BUCCANEER ARCHIPELAGO MARINE PARKS
656. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Fisheries:
I refer to the sector support
package that will be developed to assist commercial operators impacted by the
creation of three new marine parks in the Buccaneer Archipelago.
(1) Have all the
commercial, charter and recreational fishers impacted by the parks been
identified?
(2) Please advise
the number of these fishers by category?
Hon KYLE
McGINN replied:
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Minister
for Fisheries.
(1) Commercial and charter operators have been
identified. It is not possible to identify individual recreational
fishers.
(2) The impacts
of the Buccaneer Archipelago marine parks need to be considered as part of the
cumulative impacts of the greater Kimberley marine parks. Approximately 200
commercial fishing authorisations have been identified as being impacted to
varying degrees across the Kimberley. There are 95 fishing tour operator
licence holders that have access to the areas included in marine parks across
the Kimberley. The extent of this activity
varies considerably and will be the subject of further consultation with
licence holders.