❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding a shark hazard mitigation drum line trial in the south west. The Minister's response indicates difficulty obtaining information from NSW and a decision to conduct a WA-based trial.
AnsweredQoN 631Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
SHARKS — HAZARD MITIGATION — DRUM LINE TRIAL
631. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the minister
representing the Minister for Fisheries:
I refer to the
government's decision to trial Shark-Management-Alert-in-Real-Time drum
lines in the south west.
(1) Will the
minister table all information and correspondence provided by New South Wales?
(2) How much
funding has the government allocated to this trial?
(3)
What has changed since the minister's response to question without
notice 364 on 15 May, when he said, ''Without a scientific assessment,
it would not be appropriate for a minister to commit to these drum lines at
this time''?
631. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the minister
representing the Minister for Fisheries:
I refer to the
government's decision to trial Shark-Management-Alert-in-Real-Time drum
lines in the south west.
(1) Will the
minister table all information and correspondence provided by New South Wales?
(2) How much
funding has the government allocated to this trial?
(3)
What has changed since the minister's response to question without
notice 364 on 15 May, when he said, ''Without a scientific assessment,
it would not be appropriate for a minister to commit to these drum lines at
this time''?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member
for the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister
for Fisheries.
(1)
Due to the level of information required, it is not possible to provide an
answer in the time available. I therefore I request that the honourable member
place this part of the question on notice.
(2) Final costings
for the trial are yet to be determined.
(3)
The Western Australian government has been seeking data from New South Wales on
its drum line trial. Unfortunately, the New South Wales government has not
provided the information that was requested. A decision was therefore made to
conduct our own 12-month non-lethal SMART drum line research trial to determine
its effectiveness as a shark hazard-mitigation tool.
for the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister
for Fisheries.
(1)
Due to the level of information required, it is not possible to provide an
answer in the time available. I therefore I request that the honourable member
place this part of the question on notice.
(2) Final costings
for the trial are yet to be determined.
(3)
The Western Australian government has been seeking data from New South Wales on
its drum line trial. Unfortunately, the New South Wales government has not
provided the information that was requested. A decision was therefore made to
conduct our own 12-month non-lethal SMART drum line research trial to determine
its effectiveness as a shark hazard-mitigation tool.
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