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Report from Hobart Airport - 15km NE of Ralphs Bay

Temperature: 6°C (43°F)
Feels Like: 6°C (42°F)
Dew Point: 4°C (39°F)
Humidity: 87.2%
Barometer: 1017 hPa (30.03 in. Hg)
Sky Conditions: mostly cloudy
Conditions: light showers of rain
Wind: from the NW at 3 knts
Visibility: greater than 10 km (greater than 6.2 mi)
Last Updated: 07/07/2008 6:00 am

Thursday, April 03, 2008

Letter to the Mercury - public comment on Bruny Bioregion MPAs

written by:Jane MacDonald

Concerned Tasmanians have until April 16th to write to the Department of Primary Industries and Water (DPIW), in relation to proposed Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Bruny Bioregion.

But why the DPIW?

The RPDC’s inquiry on this matter was carried out under the Tasmanian Marine Protected Areas Strategy 2001, whose Primary Goal is all about ecology and biodiversity.

The Inquiry was begun by former Planning Minister Judy Jackson and continued under Steven Kons. The RPDC recommends the marine reserves should be administered by Parks and Wildlife, which is not in the DPIW portfolio.

The DPIW website invites the public to fax or email comments to the “Recreational Fisheries Enquiries” section. “Fishing enquiries” is an inappropriate email address for submissions on this matter. Fishing is relevant to just 2 of the 11 dot points listed in the “Secondary Goals” of the Tasmanian Marine Protected Areas Strategy.

Minister David Llewellyn has already written to recreational fishing license holders, in advance of any final decision, saying the government “will not be agreeing to any recommendations that restrict or prevent traditional fishing activities of recreational or commercial fishers”.

The State Government is unashamedly demonstrating its disregard for an excellent, thorough assessment process carried out by the RPDC between 2005 and 2008.

The preservation of living biodiversity and the benefits of MPAs for fish stocks and fishers are clearly far less important to this government than the prospect of shoring up votes in the short term.

Jane MacDonald, South Arm

Posted by GM on 04/03 at 09:26 PM
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