Hon Bruce Donaldson asks about the status of compensation for commercial fishermen prohibited from fishing in specific latitudes, including shark fishermen. Hon Jon Ford defers answering, citing a need for more information and promising a response the following day.

AnsweredQoN 325Legislative Council
Asked
8 April 2008
Portfolio
Fisheries

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FISHERMEN, COMMERCIAL — COMPENSATION PACKAGE
I refer to the government’s compensation package, which was announced some time ago, for commercial fishermen who fished in the 31 degrees to 33 degrees parallels of latitude south being prohibited from fishing in this region. (1) Has any compensation been paid yet to the 27 fishermen affected? (2) If not, when does the minister expect the assessments to be finalised and their compensation paid? (3) Will the assessments for compensation take place for the nine shark fishermen who have also been prohibited from fishing in the same region? Hon JON FORD

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I thank the honourable member for the question. I wish I had had some notice, because I have about eight or nine different informal and formal adjustment schemes taking place at the moment. I will take the question on notice and give the honourable member the answer tomorrow.
(1) Has any compensation been paid yet to the 27 fishermen affected? (2) If not, when does the minister expect the assessments to be finalised and their compensation paid? (3) Will the assessments for compensation take place for the nine shark fishermen who have also been prohibited from fishing in the same region? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the honourable member for the question. I wish I had had some notice, because I have about eight or nine different informal and formal adjustment schemes taking place at the moment. I will take the question on notice and give the honourable member the answer tomorrow.
(2) If not, when does the minister expect the assessments to be finalised and their compensation paid? (3) Will the assessments for compensation take place for the nine shark fishermen who have also been prohibited from fishing in the same region? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the honourable member for the question. I wish I had had some notice, because I have about eight or nine different informal and formal adjustment schemes taking place at the moment. I will take the question on notice and give the honourable member the answer tomorrow.
(3) Will the assessments for compensation take place for the nine shark fishermen who have also been prohibited from fishing in the same region? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the honourable member for the question. I wish I had had some notice, because I have about eight or nine different informal and formal adjustment schemes taking place at the moment. I will take the question on notice and give the honourable member the answer tomorrow.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the honourable member for the question. I wish I had had some notice, because I have about eight or nine different informal and formal adjustment schemes taking place at the moment. I will take the question on notice and give the honourable member the answer tomorrow.
I thank the honourable member for the question. I wish I had had some notice, because I have about eight or nine different informal and formal adjustment schemes taking place at the moment. I will take the question on notice and give the honourable member the answer tomorrow.

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