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Norman Moore, Minister for Fisheries To The hon. noRMAn FReDeRICK MooRe MLC BA DIP eD MInIsTeR FoR FIsheRIes Department of Fisheries Major Metropolitan and Regional Locations Head Office 3rd Floor, The Atrium 168 St. Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000 Telephone: (08) 9482 7333 Facsimile: (08) 9482 7389 Website: www.fish.wa.gov.au Email: headoffice@fish.wa.gov.au Metropolitan Regional Office 14 Capo d’Orlando Drive South Fremantle WA 6162 Telephone: (08) 9432 8000 Facsimile: (08) 9432 8060 Published by the Department of Fisheries, 3rd Floor, The Atrium, 168 St. Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000. www.fish.wa.gov.au Southern Regional Office Suite 7 Frederick House 70-74 Frederick Street Albany WA 6330 Telephone: (08) 9845 7400 Facsimile: (08) 9845 7457 Mid-West Regional Office 69-75 Connell Road Geraldton WA 6530 Telephone: (08) 9921 6800 Facsimile: (08) 9921 3617 Sir In accordance with Section 61 of the Financial Management Act 2006 (FMA) and Section 263 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 (FRMA), I submit for your information the Annual Report to Parliament of the Department of Fisheries of Western Australia for the financial year ending 30 June 2011. The Department also produces a companion State of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Report, as required by Section 263 of the FRMA. This Annual Report also includes a table on stock status and catch ranges for major commercial fisheries, derived from the State of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Report. Stuart Smith Gascoyne Regional Office 82 Olivia Terrace Carnarvon WA 6701 Telephone: (08) 9941 1185 Facsimile: (08) 9941 1951 Northern Regional Office Port of Pearls House 401 Port Drive Broome WA 6725 Telephone: (08) 9193 8600 Facsimile: (08) 9193 8699 Cover image: Mangrove jack (Lutjanus argentimaculatus) among mangrove roots in the Pilbara/Kimberley (North Coast Bioregion) Photo: Shannon Conway. WA Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories 39 Northside Drive Hillarys WA 6025 Telephone: (08) 9203 0111 Facsimile: (08) 9203 0199 ii ABN 55 689 794 771 ISSN 1833-198X
CONteNtS SummAry of the yeAr .............................................. 1 From the Chief Executive Officer ...................................... 2 Highlights At-a-Glance 2010/11 ...................................... 8 Stock Status and Catch Ranges for Major Commercial Fisheries ................................................... 10 Financial Overview ........................................................ 16 Fish Pies (and Other Graphs) ......................................... 38 overvIew of AgeNcy ................................................ 46 Profile of the Department of Fisheries ............................ 47 Operating Environment – Significant Issues Impacting the Agency ................................................................... 51 Operational Structure ................................................... 53 Corporate Executive ..................................................... 55 Performance Management Framework ........................... 60 AgeNcy PerformANce ............................................. 65 Agency Performance – Overview ..................................... 66 Service 1 – Fisheries Management ................................ 67 Service 2 – Compliance and Education .......................... 73 Rock Lobster in Focus – the transition to quota management and the low recruitment of young lobsters ..........................79 Recreational Fisheries Management in Focus ..................83 Aboriginal community commercial fishing: the Western Australian trochus Fishery ............................88 Service 3 – Research and Monitoring ............................ 90 Research and Monitoring in Focus – Scientists join forces to investigate marine heatwave and climate variability .......97 Service 4 – Marine Safety Service .............................. 100 Corporate Services ..................................................... 101 dIScloSureS ANd legAl comPlIANce ................... 106 Independent Audit Opinion on Financial Statements and Key Performance Indicators .................................. 107 Certification of financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2011 .................................................. 108 Other Financial Disclosures ......................................... 137 Detailed Key Performance Indicators ........................... 140 Other Legal Requirements ........................................... 156 Government Policy Requirements ................................. 162 APPeNdIceS ............................................................ 165 Advisory Committees .................................................. 166 Major Publications Produced by the Department of Fisheries during 2010/11 ....................................... 167 Legislative Amendments and New Legislation ............... 170 State Register of Authorisations, Exemptions and Aquaculture Leases .................................................... 179 iii
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