back from; and (e) has the State Government fulfilled its election promise to “use the provisions of the Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act to phase out commercial fishing in the Swan and Canning Rivers”, and if not, why not, and when will this occur?
(d) in which respective fisheries were the licences purchased back from; and (e) has the State Government fulfilled its election promise to “use the provisions of the Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act to phase out commercial fishing in the Swan and Canning Rivers”, and if not, why not, and when will this occur?
(e) has the State Government fulfilled its election promise to “use the provisions of the Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act to phase out commercial fishing in the Swan and Canning Rivers”, and if not, why not, and when will this occur?
(b) The recipients were Messer's Adams, Jones, Mountain, Readshaw, Soulos, Launder, R Lear and the Estate of W Lear. (c) The respective payments in the same order given in (b) above were $154,000, $154,000, $250,000, $250,000, $18,550, $16,000, $5,000 and $5,000. (d) The South West Coast Salmon Managed Fishery, Area 1 of the West Coast Estuarine Fishery, which is the Swan and Canning Rivers, and commercial crab fishing in Geographe Bay. (e) The State Government is fulfilling the election promise to phase out commercial fishing in the Swan and Canning Rivers through the continued availability of a Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme specifically targeted to this Fishery, which has left just two commercial operators. The current Scheme is ongoing until February 2007. If the Scheme does not attract further voluntary offers alternate legislative mechanisms, available under the Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act 1987, will be considered.
(c) The respective payments in the same order given in (b) above were $154,000, $154,000, $250,000, $250,000, $18,550, $16,000, $5,000 and $5,000. (d) The South West Coast Salmon Managed Fishery, Area 1 of the West Coast Estuarine Fishery, which is the Swan and Canning Rivers, and commercial crab fishing in Geographe Bay. (e) The State Government is fulfilling the election promise to phase out commercial fishing in the Swan and Canning Rivers through the continued availability of a Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme specifically targeted to this Fishery, which has left just two commercial operators. The current Scheme is ongoing until February 2007. If the Scheme does not attract further voluntary offers alternate legislative mechanisms, available under the Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act 1987, will be considered.
(d) The South West Coast Salmon Managed Fishery, Area 1 of the West Coast Estuarine Fishery, which is the Swan and Canning Rivers, and commercial crab fishing in Geographe Bay. (e) The State Government is fulfilling the election promise to phase out commercial fishing in the Swan and Canning Rivers through the continued availability of a Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme specifically targeted to this Fishery, which has left just two commercial operators. The current Scheme is ongoing until February 2007. If the Scheme does not attract further voluntary offers alternate legislative mechanisms, available under the Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act 1987, will be considered.
(e) The State Government is fulfilling the election promise to phase out commercial fishing in the Swan and Canning Rivers through the continued availability of a Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme specifically targeted to this Fishery, which has left just two commercial operators. The current Scheme is ongoing until February 2007. If the Scheme does not attract further voluntary offers alternate legislative mechanisms, available under the Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act 1987, will be considered.
(c) what was the value of the respective payment; (d) in which respective fisheries were the licences purchased back from; and (e) has the State Government fulfilled its election promise to “use the provisions of the Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act to phase out commercial fishing in the Swan and Canning Rivers”, and if not, why not, and when will this occur?
(d) in which respective fisheries were the licences purchased back from; and (e) has the State Government fulfilled its election promise to “use the provisions of the Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act to phase out commercial fishing in the Swan and Canning Rivers”, and if not, why not, and when will this occur?
(e) has the State Government fulfilled its election promise to “use the provisions of the Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act to phase out commercial fishing in the Swan and Canning Rivers”, and if not, why not, and when will this occur?
(b) The recipients were Messer's Adams, Jones, Mountain, Readshaw, Soulos, Launder, R Lear and the Estate of W Lear. (c) The respective payments in the same order given in (b) above were $154,000, $154,000, $250,000, $250,000, $18,550, $16,000, $5,000 and $5,000. (d) The South West Coast Salmon Managed Fishery, Area 1 of the West Coast Estuarine Fishery, which is the Swan and Canning Rivers, and commercial crab fishing in Geographe Bay. (e) The State Government is fulfilling the election promise to phase out commercial fishing in the Swan and Canning Rivers through the continued availability of a Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme specifically targeted to this Fishery, which has left just two commercial operators. The current Scheme is ongoing until February 2007. If the Scheme does not attract further voluntary offers alternate legislative mechanisms, available under the Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act 1987, will be considered.
(c) The respective payments in the same order given in (b) above were $154,000, $154,000, $250,000, $250,000, $18,550, $16,000, $5,000 and $5,000. (d) The South West Coast Salmon Managed Fishery, Area 1 of the West Coast Estuarine Fishery, which is the Swan and Canning Rivers, and commercial crab fishing in Geographe Bay. (e) The State Government is fulfilling the election promise to phase out commercial fishing in the Swan and Canning Rivers through the continued availability of a Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme specifically targeted to this Fishery, which has left just two commercial operators. The current Scheme is ongoing until February 2007. If the Scheme does not attract further voluntary offers alternate legislative mechanisms, available under the Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act 1987, will be considered.
(d) The South West Coast Salmon Managed Fishery, Area 1 of the West Coast Estuarine Fishery, which is the Swan and Canning Rivers, and commercial crab fishing in Geographe Bay. (e) The State Government is fulfilling the election promise to phase out commercial fishing in the Swan and Canning Rivers through the continued availability of a Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme specifically targeted to this Fishery, which has left just two commercial operators. The current Scheme is ongoing until February 2007. If the Scheme does not attract further voluntary offers alternate legislative mechanisms, available under the Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act 1987, will be considered.
(e) The State Government is fulfilling the election promise to phase out commercial fishing in the Swan and Canning Rivers through the continued availability of a Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme specifically targeted to this Fishery, which has left just two commercial operators. The current Scheme is ongoing until February 2007. If the Scheme does not attract further voluntary offers alternate legislative mechanisms, available under the Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act 1987, will be considered.
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Answered
21 November 2006
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Fisheries
Response time
33 days
(a) Two South West Coast Salmon Managed Fishery Licences and associated Fishing Boat Licences, two Area 1 West Coast Estuarine Managed Fishery Licences and associated Fishing Boat Licences for the Swan and Canning Rivers. In addition, Act of Grace payments were made to three commercial fishers for closing Geographe Bay to commercial crab fishing and one commercial fisher relating to the cancellation of a Fishing Boat Licence.
(b) The recipients were Messer's Adams, Jones, Mountain, Readshaw, Soulos, Launder, R Lear and the Estate of W Lear.
(c) The respective payments in the same order given in (b) above were $154,000, $154,000, $250,000, $250,000, $18,550, $16,000, $5,000 and $5,000.
(d) The South West Coast Salmon Managed Fishery, Area 1 of the West Coast Estuarine Fishery, which is the Swan and Canning Rivers, and commercial crab fishing in Geographe Bay.
(e) The State Government is fulfilling the election promise to phase out commercial fishing in the Swan and Canning Rivers through the continued availability of a Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme specifically targeted to this Fishery, which has left just two commercial operators. The current Scheme is ongoing until February 2007. If the Scheme does not attract further voluntary offers alternate legislative mechanisms, available under the
Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act 1987,
will be considered.
(b) The recipients were Messer's Adams, Jones, Mountain, Readshaw, Soulos, Launder, R Lear and the Estate of W Lear.
(c) The respective payments in the same order given in (b) above were $154,000, $154,000, $250,000, $250,000, $18,550, $16,000, $5,000 and $5,000.
(d) The South West Coast Salmon Managed Fishery, Area 1 of the West Coast Estuarine Fishery, which is the Swan and Canning Rivers, and commercial crab fishing in Geographe Bay.
(e) The State Government is fulfilling the election promise to phase out commercial fishing in the Swan and Canning Rivers through the continued availability of a Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme specifically targeted to this Fishery, which has left just two commercial operators. The current Scheme is ongoing until February 2007. If the Scheme does not attract further voluntary offers alternate legislative mechanisms, available under the
Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act 1987,
will be considered.
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