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AgENCy PERFORMANCE � SERvICE 2 – COMPLIANCE AND EDUCATION other material to support the Department’s strategic goals and operations. • An overseas trade mission to Korea and China was managed for the Department’s Chief Executive Officer and six delegates. • The WA Fish eNews email newsletter was produced and published every week for the Western Australian fishing industry. • Over 4,000 school students and more than 10,000 members of the general public visited the Naturaliste Marine Discovery Centre. • There was continued collaboration with government and non-government agencies that enhance the delivery of fisheries and sustainable natural resource management education programs across the State. Northern Region • Mobile patrols of recreational fishing activity were successfully implemented at Broome and Kununurra. • A new Community Education Officer was appointed to the Northern Bioregion. • A recreational compliance and education campaign was carried out at Port Hedland. • A Western Australian Work Safety Award was won for the safety upgrades to the Broome Tropical Aquaculture Park. Gascoyne Region • An educational tour of the Gascoyne Region was carried out, which included schools at Denham, Useless Loop, Carnarvon and Exmouth and a number of community events. 75 • A new rigid inflatable boat, FD44 was delivered to the Carnarvon District Office, increasing the ability to carry out compliance services across both commercial and recreational fisheries. • A new mobile recreational fisheries patrol successfully delivered compliance and educational services across the region from Onslow to Kalbarri. Mid-West Region • A significant increase was made in the number of education and compliance contacts with land-based recreational fishers, including in the Jurien Bay Marine Park, through the introduction of the mobile patrol service. • Targeted recreational demersal fishing compliance operations were carried out during the Easter and April school holiday period. • Public recreation infrastructure was installed at Turtle Bay (East Wallabi Island in the Houtman Abrolhos) in collaboration with the Northern Agricultural Catchment Council. • A new aquatic guide of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands was produced.
AgENCy PERFORMANCE � SERvICE 2 – COMPLIANCE AND EDUCATION Metropolitan Region • The Lancelin District Office was re-established to provide compliance services focusing on West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery quota management and west coast demersal scalefish. • Mobile patrols operating from Hillarys, Fremantle and Mandurah were established, providing additional compliance services in recreational fisheries within the Metropolitan Region and in other key areas around the State when required. • The Rockingham Office was provided with two four-wheel-drive quad bikes to improve access to recreational fishers on local beaches from Safety Bay to Mandurah. This equipment upgrade has led to a massive increase in efficiency in the number of contacts and inspections in support of new initiatives in west coast demersal scalefish management. • Five major joint operations were carried out with the WA Police (Peel Region) targeting fishing and drink-driving non-compliance. These operations resulted in 391 vehicles being checked and 41 infringements, eight infringement warnings and 11 prosecution briefs being issued for fisheries-related offences. Southern Region • A recreational fishing mobile patrol was established in the Southern Region. 76 • A collaborative interpretive education program was carried out in conjunction with the Department of Environment and Conservation for Walpole-Nornalup Marine Park. Service 2 – Compliance and education – Major Initiatives for 2011/12 State-wide • The secondary school phase of the Marine WATERs online education resource will be developed, supported by a further $150,000 sponsorship from Woodside Energy, extending the resource to Years 7 – 10. • The new corporate website and an innovative electronic guide to Western Australian recreational fishing rules, providing bag and size limits that can be accessed using thirdgeneration (3G) mobile phones, will be launched. • Planning and development of the new Intranet will commence to provide a single, easily accessed source of information for staff, integrated into the Department’s systems and processes. • Volunteering and the use of volunteers will be reviewed across the Department of Fisheries.
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