❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information regarding the Department of Fisheries' drum line program, specifically concerning photographic documentation of captured animals and an alleged dolphin capture off Leighton Beach. The Minister confirms standard photographic procedure and the capture of two tiger sharks, but declines to table the photographs.
AnsweredQoN 874Legislative Council
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(1) Is it standard procedure for officers on the Department of Fisheries boats, involved in
the drum lining program, to take a photograph of the animals caught on
the drum lines? (2) If no to (1), please describe under what circumstances photographs are taken, and why they are sometimes not taken? (3) How any individual animals were captured on drum lines off Leighton Beach on the morning of Thursday, 20 February 2014? (4) Were photographs taken of all the animals captured on drum lines off Leighton Beach on the morning of Thursday, 20 February 2014? (5) If no to (4), why not? (6) In order to address ongoing claims that a dolphin was captured on a drum
line off Leighton Beach on the morning of Thursday, 20 February 2014, will the Minister table all photographs taken of all the animals captured on drum lines
off Leighton Beach that morning?
the drum lining program, to take a photograph of the animals caught on
the drum lines? (2) If no to (1), please describe under what circumstances photographs are taken, and why they are sometimes not taken? (3) How any individual animals were captured on drum lines off Leighton Beach on the morning of Thursday, 20 February 2014? (4) Were photographs taken of all the animals captured on drum lines off Leighton Beach on the morning of Thursday, 20 February 2014? (5) If no to (4), why not? (6) In order to address ongoing claims that a dolphin was captured on a drum
line off Leighton Beach on the morning of Thursday, 20 February 2014, will the Minister table all photographs taken of all the animals captured on drum lines
off Leighton Beach that morning?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
1 April 2014
Responded by
Minister for Fisheries
Response time
20 days
(1) Yes
(2) Not applicable
(3) Two Tiger sharks were captured on Leighton Beach drum lines on 20 February 2014. The first shark was removed at 6.40am and the second at 12.19pm.
(4) Yes
(5) Not applicable
(6) No. Catch data on drum line operations is released and made public on the Department of Fisheries website.
(2) Not applicable
(3) Two Tiger sharks were captured on Leighton Beach drum lines on 20 February 2014. The first shark was removed at 6.40am and the second at 12.19pm.
(4) Yes
(5) Not applicable
(6) No. Catch data on drum line operations is released and made public on the Department of Fisheries website.
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