Hon Jim Chown asks about the Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC) for the West Coast Rock Lobster fishery, potential increases, allocation of increases, and potential licence fee increases. The Minister confirms no increase to the TACC or licence fees is planned.

AnsweredQoN 1314Legislative Council
Asked
5 December 2018
Portfolio
Fisheries

QuestionView source ↗

ROCK LOBSTER FISHERY
1314. Hon JIM CHOWN to the minister representing the Minister
for Fisheries:
I refer to the west coast rock
lobster managed fishery.
(1) What was the total allowable
commercial catch for 2018?
(2) What is the proposed increase
for the total allowable commercial catch for 2019?
(3) Will any increase, as referred
to in (2), be returned to existing licence holders?
(4) If no to (3), how will the
increased TACC be allocated?
(5) Is the minister intending to
increase licence fees; and, if so, by how much?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the member for the question.
The Minister for Fisheries has provided the following information.
(1) It was 6 300 tonnes.
(2) It is zero.
(3)–(4) Not applicable.
(5) No proposal to increase licence
fees is under consideration.

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