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OvERvIEw OF AgENCy � PROFILE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES Profile of the Department of Fisheries vision: World-class management of fisheries and aquatic ecosystems. mission: to conserve, sustainably develop and share the use of the State’s aquatic resources and their ecosystems for the benefit of present and future generations. our message to the community: Fish for the future. The Department of Fisheries manages the marine and freshwater fisheries and ecosystems within the limits of the State. By agreement with the Commonwealth, the Department has unique management responsibilities within Australian waters out to 200 nautical miles from the Western Australian coast. This allows for management on a spatial scale that is appropriate to the sustainable management and protection of the State’s fish resources and their environment. The principles of Ecologically Sustainable Development, as contained in the objects of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994, guide the Department in its operations. These objects involve managing human impacts on both target 47 and bycatch fish species and their habitats, and assessing and limiting any potential indirect impacts of fishing and aquaculture activities on the broader ecosystem. It also includes managing social and economic impacts of fishing and aquaculture activity. The Department works in the presentday context of limited fish and environmental resources, and a growing human ‘footprint’ on the aquatic environment. Factors with increasing impact include a growing population, developing coastal infrastructure, industrial development, rapidly advancing ‘fish-finding’ technology and climate change. As a result of the Department’s activities, around 80 per cent of WA’s marine waters are protected through fishing closures or controls on fishing methods that can impact directly on marine habitats (for example, trawling) and are totally closed to highly-destructive fishing methods (for example, dredging and explosives). The Department ensures compliance with fishing rules and controls through an active community education and enforcement program.
OvERvIEw OF AgENCy � PROFILE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES The Department’s services are delivered in a context of increasing aquatic management accountability. This includes accountability to the Commonwealth government through reporting requirements established under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The Department values consultation with stakeholders and works with partners to develop management practices able to stand up to domestic, national and international scrutiny. In this report to the Parliament and the community, the Department presents its summary of operations and outcomes during the 2010/11 financial year, based around the State Government’s Annual Reporting Framework. Legislation Administered The Department assists the Minister for Fisheries in the administration of the following Acts: • Fish Resources Management Act 1994 • Pearling Act 1990 • Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act 1987 • Fishing and Related Industries Compensation (Marine Reserves) Act 1997 • Fishing Industry Promotion Training and Management Levy Act 1994 The Department is also responsible for the management of fishing (and related activities) in marine protected areas established under the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984, and 48 provides at-sea marine safety compliance services on behalf of the Department of Transport under the Western Australian Marine Act 1982. By arrangement with the Commonwealth, the Department has management responsibilities for a number of fisheries undertaken in waters adjacent to the Western Australian coast out to 200 nautical miles. The Department also provides fisheries management and education services in the territorial waters around both Cocos (Keeling) and Christmas Islands, on behalf of the Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department, in accordance with a Service Delivery Arrangement made under the Commonwealth’s Fish Resources Management Act 1994 (WA) (Cocos Keeling Islands) or the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 (WA) (Christmas Island). Fisheries in Western Australia that fall under State or joint State/Commonwealth jurisdiction under the Offshore Constitutional Settlement Agreement are listed below. Fisheries under Western Australia State Jurisdiction Except where specifically noted, fisheries involving the following species are managed by the Department of Fisheries, in accordance with State law: • All bony fish and shark (except to the extent they are managed under a Joint Authority or by the Commonwealth).
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