Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
North West Marine Bioregional Planning in Commonwealth Waters Stakeholder Meeting (North West Stakeholder Forum) Perth and Broome, 2 and 3 December 2008 AFMA attended ‘Stakeholder Meetings’ of ‘North West Marine Bioregional Planning’ in Perth and Broome on 2 and 3 December 2008. The Forums were multiple- stakeholder meetings which enabled DEWHA to: • Outline key elements of the Profile • Outline the process for developing the draft Bioregional Plan • Provide an opportunity for interested parties to provide feedback, seek clarification and raise issues they would like considered in developing the draft Bioregional Plan The following key points were noted: • North West Marine Bioregional Profile was released by the Minister on 10 November 2008 • Development of the draft Marine Bioregional Plan is to be completed February 2010 (tentative). Assessment of threats to regional marine conservation values is underway. Discussions with stakeholders on marine reserve options and other plan elements are expected to commence in March-April 2009. Industry will continue to be engaged prior to the release of the Marine Bioregional Draft Plan. • Development of the North West Marine Bioregional Plan will complement the Kimberley Strategic Assessment and Kimberley Heritage Assessment • Under the EPBC Act 1999 there is a requirement for public consultation on the Draft Marine Bioregional Plan of at least 60 days duration • The final Marine Bioregional Plan shall be released in June 2010 (tentative) • Information on progress of the North West Marine Bioregional Planning process can be found on the DEWHA website http://www.environment.gov.au/coasts/mbp/northwest/index.html • The key contact person for the North West Marine Bioregion in DEWHA is Rowan Wylie (03) 6208 2930; [email protected]. In addition DEWHA employs liaison officers in Perth who can be contacted on (08) 9383 7924. Note: A comprehensive overview of the meeting (Annex 1) is attached which shall be circulated to Industry Body Associations, MAC Executive Officers and Government Fishery Managers for the North West Marine Bioregional Planning Region. It is also publicly available: http://www.afma.gov.au/environment/planning/mgt_briefs AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 1 AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 2 ANNEX 1 North West Marine Bioregional Planning in Commonwealth Waters First Stakeholder Meeting (North West Stakeholder Forum) Perth and Broome, 2 and 3 December 2008 Perth meeting: 2 December 2008, Leeuwin Centre 65 Brockway Rd Floreat; 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Broome meeting: 3 December 2008; Department of Environment and Conservation 111 Herbert St, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Agenda: Annex one Attendees: Annex two and three INTRODUCTION: (Presented by Rowan Wylie and Paula Tompkins, DEWHA) New Staff Structure within DEWHA for the Tropical West Tropical Marine Conservation Branch of DEWHA* N & Coral Sea Ilse Kiessling 08 8920 9933 [email protected] NW Rowan Wylie 03 6208 2930 [email protected] * Note: The Assistant Secretary for the Tropical Marine Conservation Branch within DEWHA is Tania Rishniw (02 6274 2244; [email protected]) Meeting Overview • • • • Brief outline of Marine Bioregional Planning NW Marine Bioregional Plan – context NW Profile – key elements Development of draft NW Marine Bioregional Plan Timeline of Key Events • • • End 1998: Australian’s Ocean Policy was released 2001–2004: SE Regional Marine Plan was developed by the National Oceans Office 2005: Review of the ‘approach’ to Regional Marine Planning Process – focus primarily on environment portfolio responsibilities. Regional Marine Planning was brought directly under federal environment law to provide a clearer focus on conservation and sustainable management of the marine environment. o Start to incorporate legislation from the EPBC Act 1999 (Section 176), i.e. Minister of the Environment and Water Resources must have regard to a Marine Bioregional Plan when making Decisions under the EPBC Act 1999 AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 3 Marine Bioregional Planning is also the process through which the Australian Government identifies areas within Commonwealth waters for inclusion in the National Reserve System of Marine Protected Areas in Commonwealth Waters June 2006: Four year program commenced (following the new ‘approach’, i.e. Marine Bioregional Planning) 2008: The new Minister confirmed support for the program o • • Marine Regions There are five Marine Regions: • South East directed by Phillip Boxall (03 6208 2911). Please note that in this region, Marine Bioregional Planning will be limited to a realignment of the SE Regional Marine Plan, completed in 2004, to the provisions of Section 176 of the EPBC Act 1999 • North directed by Ilse Kiessling (08 8920 9933) • South West directed by Barbara Musso (03 6208 2940) • North West directed by Rowan Wylie (03 6208 2930) • East directed by Phillip Boxall (03 6208 2911) and the Coral Sea directed by Ilse Kiessling (08 8920 9933) Marine Bioregional Plans: Two Distinct Policy Drivers • • Consistent, ecosystem-based guidance for administering the EPBC Act 1999 (Note: information in the profile will provide the Minister with guidance under the EPBC Act 1999 to help develop the Draft Plan) o Improved decision making o Better advice to industry in relation to responsibility under the EBPC Act 1999 Establish the National Representative System of MPA in Commonwealth Areas (Note: Development of MPAs for security for biodiversity in the future) Marine Bioregional Plans: What will the Plans Contain? • • • Conservation values of the Region Conservation priorities (threat-based and policy-based) Measures that may be included: o Guidance for the administration of legislation, i.e. ‘Regional Significance Guidelines’ and other guidance o Integration and coordination of departmental activities o Priorities for investment in research and monitoring o New actions/programs or conservation measures, i.e. representative MPAs and other measures when required o Mechanisms for integration with sectoral management Stakeholder Consultation Outline • Release of Marine Bioregional Profile o Consultation: Multi-stakeholder Forum to provide information about the contents of the Profile and briefing on the next steps o Timing: Within 6 weeks of release of the Marine Bioregional Profile AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 4 • • • Draft Marine Bioregional Plan - planning assessments for the: (a) threats, values and priorities; and (b) conservation measures o Consultation: (a) informal consultation on progress; and (b) regional sectoral meetings to provide an update on process, progress and receive feedback o Timing: (a) as requested/needed; (b) approximately 4-6 months prior to the release of the Draft Marine Bioregional Plan Prior to the Release of the Draft Marine Bioregional Plan o Consultation: (a) Multi-stakeholder Forum prior to the release of the Draft Plan to brief stakeholders on contents of Draft Plan o Timing: 1 month prior to release of the Draft Plan Release of Draft Marine Bioregional Plan and finalization of the Marine Bioregional Plan o Consultation: Statutory consultation period after release of the Draft Plan and prior to final Plan, including; (a) Web notification of release of draft plan; (b) opportunity for stakeholders to provide formal submissions; (c) regional sectoral meetings o Timing: The consultation period will be for at least 60 days following release of Draft Plan o There will be further consultation on the process for declaring the Marine Protected Area network and development of management plans in the region Marine Bioregional Plans: Tentative Timelines for the Release of the ‘Final Plans’ • • • • • South East – 2004 North – June 2010 SW –Dec 2009 North West – June 2010 East – June 2010 North West Region: Planning Context • • • • • Kimberley Strategic Assessment - LNG Hub Kimberley (National) Heritage Assessment Ningaloo/Cape Range World Heritage Assessment WA government marine reserve planning – Pilbara Christmas Island Marine reserves Kimberley (National) Heritage Assessment • • • The assessment of the Kimberley for the Heritage list (the Kimberley assessment) began in July 2008 and is due to finish in June 2010. Currently the assessment covers about 22.5 million hectares The assessment aims to identify the natural, Indigenous and historic heritage values of the region for the possible listing of a National Heritage place. AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 5 SESSION ONE: THE PROCESS TO DATE (Presented by Rowan Wylie, DEWHA) MBP flow diagram • • The key milestones in the marine bioregional planning process are the Bioregional Profile, the Draft Marine Bioregional Plan and the final Marine Bioregional Plan There are two work streams in the marine bioregional planning process o Identification of areas for inclusion in the National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas o The identification of conservation priorities and measures based on a regional assessment of threats to conservation values and the adequacy of current measures. NRSMPA Guidelines Bioregional P r o f ile Description of the Region’s ecosystems Conservation Values Goals & Principles Additional information where available Stakeholder views Regional Assessment MPA Development MPA Identification Threat and Impact Analysis Conservation Priorities Stakeholder views (statutory consultation) Analysis of current measures Draft Marine Bioregional Plan Proposed Regional MPA Network Regional Significance Guidelines Coordination of Departmental activities New measures & actions Research & Monitoring Priorities Integration with sectoral management AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 6 NW Bioregional Profile - Overview • • • • Profile is the first milestone Profile was released November 2008 Profile is the information base for the development of the draft plan Comments on the Profile welcome to inform the development of the Draft Plan, email comments to: [email protected] NW Bioregional Profile - Technical Inputs • • • • • • Geomorphology and Sedimentology of NW Marine Region (Geoscience Australia) Tropical systems of NW Marine Region (CSIRO) Characterization of the marine environment of the NW (2 day science workshop) Key industries and socio economic links adjacent to the NW Marine Region (Institute of Regional Development, University of WA) Anticipated Development of the Petroleum and Mineral Industries (International Risk Consultants Pty) Sea Countries of the NW (Dermot Smyth) Contents of the NW Bioregional Profile • The Marine Environment o Bioregional studies o Ecological drivers o Trophic relationships • The Conservation Values o Key ecological features o National protected species o Protected places • Establishing new Marine Protected Areas o Goals and principles o Regional specifications to identify representative MPAs Overview of Human Activities • The Marine Environment: Overview • • • • • • • • • • About 1.1 million km2 of ocean under Commonwealth jurisdiction Dominated by Indonesia Through-flow and Leeuwin Current Complex oceanography Eight provincial regions Four existing MPAs Large area off continental shelf and slope Tropical marine species Strong species links with the Indo-West Pacific region 151 EPBC listed species Home to globally significant populations of threatened species AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 7 The Marine Environment: Ecological Drivers • Ocean currents (notably the Leeuwin and Indonesian Through-flow), temperature, salinity and other water column properties are major drivers of the marine ecosystem. Note: there is a great deal that we do not know about in relation to how these influences play out. Provincial Bioregions • • • IMCRA v. 4.0 identifies eight provincial bioregions in the Region Provincial bioregions were classified based on fish, benthic (seabed) habitat and oceanographic data at a scale that is useful for regional conservation planning and management Need to represent each of the 8 in the final MPAs The Marine Environment: Trophic Relationships • Productivity of the NW marine environment in terms of food web was considered, e.g. (a) whale shark and prey of plankton; (b) dolphin and prey of pelagic fish The Conservation Values: Categories • • • Key ecological features Nationally protected species Protected places The Conservation Values: National Protected Species • I51 species that occur in the region protected under the EPBC Act 1999 o threatened o migratory o cetaceans o listed marine • In relation to these, the Profile provides: o Spatial Information o Protected Species Group Report Cards Additionally, the Profile provides ‘flagship’ species (species selected to raise public awareness about marine species and environments), e.g., humpback whale • The Conservation Values: Protected Places • • Nationally protected places o Four MPAs Historical shipwrecks o Total of four identified AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 8 The Conservation Values: Key Ecological Features - Criteria • • • Species, groups of species or communities o With a regionally important ecological role o Nationally or regionally important for biodiversity Areas or habitats that are nationally or regionally important for o Enhanced or high productivity o Aggregations of marine life o Biodiversity and endemism Unique seafloor features with known or presumed ecological properties of regional significance Note: 14 key ecological features have been identified for the NW region, Commonwealth waters surrounding Ningaloo Reef is a particularly important feature, i.e., no 13. The Conservation Values: Existing Commonwealth Marine Reserves • Ningaloo Marine Park, Mermaid Reef Marine National Nature Reserve, Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve and Cartier Island Marine reserve. Note: There are also a number of existing and proposed MPAs in State waters adjacent to the region. Consideration of Pressures on Regional Conservation Values • There is a range of pressures currently impacting or likely to impact upon conservation values of the region, e.g., petroleum, mineral extraction, fishing/pearling, tourism, recreation, changing land use, climate change and the increasing population. Feedback on the Profile • DEWHA is very keen to obtain feedback on the profile. The profile was not intended to be picture perfect. DEWHA welcomes feedback on things that are missing or inaccurate so that this new information can feed into the draft plan. The profile itself will not be updated. AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 9 SESSION TWO: REGIONAL ASSESSMENT (Rowan Wylie, DEWHA) Regional Assessment • • • Analysis of threats of conservation values o Current o Emerging Conservation priorities for the region o Broad outcomes that government is looking for through the planning process in a given region Management responses o e.g. Regional Significance Guidelines Potential Threats to Conservation Values • • • • Pollution Disturbance (human) Climate change related Pest/invasive species Threat Analysis: Key Inputs • • • • • • Existing assessments Science advice Future developments Spatial analysis Stakeholder information Current management arrangements Threat Analysis Method • Consequences X Likelihood o In house-assessment o Expert input and validation o Consultancies, e.g., birds, climate change, key ecological features o Most input compiled end 2008 o ID of conservation priorities - 2009 AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 10 SESSION THREE: MARINE PROTECTED AREAS (Rowan Wylie, DEWHA) Overview • • • • • • • Australian national and international commitments Whole-of-government policy context Focus on biodiversity conservation Consideration of socio-economic costs Consultation – no surprises Early consideration of zoning NRSMPA Goals and principles Goals and Principles • Underpinned by the ANZECC Guidelines for Establishing the NRSMPA 1998 Spatial Management Framework • • Australia’s Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia (IMCRA V4) o Synthesis of key biological, geological and oceanographic data (see relevant reports on the DEWHA web) Defines 42 Provincial Bioregions Goals for Establishing a Representative Network • • • • Provincial bioregions o Capture seven bioregions, with priority for this process on those provinces not currently represented in MPAs Depth ranges o Capture all depth ranges 3 nm to edge of AEEZ via transects (wherever possible capture gradients from shelf to deeper regions) Known large-scale benthic/demersal biological features o Only available for small part of the Australian Government managed waters – scale of resolution and level of detail low compared to State waters. Types of seafloor features (need to be representative) Principles for Establishing a Representative Network • Location o Existing Spatial Management o Least number of MPAs required to maximize conservation outcomes • Selection o Mitigating identified risks (very important) o Spatially defined habitat and aggregations • Design o Continuous depth transacts o Inclusion of whole topographic (seafloor) features AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 11 Marine Reserve ID – Our Approach • • • • • • Science based Achieve good conservation outcomes Minimize socio-economic costs Transparent consultation process Staged and adaptive approach to MPA zoning Incorporating existing measures Marine Reserve ID - Challenges • • • • Relatively poor bioregional information (defining specific management objectives) Better physical information (importance of surrogates for biodiversity) Balancing competing interests and objectives Ensure robust socio-economic analysis Marine Reserve ID - Socio- economic Assessments • • • Staged - with increasing refinement of analysis through the process Influenced by zoning and degree of impact on users Stakeholder engagement Marine Reserve ID – Process • • • • • • Information collated and analysed – currently underway Decision support software will be used in generating options – to commence in the new year Stakeholder consultation on options – to commence in March - April 2009 Recommendation on draft network to Minister – 3rd Quarter 2009 Release of draft NW Plan – Feb 2010 60 day statutory consultation period Establishing MPAs in Areas of Interest to the Petroleum Industry • Government to work with industry to achieve energy security and biodiversity conservation objectives o Where possible avoid creation of MPAs in areas of existing petroleum activities o Multiuse reserves but with some high protection zoning o Prior usage rights for existing lease holders Limiting Uncertainty for Industry • Environment performance requirements with multiuse MPAs o Reflect conservation objectives o Will depend on zoning o Opportunities for streamlining approvals o MPA management plans in place for 10 years o Partnership approaches AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 12 MPA Benefits for Industry • • • • • Better advice on conservation values and priorities Streamlined assessment/approval process Greater certainty Demonstrate commitment to responsible environment stewardship Development of industry - government partnerships (e.g., environment monitoring, research & information sharing) AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 13 SESSION FOUR: NEXT STEPS (Presented by Paula Tomkins, DEWHA) National Level • • Addressing matters about the whole program Meetings with national stakeholder groups to address specific issues as required Regional Level • • Looking at multi-sector forums (information and feedback) o Post-profile (today’s meeting) o Prior to release of draft plan (late 2009/early 2010) Sector-specific meetings on MPA options and conservation priority measures o Both government and sector initiated (throughout) Statutory Consultation • Under the EPBC Act 1999 there is a requirement for public consultation on the Draft Plan o At least 60 days duration o Sub-regional briefs/workshops on the contents of the Draft Bioregional Plan, including proposed marine protected areas network o Extent and form of workshop and briefings may vary between regions depending on stakeholder capacity and interest After the Plan is Finalised: MPA Declaration Process • • • • Consultation A report to the Minister on submissions received 60 days A regulation impact statement Development of Formal Management Plan • • Public invitation to comment on issues Public comment on prepared plan AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 14 DISCUSSION SESSION: SUMMARY OF ISSUES RAISED BY STAKEHOLDERS ATTENDING MEETINGS IN PERTH/BROOME Issue: Scientific Advice • • • Are scientists accountable for providing advice to feed into the Profile? General public can easily misinterpret scientific language; therefore it is important to use simple, clear language when presenting information in the Profile. An example of using scientific terminology which can be misleading is to state that the NW region is “nutrient poor” – this statement may be misinterpreted as NW region is “unproductive” and therefore a region of little economic value in terms of commercial fishing. DEWHA response • DEWHA noted the need to define scientific terminology where necessary. Issue: No Take Zones • Will there be at least one “no take zone” in each bioregion? DEWHA response • Yes Issue: Review of boundaries of the Commonwealth Western Deepwater Trawl Fishery and NW Slope Trawl Fishery Current boundaries are determined by an agreement between Commonwealth and WA government by the Offshore Constitutional Settlement. The Commonwealth manages waters seaward of 200 m isobath. The NE boundary of the North West Slope Fishery includes waters less than 200 m isobath. What is the current status of this review? AFMA response Following the public consultation phase, WA fisheries will provide AFMA with a summary of all comments received from the assessment in consultation with Geoscience Australia, WestMAC and DAFF. Recommendations and comments will be provided to WA fisheries and DAFF for decision on whether to seek amendment to the existing OCS. Contact Mel Brown (02-6225-5465) and Malcolm Southwell (02-6225-5308) for specific details. Issue: Socio-economic Data • With respect to providing DEWHA with socio economic data, industry has a lot on; therefore, there is a real need to streamline the process of providing data DEWHA response • Acknowledged AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 15 Issue: Provinces • • • • Fisher’s query how “Provinces” will be used. Do Provinces have any basis in legislation/policy? Query how these Provinces have been arrived at. Caution the use of “Province’ without a clear definition. DEWHA response • No. Provinces have no bearing to legislation of fisheries what so ever. • DEWHA is happy to discuss Provinces further Issue: Stakeholder Engagement • • NW fishers are very busy and are therefore not really engaged at this stage Industry expressed concern that there is a great deal going on with respect to Marine Bioregional Planning and that it is very disjointed. DEWHA response • DEWHA noted concerns from industry Issue: Manage, Police and Enforce MPAs • How are we going to manage, police and enforce MPAs in this region if it is difficult to protect/manage what is already here? DEWHA response • DEWHA will present finding to the Minister for decision Issue: Performance Indicators • • • • At what stage do performance indicators come into the MBP process? How many established MPAs are meeting their objectives, i.e., conservation of biodiversity? Need to have monitoring in place prior to the establishment of MPAs, i.e., important to be on the front foot rather than the back. Collection of baseline information is critical before MPAs are established. DEWHA response • CSIRO is currently looking at potential indicators (exploring at this stage) to access the state of the marine environment. • DEWHA have yet to address performance indicators (at the bioregional and MPA level). Issue: Precautionary Approach o Has DEWHA taken a Precautionary Approach to establishing the boundaries of MPA? Once established, it is very difficult to make a MPA larger/smaller as more information becomes available? AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 16 DEWHA response • MPA boundaries will be based on sound scientific and socio-economic analysis. DEWHA recognises that over time new information may become available that could influence the perceived adequacy of reserve boundaries, zoning and management arrangements. However, the Department also recognises the need to provide certainty to industry and other marine users. Issue: Border Security • How much catch is taken by Indonesia in this region – shark, turtle etc? The fishing boundary has been agreed and signed by the Indonesians, but not ratified (i.e., reference to the triangle at the outer boundary of the North West Slope Fishery, to the right of the MOU box). Currently there are concerns about depletion of status of area. DEWHA response • Acknowledge concerns and notes the relevance of this issue to the planning process and outcomes. Issue: Big Bang Shoals • Big Bang Shoals is a very important site to manage DEWHA response • Acknowledge this area as significant and has identified a number of key ecological features associated with the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf Issue: Commonwealth and State processes • There are differences between Commonwealth and State processes. DEWHA needs to clearly acknowledge this. States would like more integrated. OCS States fish in Commonwealth waters - DEWHA needs to pick up on this. DEWHA response • The States and Commonwealth have different legislation and different driving processes in relation to MPAs • The system of approaching State and Commonwealth MPAs separately is not ideal; therefore we need to work closely together to attain ‘an ideal as possible outcome’ under the existing constraints Issue: Goals • How do the four goals help DEWHA select representative MPAs? DEWHA response o There are agreed guidelines for establishing the goals and principles that are followed. AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 17 Issue: Information within the Profile • Concerns that the profile is based on “office-based-information”. It does not include information form people (e.g., fishers) who work out in the filed every day. Assumptions have been made based on “untruthful” information, e.g., lot of uncertainty around climate change, water depth, etc. The process is being rushed in relation to speaking with people in the region. DEWHA response • DEWHA is working with the best available scientific advice. Acknowledge that there are gaps in information. Issue: Territorial base-line • Is the Territorial base-line taken from high tide or from the island? DEWHA response • The area where the Commonwealth has clear responsibility is from the water column to the seabed Issue: Effectiveness of MPAs • Is DEWHA familiar with MPA papers by Professor Bob Kearney in relation to NSW process? Kearney discusses major flaws with MPAs, miss information, scientific uncertainty, not listening to stakeholders, closing down fisheries etc. DEWHA response • DEWHA staff is following an agreed process. They will listen to stakeholders and then the Minister makes a political decision. Issue: Displaced Fishing • Have you considered how displaced fishing effort shall be handled in the Draft Plan? DEWHA response • Work relating to the Displaced Fishing policy is well underway Issue: The LNG Hub • The LNG Hub is very important. Stakeholders need to know more about this. DEWHA response • Four potential sites have been short listed. The Premier will announce which sites are chosen shortly AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 18 Issue: General Statements from Fishers • • • • • Commercial fisheries are over managed already – 75% of our fish is imported. Australia will starve because we a re locking everything up. GBRMP process “sent many fishers to the wall”. Unlike oil/gas, fish stocks are a renewable resource. In the long term, fisheries are more valuable than is presented by GVP values in the Profile. Some fishers have worked 20 years in the NW region. We consider ourselves to be custodians of this area and know what is going on. Political decisions have the potential to erode our businesses. We need to be consulted. Recreational fishing was allowed parts of the SE where commercial fishing was excluded AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 19 ANNEX ONE: Agenda for the Perth and Broome North West Stakeholder Forum Time Item 8:45 Coffee and tea on arrival 9:00 Start • • • 10:15 10:35 12:00 Introduction Session 1: The Process to Date Questions Morning tea • • • • Session 2: Regional Assessment Session 3: Marine Protected Areas Discussion Session 4: Next Steps Close AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 20 ANNEX TWO: Perth Attendees Organisation Chevron Australia Pty Ltd WAMSI Department of Fisheries PEW Environmental Group The Wilderness Society WA Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories MG Kalis Group MPRA WA Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Aquaculture Council of Western Australia Inc Nthn Demersal Scalefish Fisherman Assn Rep Pearl Producers Association Des Mills Marine Environmental Review WA Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories Department for Planning and Infrastructure Department of Industry and Resources Department of Environment and Conservation Woodside Australian Fisheries Management Authority MPRA Murex Pecten Consulting Westmore Seafoods DEC, NDT Burrup Subcommitte WWF-Australia DEWHA DEWHA DEWHA DEWHA DEWHA DEWHA Name Russell Lagdon Steve Blake Eve Bunbury John Carey Josh Coates Rick Fletcher Stephen Hood Angus Horwood Lindsay Joll Guy Leyland Dan Machin Bob Masters Brett McCallum Des Mills Brett Molony Nikki Pursell Kate Shearer Chris Simpson Luke Smith Carolyn Stewardson Diane Walker Barry Wilson Simon Little Bill Carr Daniel Beaver Danielle Thomson Paula Tomkins Tamara Watson Rowan Wylie Anthony Whalen Jennifer Carter AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 21 ANNEX THREE: Broome Attendees Organisation Name Department of Fisheries Department of Fisheries NDSF Sub-committee KPFA Environs Kimberley Nthn Demersal Scalefish Fisherman Australian Fisheries Management Authority Peter Godfrey Rachel Green Dennis Linaker Maria Mann Adam Masters Carolyn Stewardson Department of Environment and Conservation Ben Tannock Pearling (Signet Bay Pearls) Recreational fisheries Recreational fisheries DEWHA DEWHA DEWHA DEWHA James Brown Stephen McLaughlin Wes Francis Danielle Thomson Paula Tomkins Tamara Watson Rowan Wylie AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 22 FURTHER INFORMATION AFMA’s Strategy for Engagement in the Marine Bioregional Planning Process: http://www.afma.gov.au/environment/planning/mbp_strategy07.pdf AFMA contact officers for Marine Bioregional Planning: Paul Ryan: [email protected]; (02) 6225 5366 Carolyn Stewardson: [email protected]; (02) 6225 5351 DEWHA’s Marine Bioregional Planning website http://www.environment.gov.au/coasts/mbp/index.html AFMA Management Brief: Summary of the North West Stakeholder Meetings, Perth and Broome, 2 & 3 Dec 2008 23