❓ A parliamentary question addresses the WA Minister for Fisheries regarding new recreational fishing rules aimed at reducing demersal scalefish catch by 50%, questioning the measures' effectiveness, licensing costs, data collection, and potential logbooks. The Minister's response outlines the measures and their expected impact.
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RECREATIONAL FISHING REGULATIONS
I ask this question on behalf of Hon Jon Ford, who cannot be in the house this afternoon. I refer to the recently announced recreational fishing rules, which are designed to achieve a 50 per cent reduction in catch and effort in recreational demersal scalefish. (1) Can the minister explain in detail how the new raft of measures will reduce the catch and effort of the recreational demersal fishery by 50 per cent? (2) Is the high cost of a demersal licence designed to remove some fishers from participation? (3) If no, what is it designed to do? (4) What impact will the demersal recreational licence fee and the general recreational licence fee have in helping to reduce catch and effort? (5) Can the minister explain how information obtained from licence holders will help the Department of Fisheries improve its capacity to monitor and manage the fisheries? (6) Is the minister prepared to introduce compulsory logbooks for any part of the recreational fishery? Hon NORMAN MOORE
I ask this question on behalf of Hon Jon Ford, who cannot be in the house this afternoon. I refer to the recently announced recreational fishing rules, which are designed to achieve a 50 per cent reduction in catch and effort in recreational demersal scalefish. (1) Can the minister explain in detail how the new raft of measures will reduce the catch and effort of the recreational demersal fishery by 50 per cent? (2) Is the high cost of a demersal licence designed to remove some fishers from participation? (3) If no, what is it designed to do? (4) What impact will the demersal recreational licence fee and the general recreational licence fee have in helping to reduce catch and effort? (5) Can the minister explain how information obtained from licence holders will help the Department of Fisheries improve its capacity to monitor and manage the fisheries? (6) Is the minister prepared to introduce compulsory logbooks for any part of the recreational fishery? Hon NORMAN MOORE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The package aims to reduce the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion by up to 50 per cent through a suite of measures. These include the changes to bag, boat, size and possession limits which were introduced in January 2009, and which are expected to reduce the catch by up to 10 per cent; the seasonal closure from mid-October to mid-December, which is expected to reduce the catch by up to a further 15 per cent; and the new demersal scalefish licence and the recreational boat fishing licence, which is expected to contribute to the balance of the reduction. The government is prepared to introduce further measures if these do not meet the target. (2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
I refer to the recently announced recreational fishing rules, which are designed to achieve a 50 per cent reduction in catch and effort in recreational demersal scalefish. (1) Can the minister explain in detail how the new raft of measures will reduce the catch and effort of the recreational demersal fishery by 50 per cent? (2) Is the high cost of a demersal licence designed to remove some fishers from participation? (3) If no, what is it designed to do? (4) What impact will the demersal recreational licence fee and the general recreational licence fee have in helping to reduce catch and effort? (5) Can the minister explain how information obtained from licence holders will help the Department of Fisheries improve its capacity to monitor and manage the fisheries? (6) Is the minister prepared to introduce compulsory logbooks for any part of the recreational fishery? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The package aims to reduce the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion by up to 50 per cent through a suite of measures. These include the changes to bag, boat, size and possession limits which were introduced in January 2009, and which are expected to reduce the catch by up to 10 per cent; the seasonal closure from mid-October to mid-December, which is expected to reduce the catch by up to a further 15 per cent; and the new demersal scalefish licence and the recreational boat fishing licence, which is expected to contribute to the balance of the reduction. The government is prepared to introduce further measures if these do not meet the target. (2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(1) Can the minister explain in detail how the new raft of measures will reduce the catch and effort of the recreational demersal fishery by 50 per cent? (2) Is the high cost of a demersal licence designed to remove some fishers from participation? (3) If no, what is it designed to do? (4) What impact will the demersal recreational licence fee and the general recreational licence fee have in helping to reduce catch and effort? (5) Can the minister explain how information obtained from licence holders will help the Department of Fisheries improve its capacity to monitor and manage the fisheries? (6) Is the minister prepared to introduce compulsory logbooks for any part of the recreational fishery? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The package aims to reduce the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion by up to 50 per cent through a suite of measures. These include the changes to bag, boat, size and possession limits which were introduced in January 2009, and which are expected to reduce the catch by up to 10 per cent; the seasonal closure from mid-October to mid-December, which is expected to reduce the catch by up to a further 15 per cent; and the new demersal scalefish licence and the recreational boat fishing licence, which is expected to contribute to the balance of the reduction. The government is prepared to introduce further measures if these do not meet the target. (2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(2) Is the high cost of a demersal licence designed to remove some fishers from participation? (3) If no, what is it designed to do? (4) What impact will the demersal recreational licence fee and the general recreational licence fee have in helping to reduce catch and effort? (5) Can the minister explain how information obtained from licence holders will help the Department of Fisheries improve its capacity to monitor and manage the fisheries? (6) Is the minister prepared to introduce compulsory logbooks for any part of the recreational fishery? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The package aims to reduce the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion by up to 50 per cent through a suite of measures. These include the changes to bag, boat, size and possession limits which were introduced in January 2009, and which are expected to reduce the catch by up to 10 per cent; the seasonal closure from mid-October to mid-December, which is expected to reduce the catch by up to a further 15 per cent; and the new demersal scalefish licence and the recreational boat fishing licence, which is expected to contribute to the balance of the reduction. The government is prepared to introduce further measures if these do not meet the target. (2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(3) If no, what is it designed to do? (4) What impact will the demersal recreational licence fee and the general recreational licence fee have in helping to reduce catch and effort? (5) Can the minister explain how information obtained from licence holders will help the Department of Fisheries improve its capacity to monitor and manage the fisheries? (6) Is the minister prepared to introduce compulsory logbooks for any part of the recreational fishery? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The package aims to reduce the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion by up to 50 per cent through a suite of measures. These include the changes to bag, boat, size and possession limits which were introduced in January 2009, and which are expected to reduce the catch by up to 10 per cent; the seasonal closure from mid-October to mid-December, which is expected to reduce the catch by up to a further 15 per cent; and the new demersal scalefish licence and the recreational boat fishing licence, which is expected to contribute to the balance of the reduction. The government is prepared to introduce further measures if these do not meet the target. (2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(4) What impact will the demersal recreational licence fee and the general recreational licence fee have in helping to reduce catch and effort? (5) Can the minister explain how information obtained from licence holders will help the Department of Fisheries improve its capacity to monitor and manage the fisheries? (6) Is the minister prepared to introduce compulsory logbooks for any part of the recreational fishery? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The package aims to reduce the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion by up to 50 per cent through a suite of measures. These include the changes to bag, boat, size and possession limits which were introduced in January 2009, and which are expected to reduce the catch by up to 10 per cent; the seasonal closure from mid-October to mid-December, which is expected to reduce the catch by up to a further 15 per cent; and the new demersal scalefish licence and the recreational boat fishing licence, which is expected to contribute to the balance of the reduction. The government is prepared to introduce further measures if these do not meet the target. (2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(5) Can the minister explain how information obtained from licence holders will help the Department of Fisheries improve its capacity to monitor and manage the fisheries? (6) Is the minister prepared to introduce compulsory logbooks for any part of the recreational fishery? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The package aims to reduce the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion by up to 50 per cent through a suite of measures. These include the changes to bag, boat, size and possession limits which were introduced in January 2009, and which are expected to reduce the catch by up to 10 per cent; the seasonal closure from mid-October to mid-December, which is expected to reduce the catch by up to a further 15 per cent; and the new demersal scalefish licence and the recreational boat fishing licence, which is expected to contribute to the balance of the reduction. The government is prepared to introduce further measures if these do not meet the target. (2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(6) Is the minister prepared to introduce compulsory logbooks for any part of the recreational fishery? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The package aims to reduce the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion by up to 50 per cent through a suite of measures. These include the changes to bag, boat, size and possession limits which were introduced in January 2009, and which are expected to reduce the catch by up to 10 per cent; the seasonal closure from mid-October to mid-December, which is expected to reduce the catch by up to a further 15 per cent; and the new demersal scalefish licence and the recreational boat fishing licence, which is expected to contribute to the balance of the reduction. The government is prepared to introduce further measures if these do not meet the target. (2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The package aims to reduce the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion by up to 50 per cent through a suite of measures. These include the changes to bag, boat, size and possession limits which were introduced in January 2009, and which are expected to reduce the catch by up to 10 per cent; the seasonal closure from mid-October to mid-December, which is expected to reduce the catch by up to a further 15 per cent; and the new demersal scalefish licence and the recreational boat fishing licence, which is expected to contribute to the balance of the reduction. The government is prepared to introduce further measures if these do not meet the target. (2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The package aims to reduce the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion by up to 50 per cent through a suite of measures. These include the changes to bag, boat, size and possession limits which were introduced in January 2009, and which are expected to reduce the catch by up to 10 per cent; the seasonal closure from mid-October to mid-December, which is expected to reduce the catch by up to a further 15 per cent; and the new demersal scalefish licence and the recreational boat fishing licence, which is expected to contribute to the balance of the reduction. The government is prepared to introduce further measures if these do not meet the target. (2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(1) The package aims to reduce the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion by up to 50 per cent through a suite of measures. These include the changes to bag, boat, size and possession limits which were introduced in January 2009, and which are expected to reduce the catch by up to 10 per cent; the seasonal closure from mid-October to mid-December, which is expected to reduce the catch by up to a further 15 per cent; and the new demersal scalefish licence and the recreational boat fishing licence, which is expected to contribute to the balance of the reduction. The government is prepared to introduce further measures if these do not meet the target. (2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
I refer to the recently announced recreational fishing rules, which are designed to achieve a 50 per cent reduction in catch and effort in recreational demersal scalefish. (1) Can the minister explain in detail how the new raft of measures will reduce the catch and effort of the recreational demersal fishery by 50 per cent? (2) Is the high cost of a demersal licence designed to remove some fishers from participation? (3) If no, what is it designed to do? (4) What impact will the demersal recreational licence fee and the general recreational licence fee have in helping to reduce catch and effort? (5) Can the minister explain how information obtained from licence holders will help the Department of Fisheries improve its capacity to monitor and manage the fisheries? (6) Is the minister prepared to introduce compulsory logbooks for any part of the recreational fishery? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The package aims to reduce the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion by up to 50 per cent through a suite of measures. These include the changes to bag, boat, size and possession limits which were introduced in January 2009, and which are expected to reduce the catch by up to 10 per cent; the seasonal closure from mid-October to mid-December, which is expected to reduce the catch by up to a further 15 per cent; and the new demersal scalefish licence and the recreational boat fishing licence, which is expected to contribute to the balance of the reduction. The government is prepared to introduce further measures if these do not meet the target. (2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(1) Can the minister explain in detail how the new raft of measures will reduce the catch and effort of the recreational demersal fishery by 50 per cent? (2) Is the high cost of a demersal licence designed to remove some fishers from participation? (3) If no, what is it designed to do? (4) What impact will the demersal recreational licence fee and the general recreational licence fee have in helping to reduce catch and effort? (5) Can the minister explain how information obtained from licence holders will help the Department of Fisheries improve its capacity to monitor and manage the fisheries? (6) Is the minister prepared to introduce compulsory logbooks for any part of the recreational fishery? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The package aims to reduce the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion by up to 50 per cent through a suite of measures. These include the changes to bag, boat, size and possession limits which were introduced in January 2009, and which are expected to reduce the catch by up to 10 per cent; the seasonal closure from mid-October to mid-December, which is expected to reduce the catch by up to a further 15 per cent; and the new demersal scalefish licence and the recreational boat fishing licence, which is expected to contribute to the balance of the reduction. The government is prepared to introduce further measures if these do not meet the target. (2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(2) Is the high cost of a demersal licence designed to remove some fishers from participation? (3) If no, what is it designed to do? (4) What impact will the demersal recreational licence fee and the general recreational licence fee have in helping to reduce catch and effort? (5) Can the minister explain how information obtained from licence holders will help the Department of Fisheries improve its capacity to monitor and manage the fisheries? (6) Is the minister prepared to introduce compulsory logbooks for any part of the recreational fishery? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The package aims to reduce the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion by up to 50 per cent through a suite of measures. These include the changes to bag, boat, size and possession limits which were introduced in January 2009, and which are expected to reduce the catch by up to 10 per cent; the seasonal closure from mid-October to mid-December, which is expected to reduce the catch by up to a further 15 per cent; and the new demersal scalefish licence and the recreational boat fishing licence, which is expected to contribute to the balance of the reduction. The government is prepared to introduce further measures if these do not meet the target. (2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(3) If no, what is it designed to do? (4) What impact will the demersal recreational licence fee and the general recreational licence fee have in helping to reduce catch and effort? (5) Can the minister explain how information obtained from licence holders will help the Department of Fisheries improve its capacity to monitor and manage the fisheries? (6) Is the minister prepared to introduce compulsory logbooks for any part of the recreational fishery? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The package aims to reduce the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion by up to 50 per cent through a suite of measures. These include the changes to bag, boat, size and possession limits which were introduced in January 2009, and which are expected to reduce the catch by up to 10 per cent; the seasonal closure from mid-October to mid-December, which is expected to reduce the catch by up to a further 15 per cent; and the new demersal scalefish licence and the recreational boat fishing licence, which is expected to contribute to the balance of the reduction. The government is prepared to introduce further measures if these do not meet the target. (2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(4) What impact will the demersal recreational licence fee and the general recreational licence fee have in helping to reduce catch and effort? (5) Can the minister explain how information obtained from licence holders will help the Department of Fisheries improve its capacity to monitor and manage the fisheries? (6) Is the minister prepared to introduce compulsory logbooks for any part of the recreational fishery? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The package aims to reduce the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion by up to 50 per cent through a suite of measures. These include the changes to bag, boat, size and possession limits which were introduced in January 2009, and which are expected to reduce the catch by up to 10 per cent; the seasonal closure from mid-October to mid-December, which is expected to reduce the catch by up to a further 15 per cent; and the new demersal scalefish licence and the recreational boat fishing licence, which is expected to contribute to the balance of the reduction. The government is prepared to introduce further measures if these do not meet the target. (2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(5) Can the minister explain how information obtained from licence holders will help the Department of Fisheries improve its capacity to monitor and manage the fisheries? (6) Is the minister prepared to introduce compulsory logbooks for any part of the recreational fishery? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The package aims to reduce the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion by up to 50 per cent through a suite of measures. These include the changes to bag, boat, size and possession limits which were introduced in January 2009, and which are expected to reduce the catch by up to 10 per cent; the seasonal closure from mid-October to mid-December, which is expected to reduce the catch by up to a further 15 per cent; and the new demersal scalefish licence and the recreational boat fishing licence, which is expected to contribute to the balance of the reduction. The government is prepared to introduce further measures if these do not meet the target. (2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(6) Is the minister prepared to introduce compulsory logbooks for any part of the recreational fishery? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The package aims to reduce the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion by up to 50 per cent through a suite of measures. These include the changes to bag, boat, size and possession limits which were introduced in January 2009, and which are expected to reduce the catch by up to 10 per cent; the seasonal closure from mid-October to mid-December, which is expected to reduce the catch by up to a further 15 per cent; and the new demersal scalefish licence and the recreational boat fishing licence, which is expected to contribute to the balance of the reduction. The government is prepared to introduce further measures if these do not meet the target. (2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The package aims to reduce the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion by up to 50 per cent through a suite of measures. These include the changes to bag, boat, size and possession limits which were introduced in January 2009, and which are expected to reduce the catch by up to 10 per cent; the seasonal closure from mid-October to mid-December, which is expected to reduce the catch by up to a further 15 per cent; and the new demersal scalefish licence and the recreational boat fishing licence, which is expected to contribute to the balance of the reduction. The government is prepared to introduce further measures if these do not meet the target. (2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The package aims to reduce the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion by up to 50 per cent through a suite of measures. These include the changes to bag, boat, size and possession limits which were introduced in January 2009, and which are expected to reduce the catch by up to 10 per cent; the seasonal closure from mid-October to mid-December, which is expected to reduce the catch by up to a further 15 per cent; and the new demersal scalefish licence and the recreational boat fishing licence, which is expected to contribute to the balance of the reduction. The government is prepared to introduce further measures if these do not meet the target. (2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(1) The package aims to reduce the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the west coast bioregion by up to 50 per cent through a suite of measures. These include the changes to bag, boat, size and possession limits which were introduced in January 2009, and which are expected to reduce the catch by up to 10 per cent; the seasonal closure from mid-October to mid-December, which is expected to reduce the catch by up to a further 15 per cent; and the new demersal scalefish licence and the recreational boat fishing licence, which is expected to contribute to the balance of the reduction. The government is prepared to introduce further measures if these do not meet the target. (2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(2) Yes. (3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(3) Not applicable. (4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(4) See answer to (1) above. (5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(5) The new licensing arrangements will provide a database of all recreational boat fishers in Western Australia. This database can be used to undertake targeted surveys to provide more accurate estimates of recreational catch and effort. (6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
(6) At this time I believe it is more effective to collect the information through surveys of licensed west coast demersal scalefish fishers. However, compulsory logbooks remain an option that may be applied. In addition to that, I recommend that members interested in this matter look at the Department of Fisheries’ website, which contains all the information they need to know about this matter.
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