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5.04.12Australian Seafood Consumers Misled by Prophets of Doom and Gloom by Dr Ray Hilborn and Dr Bob Kearney (AM)
Global situation
There is much gloom and doom in Australia and around the world about the sustainability of fisheries. Perhaps the best known example and that most commonly used by those who wish to demonise fishing is the prediction that all commercial fish stocks could be collapsed by 2048 (Worm et al. 2006). A similar message has been portrayed by claims that all the large fish of the ocean were seriously depleted by 2003 (Myers and Worm) and that we are fishing down aquatic food chains to the extent that soon all that will be left will be jelly fish (Pauly et al. 1988).....
3.04.12
NSIA strategic plan
OUR VISION
The vision of NSIA is to provide national representation of the commercial seafood industry to the Australian government.
The National Seafood Industry Alliance will promote the interests of the seafood and fishing industry, develop national strategies to secure the long term future of the seafood and fishing industry; and promote and enhance the profile of sustainable seafood production...
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1.03.12
March communiqué
NSIA met with the Hon. Joe Ludwig, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in Brisbane inearly March to discuss the seafood industry and NSIA priority areas, including Country of OriginLabelling, Australian Fisheries Standard, Marine Bioregional Planning and amendments to thePIERD Act...
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24.02.12
Industry plans to secure Australian seafood supply
The Commonwealth Fisheries Association, NSW Seafood Industry Council and Queensland SeafoodIndustry Council, proposals for the Temperate East and Coral Sea Marine Reserve Networks are nowavailable. These plans for the marine environment will meet the Australian community’s needs for asustainable fresh Australian seafood supply....
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6.12.11
Marine parks no answer to threats:
Colin Buxton, Bob Kearney and Caleb Gardner: The West Australian Tuesday December 6, 2011
Australia's marine environment is extraordinarily diverse, beautiful and needs to be protected for all Australians, now and into the future. This view is shared by most and it's the reason many prominent Australians have thrown their weight behind the current push for more marine parks in WA.
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6.12.11
Burke gaffed in Marine Park row:
One of Western Australia's three remaining federal Labor MPs has appealed to Environment Minister Tony Burke to reconsider shutting fisheries off the coast of her electorate as the Liberal Party taps into anger over a propsed network of marine parks the length of the state.
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6.12.11
Save our Farmers website in support of fishermen
A leading Australian academic has labelled the federal government's proposed plans to significantly extend Australia's Marine Protected Areas as 'fatally flawed'.
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5.12.11
Dr Robert Kearney, Emeritus Professor of Fisheries, University of Canberra talking to Radio 6PR's Paul Murray on the Sustainability of Australian seafood
5.12.11
Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbot, speaking at the Save Our Seafood Lunch in Perth on 5 December, 2011
5.12.11
Save our Seafood Lunch
The WA Fishing Industry Council (WAFIC) has invited Professor Bob Kearney, Emeritus Professor in Fisheries at University of Canberra, to Perth to present an independent perspective on the current Marine Reserves debate at a lunch to be held at the Cottesloe Surf Life Saving Club on Monday 5 December 2011.
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28.11.11
Industry propose World’s largest marine reserve coverage
The Commonwealth Fisheries Association, in partnership with Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland fishing industry peak bodies, today submitted to Government refined proposals for the Northwest and North Marine Reserve Networks. The proposals, including those already submitted for the Southwest region, combine to form the largest marine reserve coverage in the world, designed to achieve conservation and protection of Australia’s marine environment, whilst minimising the impacts on industry.
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9.08.11
Fishing Industry Plan for South-west marine conservation
The Commonwealth, South Australia and Western Australia commercial fishing industries submitted refined and responsible proposal for the SouthwestMarine Reserve Network that will not only ensure conservation and protection of the marine environment but will also assure a vibrant fishing industrycontinues into the future...
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5.05.11
Commonwealth fishing industry concerns over South West marine park proposal
Today’s release of the South West Marine Bioregional Plan by the Hon Tony Burke, Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, is the start of an important process that will consider how the natural resources of the marine environment are valued by the Australian community.
“The release of the draft SouthWest Plan provides the first opportunity for the fishing industry to see the proposed boundaries and zonings of the marine reserve, including where multiple use areas are likely to be situated. We have initial concerns at the significant areas proposed for complete fishing closures” said Trixi Madon, CEO Commonwealth Fisheries Association...
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24.11.10
PEW REPORT THREAT TO AUSTRALIA’S NATIONAL INTEREST
NATIONAL SEAFOOD INDUSTRY ALLIANCE - Wednesday 24th November 2010
The recently released Ecology Centre paper from the University of Queensland is riddled with factual errors and confusion, the National Seafood Industry Alliance said today.
The fact that the report is funded by the foreign environment lobby group PEW - which is in turn funded by US oil and gas interests - makes a mockery of the Ecology Centre’s claims to be independent and suggests the utmost caution must be taken in considering its recommendations...
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