Update on Gascoyne Fishtrapping Proposal
Submitted by carnarvonite on Wed, 2016-02-24 19:46
Been a few emails coming in to the ones behind the protest informing them that there will be a meeting at 5 30 next Thursday 3/4 at the Woolshed venue here in Carnarvon so we can all voice our concerns direct to the Fisheries Minister.
This doesn't mean that you can stop sending in your emails to because there is still a very good chance the trapping will go ahead regardless of or opposition to it so please , if you haven't emailed in as yet pull your finger out and do it
sea-kem
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Hope you get a good turnout
Hope you get a good turnout John.
Love the West!
carnarvonite
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So do we
So do we but also hope there are none of the rabid foam at the mouth types who start sprouting off all their beliefs and get the meeting shut down early before we can get our points across
sea-kem
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Yep, you need some measured
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randall df223
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Email sent to RecFishWest.
Email sent to RecFishWest.
Fish! HARD!
walloped
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latest update
Public meeting to discuss fish traps trial
Thursday, 25 February 2016
Discussions about industry-proposed trial
No decision will be made until the views of all parties are taken into account
Consultation closes on March 10, 2016
The Department of Fisheries will host a public meeting in Carnarvon on Thursday, March 3 to receive feedback on commercial fishing sector proposals to trial the use of fish traps.
Fisheries Minister Ken Baston said the commercial fishermen had approached the State Government in January about a trial because they were worried about the impact of shark depredation (bite-offs) on their line-caught fish and had suggested traps as a supplementary method of fishing.
This had caused widespread concern about the impact of the traps on fish stocks and recreational fishing.
"I want to make it clear that no decision has been made on the trap trial," Mr Baston said.
"The consultation period has been extended to March 10, 2016 so there is an opportunity for all points of view to be heard."
Representatives from the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council, the peak body for commercial fishing; and Recfishwest, representing the recreational fishing sector, are invited to the meeting. A Department of Fisheries research scientist will also attend.
The use of fish traps was widespread in the Gascoyne region from the late 1950s until the late 1980s. Traps were phased out to minimise conflict between the commercial line and trap sectors and because the large traps used at the time resulted in scale-loss.
Today, the Gascoyne demersal scalefish fishery is quota managed, with a limit on the amount of fish commercial fishers can land each year regardless of the fishing method.
The proposal is based on the same trap design used in two existing fish trap fisheries operating off the Pilbara and Kimberley coastline. These fisheries supply high-quality fresh fish to the Western Australian domestic market. They use modern fish traps and excellent handling techniques.
The public meeting will be held at 5.30pm on Thursday, March 3 in The Woolshed Room at the Carnarvon Civic Centre.
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Doooma
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The latest news is that the
The latest news is that the "Honourable" Ken Baston will now not attend the public meeting!
carnarvonite
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No surprise
Comes as no surprise, willing to fire shots from a distance but not able to face up to a heap of very unhappy people who see what he has planned as utter destruction of the
Gascoyne area fishing spots
meglodon
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The word is he won't have the job much longer
I have read in the West Australian or the Sunday Times (can't remember which)that he is tipped loose his portfolio in the gov reshuffle that's supposed to happen soon.