DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES ANNUAL REPORT TO THE ...
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES ANNUAL REPORT TO THE ... DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES ANNUAL REPORT TO THE ...
DISCLOSURES AND LEgAL COMPLIANCE � DETAILED kEy PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERCENTAGE 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 92 92 96 1995/96 1996/97 87 91 89 91 89 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 81 79 80 80 2004/05 YEAR 96 96 93 94 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 KPI Figure 2. the proportion (%) of commercial Figure 2 fisheries where the catch or effort reported is acceptable relevant to the target management range being applied. 1.3 the percentage of fisheries or fished sectors where current catch shares are known and where catch share allocations are in process or in place The primary object of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 is ‘to conserve, develop and share the fish resources of the State for the benefit of present and future generations’. This indicator has been developed to allow reporting 145 on the ‘sharing’ of fish resources in Western Australia. In the context of this indicator, ‘sharing’ means to allocate the fish resources of the State, within sustainability limits, on an equitable basis to various sectoral user groups. Previously, WA’s fish resources were shared mainly on an implicit basis, with no explicit setting of catch shares within an overall total allowable catch or corresponding total allowable effort. The Department is now implementing an Integrated Fisheries Management (IFM) approach where the aggregate effects of all fishing sectors are taken into account. This involves the use of a framework in which decisions on optimum resource use (i.e. allocation and re-allocation of fish resources) are determined and implemented within a total sustainable catch for each fishery or fished stock. IFM is being progressively phased in and it is likely to take some 10 years to bring the majority of the State’s shared fisheries under this new framework. The indicator is presented in two parts: • The percentage of fisheries or fished stocks for which current estimates of catch shares are available. • The percentage of those fisheries or fished stocks for which catch sharing allocations are in progress or in place.
DISCLOSURES AND LEgAL COMPLIANCE � DETAILED kEy PERFORMANCE INDICATORS The 65 per cent target in the Department’s 2010/11 Budget Papers relates to the percentage of fisheries or fished stocks for which current estimates of catch shares are available. The 2010/11 Budget Papers do not provide a target for the percentage of those fisheries or fished stocks for which catch sharing allocations are in progress or in place, but the Department has a target of 25 per cent of catch sharing allocations in progress or in place by 2015. ‘Fisheries or fished stocks’ can either be a managed fishery for a particular species (e.g. western rock lobster) or a spatially managed area of fishing activity encompassing a number of species (e.g. west coast estuaries). A ‘current estimate’ (of catch) is defined as being within the past five years (i.e. since 2004/05). Finally, a ‘sharing allocation’ is defined as a percentage of a total allowable catch or effort. For the purposes of this indicator, 23 fisheries or stocks have been identified as having both a ‘material’ commercial and recreational catch share. This is one more than last year, reflecting the re-opening of the Cockburn Sound Crab Fishery. Over time, the indicator may need to expand to include reference to fisheries or stocks for which there are other ‘material’ sectoral shares (e.g. customary fishing). The most recent catch share data used for the first part of the indicator will be reported in the Department’s State of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Report 2010/11. These shares are 146 currently based on commercial catch data and from the results of recreational surveys undertaken by the Department’s Research Division within the last five years. The Department has made no assessment of whether these current shares are optimal or equitable with regard to community benefit and it acknowledges that this indicator does not include shares allocated implicitly or otherwise to the conservation sector (via ‘no-take’ areas) or to other sectors (e.g. Indigenous). On this basis, the share of catch attributable to the commercial sector and the recreational sector for 2010/11 has been estimated for 14 of the 23 fisheries (61 per cent) (Figure 3). The second part of the indicator only relates to those fisheries expected to have both ongoing and significant commercial and recreational sectors into the future. For these fisheries, the IFM initiative will generate explicit allocations and/or re-allocations to specific sectors using a formal and structured allocation process. This process has already been completed for western rock lobster and metropolitan abalone fisheries, is currently underway for the West Coast Demersal Scalefish Fishery and the IFM process for the Gascoyne region has now also been initiated. The proportion of fisheries or fished stocks with formal share allocations should increase over time and we are on track to meet the 2015 target level of 25 per cent.
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DISCLOSURES AND LEgAL COMPLIANCE � DETAILED kEy PERFORMANCE INDICA<strong>TO</strong>RS<br />
The 65 per cent target in the Department’s<br />
2010/11 Budget Papers relates to the percentage<br />
of fisheries or fished stocks for which current<br />
estimates of catch shares are available. The<br />
2010/11 Budget Papers do not provide a target for<br />
the percentage of those fisheries or fished stocks<br />
for which catch sharing allocations are in progress<br />
or in place, but the Department has a target of 25<br />
per cent of catch sharing allocations in progress or<br />
in place by 2015.<br />
‘Fisheries or fished stocks’ can either be a<br />
managed fishery for a particular species (e.g. western<br />
rock lobster) or a spatially managed area of fishing<br />
activity encompassing a number of species (e.g. west<br />
coast estuaries). A ‘current estimate’ (of catch) is<br />
defined as being within the past five years (i.e. since<br />
2004/05). Finally, a ‘sharing allocation’ is defined as<br />
a percentage of a total allowable catch or effort.<br />
For the purposes of this indicator, 23 fisheries or<br />
stocks have been identified as having both a ‘material’<br />
commercial and recreational catch share. This is one<br />
more than last year, reflecting the re-opening of the<br />
Cockburn Sound Crab Fishery. Over time, the indicator<br />
may need to expand to include reference to fisheries<br />
or stocks for which there are other ‘material’ sectoral<br />
shares (e.g. customary fishing).<br />
The most recent catch share data used for<br />
the first part of the indicator will be reported in the<br />
Department’s State of the Fisheries and Aquatic<br />
Resources Report 2010/11. These shares are<br />
146<br />
currently based on commercial catch data and from<br />
the results of recreational surveys undertaken by<br />
the Department’s Research Division within the last<br />
five years.<br />
The Department has made no assessment<br />
of whether these current shares are optimal or<br />
equitable with regard to community benefit and it<br />
acknowledges that this indicator does not include<br />
shares allocated implicitly or otherwise to the<br />
conservation sector (via ‘no-take’ areas) or to other<br />
sectors (e.g. Indigenous).<br />
On this basis, the share of catch attributable<br />
to the commercial sector and the recreational<br />
sector for 2010/11 has been estimated for 14 of<br />
the 23 fisheries (61 per cent) (Figure 3).<br />
The second part of the indicator only relates to<br />
those fisheries expected to have both ongoing and<br />
significant commercial and recreational sectors into<br />
the future. For these fisheries, the IFM initiative will<br />
generate explicit allocations and/or re-allocations<br />
to specific sectors using a formal and structured<br />
allocation process. This process has already been<br />
completed for western rock lobster and metropolitan<br />
abalone fisheries, is currently underway for the<br />
West Coast Demersal Scalefish Fishery and the IFM<br />
process for the Gascoyne region has now also been<br />
initiated. The proportion of fisheries or fished stocks<br />
with formal share allocations should increase over<br />
time and we are on track to meet the 2015 target<br />
level of 25 per cent.