❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice addresses cane toad sightings, the financial status of the Shark Bay World Heritage Centre, dolphin research and tourism interactions in Shark Bay. The response provides details on licensing, research activity and monitoring efforts.
AnsweredQoN 1217Legislative Assembly
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(1) How many calls seeking to notify the Government or authorities of cane toad sightings or to seek information on cane toads have been received by the notification line telephone number 1800084881 as advertised on the Government’s half million dollar cane toad advertising campaign since that campaign began?
(2) Is the World Heritage Centre in Shark Bay in financial difficulties?
(3) Is so, what is the latest financial position of the Centre?
(4) How many studies of dolphins have been conducted in the Shark Bay region over the last ten years?
(5) What considerations are made for tourism access to dolphin interaction versus research interaction?
(6) What proportion of dolphin-human interactions in Shark Bay are tourism based versus research based?
(7) How is this measured?
(2) Is the World Heritage Centre in Shark Bay in financial difficulties?
(3) Is so, what is the latest financial position of the Centre?
(4) How many studies of dolphins have been conducted in the Shark Bay region over the last ten years?
(5) What considerations are made for tourism access to dolphin interaction versus research interaction?
(6) What proportion of dolphin-human interactions in Shark Bay are tourism based versus research based?
(7) How is this measured?
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Answered
1 August 2006
Responded by
Minister for the Environment
Response time
49 days
(2-3) The Shire of Shark Bay owns and manages the Centre. The Shire has indicated its concern that revenue is not meeting the operating costs of the Centre. (4) CALM's licensing database indicates that some 43 scientific purposes licences to cover dolphin research in Shark Bay were issued between 1996 and 2006. Two such licences have been issued in 2006. (5) Tourism access to vessel based dolphin watching is controlled by commercial operations licences issued under the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 and Marine Mammal Interaction licences issued under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 . There are currently two tourist licences which allow dolphin interaction. Tourists in private vessels are free to interact with dolphins so long as the provisions of the Wildlife Conservation (Close Season for Marine Mammals) Notice 1998 are met. Research activities are licensed under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 . (6-7) It is difficult to determine boat based proportions. The majority of interactions are tourist based given the popularity of shore based dolphin watching. Research interactions are generally limited to identifying a dolphin and then standing some 50 metres away from the dolphins. Monitoring equipment has recently been placed on the tour vessels to assist in determining the level of interaction.
(4) CALM's licensing database indicates that some 43 scientific purposes licences to cover dolphin research in Shark Bay were issued between 1996 and 2006. Two such licences have been issued in 2006. (5) Tourism access to vessel based dolphin watching is controlled by commercial operations licences issued under the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 and Marine Mammal Interaction licences issued under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 . There are currently two tourist licences which allow dolphin interaction. Tourists in private vessels are free to interact with dolphins so long as the provisions of the Wildlife Conservation (Close Season for Marine Mammals) Notice 1998 are met. Research activities are licensed under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 . (6-7) It is difficult to determine boat based proportions. The majority of interactions are tourist based given the popularity of shore based dolphin watching. Research interactions are generally limited to identifying a dolphin and then standing some 50 metres away from the dolphins. Monitoring equipment has recently been placed on the tour vessels to assist in determining the level of interaction.
(5) Tourism access to vessel based dolphin watching is controlled by commercial operations licences issued under the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 and Marine Mammal Interaction licences issued under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 . There are currently two tourist licences which allow dolphin interaction. Tourists in private vessels are free to interact with dolphins so long as the provisions of the Wildlife Conservation (Close Season for Marine Mammals) Notice 1998 are met. Research activities are licensed under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 . (6-7) It is difficult to determine boat based proportions. The majority of interactions are tourist based given the popularity of shore based dolphin watching. Research interactions are generally limited to identifying a dolphin and then standing some 50 metres away from the dolphins. Monitoring equipment has recently been placed on the tour vessels to assist in determining the level of interaction.
Research activities are licensed under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 . (6-7) It is difficult to determine boat based proportions. The majority of interactions are tourist based given the popularity of shore based dolphin watching. Research interactions are generally limited to identifying a dolphin and then standing some 50 metres away from the dolphins. Monitoring equipment has recently been placed on the tour vessels to assist in determining the level of interaction.
(6-7) It is difficult to determine boat based proportions. The majority of interactions are tourist based given the popularity of shore based dolphin watching. Research interactions are generally limited to identifying a dolphin and then standing some 50 metres away from the dolphins. Monitoring equipment has recently been placed on the tour vessels to assist in determining the level of interaction.
Monitoring equipment has recently been placed on the tour vessels to assist in determining the level of interaction.
(4) CALM's licensing database indicates that some 43 scientific purposes licences to cover dolphin research in Shark Bay were issued between 1996 and 2006. Two such licences have been issued in 2006. (5) Tourism access to vessel based dolphin watching is controlled by commercial operations licences issued under the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 and Marine Mammal Interaction licences issued under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 . There are currently two tourist licences which allow dolphin interaction. Tourists in private vessels are free to interact with dolphins so long as the provisions of the Wildlife Conservation (Close Season for Marine Mammals) Notice 1998 are met. Research activities are licensed under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 . (6-7) It is difficult to determine boat based proportions. The majority of interactions are tourist based given the popularity of shore based dolphin watching. Research interactions are generally limited to identifying a dolphin and then standing some 50 metres away from the dolphins. Monitoring equipment has recently been placed on the tour vessels to assist in determining the level of interaction.
(5) Tourism access to vessel based dolphin watching is controlled by commercial operations licences issued under the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 and Marine Mammal Interaction licences issued under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 . There are currently two tourist licences which allow dolphin interaction. Tourists in private vessels are free to interact with dolphins so long as the provisions of the Wildlife Conservation (Close Season for Marine Mammals) Notice 1998 are met. Research activities are licensed under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 . (6-7) It is difficult to determine boat based proportions. The majority of interactions are tourist based given the popularity of shore based dolphin watching. Research interactions are generally limited to identifying a dolphin and then standing some 50 metres away from the dolphins. Monitoring equipment has recently been placed on the tour vessels to assist in determining the level of interaction.
Research activities are licensed under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 . (6-7) It is difficult to determine boat based proportions. The majority of interactions are tourist based given the popularity of shore based dolphin watching. Research interactions are generally limited to identifying a dolphin and then standing some 50 metres away from the dolphins. Monitoring equipment has recently been placed on the tour vessels to assist in determining the level of interaction.
(6-7) It is difficult to determine boat based proportions. The majority of interactions are tourist based given the popularity of shore based dolphin watching. Research interactions are generally limited to identifying a dolphin and then standing some 50 metres away from the dolphins. Monitoring equipment has recently been placed on the tour vessels to assist in determining the level of interaction.
Monitoring equipment has recently been placed on the tour vessels to assist in determining the level of interaction.
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