Question On Notice No. 1847 asked in the Legislative Council on 12 February 2019 by Hon Colin De Grussa
Question Directed to the: Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Water; Fisheries; Forestry; Innovation and ICT; Science
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
How does the Government’s Western Rock Lobster Industry Growth Plan create 500 jobs, what jobs would they be and where would these jobs be located?
Answered on 11 April 2019
An ACIL Allen Consulting report prepared for the Western Rock Lobster Council in December 2017 entitled “Economic contribution of the Western Rock Lobster industry” modelled the impact on jobs under a high export volume scenario of 8,800 tonnes. This modelling indicated that an export volume of 8,800 tonnes could create an additional 641 jobs. These additional jobs include those directly related to the fishery (fishing jobs and processing jobs), as well as indirect jobs (boat building, charter operations, hospitality and tourism sectors). Many of these jobs would be located in regional areas given the operation of the fishery.
The Government proposal to increase the total allowable catch to 8,000 tonnes was expected to generate 500 jobs based on this modelling.