❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks catch data for whiskery and bronze whaler sharks, and incidental shark catch in other fisheries. The Minister tables data for the first two requests and states that the tabled data includes bycatch information.
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With regard to shark fisheries in Western Australia - (1) Will the minister provide the catch data for the past 10 years for the whiskery shark? (2) Will the minister provide catch data for the past 10 years for the bronze whaler shark? (3) Will the minister provide data on the incidental catch of shark in other commercial fisheries in Western Australia? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) The answers involve considerable columns of figures. Therefore, I table the figures in respect of parts (1) and (2) of the question. [See paper No 701.] (3) The figures in (1) and (2) include all reported catch from both the demersal gillnet and demersal long-line fisheries, and bycatch from other commercial fisheries.
(1) Will the minister provide the catch data for the past 10 years for the whiskery shark? (2) Will the minister provide catch data for the past 10 years for the bronze whaler shark? (3) Will the minister provide data on the incidental catch of shark in other commercial fisheries in Western Australia? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) The answers involve considerable columns of figures. Therefore, I table the figures in respect of parts (1) and (2) of the question. [See paper No 701.] (3) The figures in (1) and (2) include all reported catch from both the demersal gillnet and demersal long-line fisheries, and bycatch from other commercial fisheries.
(2) Will the minister provide catch data for the past 10 years for the bronze whaler shark? (3) Will the minister provide data on the incidental catch of shark in other commercial fisheries in Western Australia? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) The answers involve considerable columns of figures. Therefore, I table the figures in respect of parts (1) and (2) of the question. [See paper No 701.] (3) The figures in (1) and (2) include all reported catch from both the demersal gillnet and demersal long-line fisheries, and bycatch from other commercial fisheries.
(3) Will the minister provide data on the incidental catch of shark in other commercial fisheries in Western Australia? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) The answers involve considerable columns of figures. Therefore, I table the figures in respect of parts (1) and (2) of the question. [See paper No 701.] (3) The figures in (1) and (2) include all reported catch from both the demersal gillnet and demersal long-line fisheries, and bycatch from other commercial fisheries.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) The answers involve considerable columns of figures. Therefore, I table the figures in respect of parts (1) and (2) of the question. [See paper No 701.] (3) The figures in (1) and (2) include all reported catch from both the demersal gillnet and demersal long-line fisheries, and bycatch from other commercial fisheries.
I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) The answers involve considerable columns of figures. Therefore, I table the figures in respect of parts (1) and (2) of the question. [See paper No 701.] (3) The figures in (1) and (2) include all reported catch from both the demersal gillnet and demersal long-line fisheries, and bycatch from other commercial fisheries.
(1)-(2) The answers involve considerable columns of figures. Therefore, I table the figures in respect of parts (1) and (2) of the question. [See paper No 701.] (3) The figures in (1) and (2) include all reported catch from both the demersal gillnet and demersal long-line fisheries, and bycatch from other commercial fisheries.
(3) The figures in (1) and (2) include all reported catch from both the demersal gillnet and demersal long-line fisheries, and bycatch from other commercial fisheries.
(1) Will the minister provide the catch data for the past 10 years for the whiskery shark? (2) Will the minister provide catch data for the past 10 years for the bronze whaler shark? (3) Will the minister provide data on the incidental catch of shark in other commercial fisheries in Western Australia? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) The answers involve considerable columns of figures. Therefore, I table the figures in respect of parts (1) and (2) of the question. [See paper No 701.] (3) The figures in (1) and (2) include all reported catch from both the demersal gillnet and demersal long-line fisheries, and bycatch from other commercial fisheries.
(2) Will the minister provide catch data for the past 10 years for the bronze whaler shark? (3) Will the minister provide data on the incidental catch of shark in other commercial fisheries in Western Australia? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) The answers involve considerable columns of figures. Therefore, I table the figures in respect of parts (1) and (2) of the question. [See paper No 701.] (3) The figures in (1) and (2) include all reported catch from both the demersal gillnet and demersal long-line fisheries, and bycatch from other commercial fisheries.
(3) Will the minister provide data on the incidental catch of shark in other commercial fisheries in Western Australia? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) The answers involve considerable columns of figures. Therefore, I table the figures in respect of parts (1) and (2) of the question. [See paper No 701.] (3) The figures in (1) and (2) include all reported catch from both the demersal gillnet and demersal long-line fisheries, and bycatch from other commercial fisheries.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) The answers involve considerable columns of figures. Therefore, I table the figures in respect of parts (1) and (2) of the question. [See paper No 701.] (3) The figures in (1) and (2) include all reported catch from both the demersal gillnet and demersal long-line fisheries, and bycatch from other commercial fisheries.
I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) The answers involve considerable columns of figures. Therefore, I table the figures in respect of parts (1) and (2) of the question. [See paper No 701.] (3) The figures in (1) and (2) include all reported catch from both the demersal gillnet and demersal long-line fisheries, and bycatch from other commercial fisheries.
(1)-(2) The answers involve considerable columns of figures. Therefore, I table the figures in respect of parts (1) and (2) of the question. [See paper No 701.] (3) The figures in (1) and (2) include all reported catch from both the demersal gillnet and demersal long-line fisheries, and bycatch from other commercial fisheries.
(3) The figures in (1) and (2) include all reported catch from both the demersal gillnet and demersal long-line fisheries, and bycatch from other commercial fisheries.
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