DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES ANNUAL REPORT TO THE ...
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES ANNUAL REPORT TO THE ... DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES ANNUAL REPORT TO THE ...
SUMMARy OF THE yEAR � FROM THE CHIEF ExECUTIvE OFFICER The year also saw the first full year’s implementation of changes to recreational fishing management arrangements, including a new fee applicable when fishing from a powered recreational vessel. All State funding and fees received for recreational fishing licences flowing from the revised arrangements is spent on research, management and compliance in the State’s recreational fisheries. The new funding has so far been used to improve compliance with recreational fishing rules by purchasing and deploying six new mobile fisheries patrol vehicles, increasing support for Recfishwest as the peak body representing recreational fishers, exploring the potential of artificial reefs, progressing fish stocking programs in the Kimberley, and delivering recreational fishing guides and information to a broad network of tackle shops and other retail outlets. In 2010/11 the recreational fishing sector contributed $6.1 million to the cost of managing the State’s recreational fisheries. The Government’s legislative reform agenda was also progressed, with two acts clarifying the scope of the Department’s fee-setting powers being passed by the Parliament. A further bill proposing a number of amendments to the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 was introduced into the Parliament. The bill provides an improved administrative and legislative framework for the sustainable management of aquaculture and the State’s fish resources. Work also continued on the development of new legislation to replace the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and the Pearling Act 1990. I would like to acknowledge the full range of stakeholders that have worked with the Department and contributed to positive initiatives throughout the course of 2010/11. I would also like to acknowledge the professionalism and dedication of the staff and executive team in their efforts to ensure the sustainability of our fisheries and the aquatic environment. My thanks also go to the Minister for Fisheries, the Hon. Norman Moore MLC and his staff for the guidance and support provided during the year. Stuart Smith Chief Executive Officer 7
SUMMARy OF THE yEAR � HIgHLIgHTS AT-A-gLANCE 2010/11 Highlights At-a-Glance 2010/11 Key achievements for the Department of Fisheries in 2010/11 included: • Successful implementation of a total allowable commercial catch for the West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery and the start of the transition to an Individual Transferrable Quota system of catch management commencing in the 2013/14 fishing season. • New management arrangements commenced for the Gascoyne Demersal Scalefish Fishery, which incorporates the Shark Bay Snapper Fishery, offshore demersal scalefish stocks and 27 nautical miles of previously open access fishery adjacent to Coral Bay. • A number of new recreational fishing initiatives were started using funds derived from the new Recreational Fishing from Boat Licence, including increased research, progressing fish restocking and artificial reefs, and the most comprehensive recreational fishing survey ever conducted in WA. • The Department’s state-wide education program won the Science Outreach Initiative prize at the 2010 Western Australian Science Awards. The education program delivers marine science education to teachers, school students and the community and operates from the Naturaliste Marine Discovery Centre (NMDC) at Hillarys and in regional locations including Broome, Carnarvon, Geraldton, Busselton, Bunbury, Albany and Esperance, and Christmas Island and Cocos-Keeling Islands. • Investment, innovation and growth was achieved in the State’s aquaculture industry through an establishment of the brine shrimp aquaculture project at Hutt Lagoon north of Geraldton, increased barramundi production at Cone Bay in the Kimberley and the establishment of a demonstration project that cultures marine micro-algae near Karratha. • Marine biosecurity funding was boosted, enabling the Department to better protect the State’s marine environment from the threat of invasive marine species entering WA in the ballast water or on the hulls of the 6,800 ships that visit WA ports annually. 8
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SUMMARy <strong>OF</strong> <strong>THE</strong> yEAR � FROM <strong>THE</strong> CHIEF ExECUTIvE <strong>OF</strong>FICER<br />
The year also saw the first full year’s<br />
implementation of changes to recreational fishing<br />
management arrangements, including a new fee<br />
applicable when fishing from a powered recreational<br />
vessel. All State funding and fees received for<br />
recreational fishing licences flowing from the revised<br />
arrangements is spent on research, management<br />
and compliance in the State’s recreational fisheries.<br />
The new funding has so far been used to improve<br />
compliance with recreational fishing rules by<br />
purchasing and deploying six new mobile fisheries<br />
patrol vehicles, increasing support for Recfishwest<br />
as the peak body representing recreational<br />
fishers, exploring the potential of artificial reefs,<br />
progressing fish stocking programs in the Kimberley,<br />
and delivering recreational fishing guides and<br />
information to a broad network of tackle shops and<br />
other retail outlets.<br />
In 2010/11 the recreational fishing sector<br />
contributed $6.1 million to the cost of managing the<br />
State’s recreational fisheries.<br />
The Government’s legislative reform agenda<br />
was also progressed, with two acts clarifying the<br />
scope of the Department’s fee-setting powers<br />
being passed by the Parliament. A further bill<br />
proposing a number of amendments to the Fish<br />
Resources Management Act 1994 was introduced<br />
into the Parliament. The bill provides an improved<br />
administrative and legislative framework for the<br />
sustainable management of aquaculture and the<br />
State’s fish resources. Work also continued on the<br />
development of new legislation to replace the Fish<br />
Resources Management Act 1994 and the Pearling<br />
Act 1990.<br />
I would like to acknowledge the full range of<br />
stakeholders that have worked with the Department<br />
and contributed to positive initiatives throughout<br />
the course of 2010/11. I would also like to<br />
acknowledge the professionalism and dedication<br />
of the staff and executive team in their efforts to<br />
ensure the sustainability of our fisheries and the<br />
aquatic environment. My thanks also go to the<br />
Minister for Fisheries, the Hon. Norman Moore MLC<br />
and his staff for the guidance and support provided<br />
during the year.<br />
Stuart Smith<br />
Chief Executive Officer<br />
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