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OvERvIEw OF AgENCy � PROFILE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES • All aquatic invertebrates. • All marine algae. • All seagrasses. In effect this means all commercial fisheries listed in the ‘Stock Status and Catch Ranges for Major Commercial Fisheries’ table detailed later in this report. In addition the Department manages recreational and customary fishing activities, pearling and aquaculture operations, the fish processing industry sector, the fishing charter boat and aquatic eco-tour industries, Fish Habitat Protection Areas and the Abrolhos Islands. With the exception of pearling, the above activities are managed in accordance with the provisions of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994. The pearling industry is managed under the Pearling Act 1990. Operators in commercial fisheries, the pearling industry, the charter boat and aquatic ecotour industries and the fish processing sector are required to be licensed by the Department. Recreational fishers are required to hold licences when fishing for western rock lobster, abalone, marron, inland freshwater species, when fishing from a powered boat or when fishing with a net. Aboriginal people fishing in accordance with continuing Aboriginal tradition and custom are not required to hold a recreational fishing licence. 49 Fisheries under Western Australia Joint Authority Jurisdiction The following fisheries are controlled jointly by the Western Australian Fisheries Joint Authority (a body comprising the State and the Commonwealth) and managed in accordance with the Fish Resources Management Act 1994: • the Joint Authority Southern Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Fishery; and • the Joint Authority Northern Shark Fishery, east of Koolan Island. The activities of fisheries managed through the Joint Authority are described separately in a report tabled in the Commonwealth and Western Australian Parliaments. Fisheries under Commonwealth Jurisdiction The following list shows fisheries undertaken in waters adjacent to Western Australia that are controlled by the Commonwealth in accordance with Commonwealth legislation: • Northern Prawn Fishery. • Southern and Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery. • Western Deepwater Trawl Fishery. • North-West Slope Deepwater Trawl Fishery. • Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery. • Recreational fishing in the waters of any Commonwealth Marine Park.
OvERvIEw OF AgENCy � PROFILE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES Stakeholders All those that have a stake in Western Australia’s aquatic environment have a role to play in ensuring that fish stocks and their habitats are protected, both now and in the future. Stakeholders are encouraged to participate in fisheries management and 594,000 people in WA went recreational fishing at least once in the previous 12-month period. Photo: Ben Carlish 50 consultation, in particular via ‘peak’ representative bodies, such as the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council and Recfishwest, which is considered essential to balance the often-competing demands on the use of the State’s fish resources and their habitats. The Department of Fisheries identifies the following groups as its stakeholders with an interest in ensuring ‘fish for the future’: • The community of Western Australia. • Commercial fishers. • Recreational fishers. • Indigenous communities. • Charter fishing and aquatic eco-tour operators. • Fish processors and others involved in the commercial utilisation of Western Australia’s aquatic resources. • Pearlers. • Aquaculturalists. • The conservation sector. • Fisheries volunteers. • Environmental groups and passive users. • Businesses and communities directly and indirectly dependent upon fishing and aquaculture activities. • Other state, national and international government agencies and tertiary institutions.
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