Minister's and Researcher's demersal scalefish and licences media presentation.

I'm posting this in a separate thread so that it doesn't get buried in all the other posts in the other thread http://fishwrecked.com/node/23530

Minister Moore's demersal scalefish media presentation http://www.premier.wa.gov.au/Ministers/Norman-Moore/Pages/Video.aspx

Has Flash videos plus downloadable video and audio files. Some very enlightening comments in that presentation and Q&A session. Well worth a look and listen.

DEMERSAL SCALEFISH SCIENCE REVIEW PRESENTATION

Dr Brett Molony 2-July-2009

Department of Fisheries supervising scientist Brett Molony provides details of the research into Western Australia's recreational fisheries. Dr Molony repeats experts' warnings that the State's demersal fishery is in danger of collapse unless tough measures are taken to ensure its sustainability.

Download files

http://www.premier.wa.gov.au/Ministers/Norman-Moore/PublishingImages/video/molony_20090702_demersalScaleFishPresentation_256K.mp4 Video 9 minutes 16.5 Megabytes

http://www.premier.wa.gov.au/Ministers/Norman-Moore/PublishingImages/video/molony_20090702_demersalScaleFishPresentation_32K.mp3 Audio 2.1 Megabytes

NEW FISH LICENCES MANAGEMENT MEDIA CONFERENCE

Hon Norman Moore MLC 2-July-2009

Fisheries Minister Norman Moore outlines the new licence system to apply to Western Australia's recreational fishing sector and explains the State's Government's reasons for introducing a new management regime to protect the long-term sustainability of fish stocks under increased pressure.

Download files

http://www.premier.wa.gov.au/Ministers/Norman-Moore/PublishingImages/video/moore_20090702_%20demersalScalefishMediaConference_256K.mp4 Video 32 minutes 70 Megabytes

http://www.premier.wa.gov.au/Ministers/Norman-Moore/PublishingImages/video/moore_20090702_%20demersalScalefishMediaConference_32K.mp3 Audio 7.5 Megabytes

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If you listen carefully to the first presentation at 2 mimutes 40 seconds you'll hear the statement "if the fish are pulled up from more than 20 or 30 metres and released, most of them are going to die anyway"

This continuing misrepresentation of survival data held by Fisheries Research has been represented in very strong terms to the Department of Fisheries.

For those interested, see Recfishwest's Media Release "Fascinating footage highlights benefits/how to use Release Weight" http://www.recfishwest.org.au/MediaStateReleaseWeightDVD.htm and

Release Weight DVD http://www.recfishwest.org.au/ReleaseWeightDVD.htm  and

Fisheries Research Report 191 - Maximising survival of released undersize west coast reef fish. Final report to Fisheries Research and Development Corporation on Project No. 2000/194 http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/frr/frr191/index.php?0401

TerryF
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