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Recreational Fishing Management Strategy For The West Coast. Minister's Initial Responses To Final Report Of The West Coast Recreational Fishing Working Group (Fisheries Management Paper No. 153), Kim Chance Oct 2001

Recreational Fishing Management Strategy For The West Coast. Minister's Initial Responses To Final Report Of The West Coast Recreational Fishing Working Group (Fisheries Management Paper No. 153), Kim Chance

Fisheries management papers

To ensure recreational fishing in WA has a bright futre, a series of regional management stategies are being developed with have the following objectives: 1. Review the appropriateness of current controls, given the significant growth in recreational fishing. 2. Ensure that effective management is in place for the recreational fishing sector that contributes to the sustainability of WA's fish stocks. 3. Position recreational fishing so it can be incorporated into tan integrated management framework in which resource sharing issues can be addressed.


Sustainable Tourism Plan For The Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Fisheries Western Australia Feb 2001

Sustainable Tourism Plan For The Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Fisheries Western Australia

Fisheries management papers

The Abrolhos coral reefs are the southernmost living reefs in the Indian Ocean. They have a unique assemblage of tropical species of fish, reef corals and other invertebrates, which live in close association with temperate species, particularly of algae, and species endemic to Western Australia. The Abrolhos is the centre of the fishery for the commercially valuable western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus). Terrestrial flora and fauna of the Abrolhos are relict and provide important reference areas on ecological interactions. Virtually all the islands of the Abrolhos archipelago have sea bird nesting and breeding areas, and populations of some species of …