❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice addresses the preservation of at-risk demersal fish stocks, specifically dhufish, and seeks information on recreational catch and progress towards a 50% reduction in fishing effort. The Minister's response indicates a lack of data on recreational catch and effort, and acknowledges that the reduction target has not been met for the recreational sector.
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preservation of demersal fisheries
I refer to the west coast bioregion at-risk demersal fish stocks. (1) How many kilograms of at-risk species such as dhufish were caught between 1 October 2008 and 31 March 2009 by the recreational sector? (2) Has the 50 per cent reduction of effort been achieved to ensure the long-term sustainability of their stocks as stated by the minister in his answer to question without notice 115, headed “Preservation of Demersal Species”, asked on 2 December 2008 in the Legislative Council? (3) If no to (2), why not? Hon NORMAN MOORE
I refer to the west coast bioregion at-risk demersal fish stocks. (1) How many kilograms of at-risk species such as dhufish were caught between 1 October 2008 and 31 March 2009 by the recreational sector? (2) Has the 50 per cent reduction of effort been achieved to ensure the long-term sustainability of their stocks as stated by the minister in his answer to question without notice 115, headed “Preservation of Demersal Species”, asked on 2 December 2008 in the Legislative Council? (3) If no to (2), why not? Hon NORMAN MOORE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am not sure whether the answer will be long enough, but I will do my best! (1) No estimate is currently available of the catch of high-risk species taken by the recreational sector between 1 October 2008 and 31 March 2009. (2) No estimate of recent levels of recreational effort is available. However, it is unlikely that the recreational effort or catch levels have decreased by 50 per cent. Estimates of the commercial catch in 2008 indicate that a catch reduction in the order of 50 per cent has been achieved; that is, the 2008 commercial catch was approximately half the commercial catch taken in 2005-06. (3) Achieving the 50 per cent reduction in effort in the recreational sector is dependent on new arrangements being introduced to reduce the fishing effort for that sector. The appropriate arrangements for the recreational sector are still under consideration by the government.
(1) How many kilograms of at-risk species such as dhufish were caught between 1 October 2008 and 31 March 2009 by the recreational sector? (2) Has the 50 per cent reduction of effort been achieved to ensure the long-term sustainability of their stocks as stated by the minister in his answer to question without notice 115, headed “Preservation of Demersal Species”, asked on 2 December 2008 in the Legislative Council? (3) If no to (2), why not? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am not sure whether the answer will be long enough, but I will do my best! (1) No estimate is currently available of the catch of high-risk species taken by the recreational sector between 1 October 2008 and 31 March 2009. (2) No estimate of recent levels of recreational effort is available. However, it is unlikely that the recreational effort or catch levels have decreased by 50 per cent. Estimates of the commercial catch in 2008 indicate that a catch reduction in the order of 50 per cent has been achieved; that is, the 2008 commercial catch was approximately half the commercial catch taken in 2005-06. (3) Achieving the 50 per cent reduction in effort in the recreational sector is dependent on new arrangements being introduced to reduce the fishing effort for that sector. The appropriate arrangements for the recreational sector are still under consideration by the government.
(2) Has the 50 per cent reduction of effort been achieved to ensure the long-term sustainability of their stocks as stated by the minister in his answer to question without notice 115, headed “Preservation of Demersal Species”, asked on 2 December 2008 in the Legislative Council? (3) If no to (2), why not? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am not sure whether the answer will be long enough, but I will do my best! (1) No estimate is currently available of the catch of high-risk species taken by the recreational sector between 1 October 2008 and 31 March 2009. (2) No estimate of recent levels of recreational effort is available. However, it is unlikely that the recreational effort or catch levels have decreased by 50 per cent. Estimates of the commercial catch in 2008 indicate that a catch reduction in the order of 50 per cent has been achieved; that is, the 2008 commercial catch was approximately half the commercial catch taken in 2005-06. (3) Achieving the 50 per cent reduction in effort in the recreational sector is dependent on new arrangements being introduced to reduce the fishing effort for that sector. The appropriate arrangements for the recreational sector are still under consideration by the government.
(3) If no to (2), why not? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am not sure whether the answer will be long enough, but I will do my best! (1) No estimate is currently available of the catch of high-risk species taken by the recreational sector between 1 October 2008 and 31 March 2009. (2) No estimate of recent levels of recreational effort is available. However, it is unlikely that the recreational effort or catch levels have decreased by 50 per cent. Estimates of the commercial catch in 2008 indicate that a catch reduction in the order of 50 per cent has been achieved; that is, the 2008 commercial catch was approximately half the commercial catch taken in 2005-06. (3) Achieving the 50 per cent reduction in effort in the recreational sector is dependent on new arrangements being introduced to reduce the fishing effort for that sector. The appropriate arrangements for the recreational sector are still under consideration by the government.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am not sure whether the answer will be long enough, but I will do my best! (1) No estimate is currently available of the catch of high-risk species taken by the recreational sector between 1 October 2008 and 31 March 2009. (2) No estimate of recent levels of recreational effort is available. However, it is unlikely that the recreational effort or catch levels have decreased by 50 per cent. Estimates of the commercial catch in 2008 indicate that a catch reduction in the order of 50 per cent has been achieved; that is, the 2008 commercial catch was approximately half the commercial catch taken in 2005-06. (3) Achieving the 50 per cent reduction in effort in the recreational sector is dependent on new arrangements being introduced to reduce the fishing effort for that sector. The appropriate arrangements for the recreational sector are still under consideration by the government.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am not sure whether the answer will be long enough, but I will do my best! (1) No estimate is currently available of the catch of high-risk species taken by the recreational sector between 1 October 2008 and 31 March 2009. (2) No estimate of recent levels of recreational effort is available. However, it is unlikely that the recreational effort or catch levels have decreased by 50 per cent. Estimates of the commercial catch in 2008 indicate that a catch reduction in the order of 50 per cent has been achieved; that is, the 2008 commercial catch was approximately half the commercial catch taken in 2005-06. (3) Achieving the 50 per cent reduction in effort in the recreational sector is dependent on new arrangements being introduced to reduce the fishing effort for that sector. The appropriate arrangements for the recreational sector are still under consideration by the government.
(1) No estimate is currently available of the catch of high-risk species taken by the recreational sector between 1 October 2008 and 31 March 2009. (2) No estimate of recent levels of recreational effort is available. However, it is unlikely that the recreational effort or catch levels have decreased by 50 per cent. Estimates of the commercial catch in 2008 indicate that a catch reduction in the order of 50 per cent has been achieved; that is, the 2008 commercial catch was approximately half the commercial catch taken in 2005-06. (3) Achieving the 50 per cent reduction in effort in the recreational sector is dependent on new arrangements being introduced to reduce the fishing effort for that sector. The appropriate arrangements for the recreational sector are still under consideration by the government.
(2) No estimate of recent levels of recreational effort is available. However, it is unlikely that the recreational effort or catch levels have decreased by 50 per cent. Estimates of the commercial catch in 2008 indicate that a catch reduction in the order of 50 per cent has been achieved; that is, the 2008 commercial catch was approximately half the commercial catch taken in 2005-06. (3) Achieving the 50 per cent reduction in effort in the recreational sector is dependent on new arrangements being introduced to reduce the fishing effort for that sector. The appropriate arrangements for the recreational sector are still under consideration by the government.
(3) Achieving the 50 per cent reduction in effort in the recreational sector is dependent on new arrangements being introduced to reduce the fishing effort for that sector. The appropriate arrangements for the recreational sector are still under consideration by the government.
(1) How many kilograms of at-risk species such as dhufish were caught between 1 October 2008 and 31 March 2009 by the recreational sector? (2) Has the 50 per cent reduction of effort been achieved to ensure the long-term sustainability of their stocks as stated by the minister in his answer to question without notice 115, headed “Preservation of Demersal Species”, asked on 2 December 2008 in the Legislative Council? (3) If no to (2), why not? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am not sure whether the answer will be long enough, but I will do my best! (1) No estimate is currently available of the catch of high-risk species taken by the recreational sector between 1 October 2008 and 31 March 2009. (2) No estimate of recent levels of recreational effort is available. However, it is unlikely that the recreational effort or catch levels have decreased by 50 per cent. Estimates of the commercial catch in 2008 indicate that a catch reduction in the order of 50 per cent has been achieved; that is, the 2008 commercial catch was approximately half the commercial catch taken in 2005-06. (3) Achieving the 50 per cent reduction in effort in the recreational sector is dependent on new arrangements being introduced to reduce the fishing effort for that sector. The appropriate arrangements for the recreational sector are still under consideration by the government.
(2) Has the 50 per cent reduction of effort been achieved to ensure the long-term sustainability of their stocks as stated by the minister in his answer to question without notice 115, headed “Preservation of Demersal Species”, asked on 2 December 2008 in the Legislative Council? (3) If no to (2), why not? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am not sure whether the answer will be long enough, but I will do my best! (1) No estimate is currently available of the catch of high-risk species taken by the recreational sector between 1 October 2008 and 31 March 2009. (2) No estimate of recent levels of recreational effort is available. However, it is unlikely that the recreational effort or catch levels have decreased by 50 per cent. Estimates of the commercial catch in 2008 indicate that a catch reduction in the order of 50 per cent has been achieved; that is, the 2008 commercial catch was approximately half the commercial catch taken in 2005-06. (3) Achieving the 50 per cent reduction in effort in the recreational sector is dependent on new arrangements being introduced to reduce the fishing effort for that sector. The appropriate arrangements for the recreational sector are still under consideration by the government.
(3) If no to (2), why not? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am not sure whether the answer will be long enough, but I will do my best! (1) No estimate is currently available of the catch of high-risk species taken by the recreational sector between 1 October 2008 and 31 March 2009. (2) No estimate of recent levels of recreational effort is available. However, it is unlikely that the recreational effort or catch levels have decreased by 50 per cent. Estimates of the commercial catch in 2008 indicate that a catch reduction in the order of 50 per cent has been achieved; that is, the 2008 commercial catch was approximately half the commercial catch taken in 2005-06. (3) Achieving the 50 per cent reduction in effort in the recreational sector is dependent on new arrangements being introduced to reduce the fishing effort for that sector. The appropriate arrangements for the recreational sector are still under consideration by the government.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am not sure whether the answer will be long enough, but I will do my best! (1) No estimate is currently available of the catch of high-risk species taken by the recreational sector between 1 October 2008 and 31 March 2009. (2) No estimate of recent levels of recreational effort is available. However, it is unlikely that the recreational effort or catch levels have decreased by 50 per cent. Estimates of the commercial catch in 2008 indicate that a catch reduction in the order of 50 per cent has been achieved; that is, the 2008 commercial catch was approximately half the commercial catch taken in 2005-06. (3) Achieving the 50 per cent reduction in effort in the recreational sector is dependent on new arrangements being introduced to reduce the fishing effort for that sector. The appropriate arrangements for the recreational sector are still under consideration by the government.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am not sure whether the answer will be long enough, but I will do my best! (1) No estimate is currently available of the catch of high-risk species taken by the recreational sector between 1 October 2008 and 31 March 2009. (2) No estimate of recent levels of recreational effort is available. However, it is unlikely that the recreational effort or catch levels have decreased by 50 per cent. Estimates of the commercial catch in 2008 indicate that a catch reduction in the order of 50 per cent has been achieved; that is, the 2008 commercial catch was approximately half the commercial catch taken in 2005-06. (3) Achieving the 50 per cent reduction in effort in the recreational sector is dependent on new arrangements being introduced to reduce the fishing effort for that sector. The appropriate arrangements for the recreational sector are still under consideration by the government.
(1) No estimate is currently available of the catch of high-risk species taken by the recreational sector between 1 October 2008 and 31 March 2009. (2) No estimate of recent levels of recreational effort is available. However, it is unlikely that the recreational effort or catch levels have decreased by 50 per cent. Estimates of the commercial catch in 2008 indicate that a catch reduction in the order of 50 per cent has been achieved; that is, the 2008 commercial catch was approximately half the commercial catch taken in 2005-06. (3) Achieving the 50 per cent reduction in effort in the recreational sector is dependent on new arrangements being introduced to reduce the fishing effort for that sector. The appropriate arrangements for the recreational sector are still under consideration by the government.
(2) No estimate of recent levels of recreational effort is available. However, it is unlikely that the recreational effort or catch levels have decreased by 50 per cent. Estimates of the commercial catch in 2008 indicate that a catch reduction in the order of 50 per cent has been achieved; that is, the 2008 commercial catch was approximately half the commercial catch taken in 2005-06. (3) Achieving the 50 per cent reduction in effort in the recreational sector is dependent on new arrangements being introduced to reduce the fishing effort for that sector. The appropriate arrangements for the recreational sector are still under consideration by the government.
(3) Achieving the 50 per cent reduction in effort in the recreational sector is dependent on new arrangements being introduced to reduce the fishing effort for that sector. The appropriate arrangements for the recreational sector are still under consideration by the government.
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