Hon Rick Mazza questions the Minister for Fisheries about their past involvement with the Carnarvon Recreational Fishing Advisory Council, specifically regarding their stance on fish traps. The Minister confirms their past role and provides dates of service, clarifying that the issue of fish traps was not relevant during their tenure.

AnsweredQoN 44Legislative Council
Asked
17 February 2016
Portfolio
Fisheries

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CARNARVON RECREATIONAL FISHING ADVISORY COUNCIL
44. Hon RICK MAZZA to the Minister for
Fisheries:
Thank you, Mr President.
I refer to question without notice
22 of yesterday, 16 February 2016, in which I asked about the Carnarvon Recreational
Fishing Advisory Council.
(1) Can the
minister advise what position he held, if any, on the Carnarvon Recreational
Fishing Advisory Council?
(2) If the minister held a position
on the council, can he please advise the dates of his tenure?
(3) If the
minister was a member of the council, what was the minister's position
on the use of fish traps while on that committee?

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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of this question.
(1) I can confirm
that I have served as both a member and chair of the Carnarvon Regional
Recreational Fishing Advisory Committee.
(2) I served on
the committee from the late 1990s until around the end of 2001. I was elected
chair of the committee on 12 June 1998 and chaired my final meeting on 9
November 2001 prior to stepping down from this position. If the honourable
member requires the precise dates of my appointments, please put the question
on notice and I will take the time to retrieve the information from the
archives.
(3) As the
commercial fishing industry had phased out the use of fish traps in the
Gascoyne region by the late 1980s, I had no cause to have a position on the use
of fish traps during my time on the committee.

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