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Fisheries Co-Management Council Meeting No. 113 – 29 May 2008
A Fisheries
Victoria policy officer provided a summary of the Victoria’s Fishing
Consultative Arrangements Review Discussion Paper. The paper
outlines alternative options for new consultative arrangements
between government and other stakeholders concerned with the
management and use of Victoria’s fisheries.
Other items
discussed at the meeting included a proposed Fisheries Co-Management
Council Climate Change Workshop to discuss the need to promote
strategic planning within Victoria’s fisheries to best adapt to
potential future impacts of climate change. Victorian Fishing Awards
and various matters relating to the Abalone Fishery Committee and
its reporting requirements in accordance with the Victorian Abalone
Fishery Management Plan.
The next FCC
meeting will be held on 27 June 2008.
Abalone Fishery Committee Meeting No. 43 – 15 May 2008
The AFC’s
representative on the Victorian Abalone Fishery Management Plan
(VAFMP) Steering Committee informed the committee regarding
progress. Development of the new VAFMP has been deferred and until
its completion the current plan will continue to operate.
The AFC were
updated by Fisheries Victoria on the current status of the Abalone
Viral Ganglioneuritis (AVG), and discussed various
research/management options such as quarantine zones, fish-downs and
closed seasons. The committee reviewed and discussed the draft
Abalone Fishery Committee Performance Monitoring Summary as per
its requirements under the Victorian Abalone Fishery Management
Plan.
Also discussed, was
the AFC’s summary for the 2007/08 Fishery Co-Management Council’s
Annual Report as well as the Total Allowable Commercial Catch
setting process and Research & Development priorities.
The next AFC
meeting will be held on a date to be determined.
Inland
Fishery Committee Meeting No. 43 – 7 March 2008
A representative
from Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) provided an
update regarding fish monitoring surveys, further to a presentation
given to the IFC in May 2007. Information was provided on the
collation, sources and practical projects relating to data from fish
surveys.
The IFC’s
representative on the West Gippsland Fishery Management Plan (WGFMP)
Steering Committee noted that he was close to endorsing the process
followed in developing the plan. The IFC was also updated on the
status of the Corangamite Fishery Management Plan, Port Phillip &
Western Port Management Plan and the Wimmera Fishery Management
Plan.
Other items of
interest discussed included strengthening legislative protection for
fish habitat in selected waters affected by drought conditions,
stream classification and intended future Lake Wendouree
re-stocking.
The next scheduled
IFC meeting is for Tuesday 15 July 2008.
Fisheries Co-Management Council Meeting No. 112 – 29 February 2008
On 1 February,
Council was advised of the Minister’s approval to proceed with a
re-appointment of Council & Fishery Committee members from 21 May to
31 December 2008 whilst a review progresses. Council discussed the
re-appointment process and various issues relating to accommodation,
budget and staff resources. Council is awaiting the release of the
draft discussion paper from Fisheries Victoria to discuss future
consultative arrangements.
Council discussed
and provided recommendations to the Minister on the Abalone Total
Allowable Commercial Catch 2008/09. Council noted that
three members from its fishery committees nominated for appointment
to the Fisheries Revenue Allocation Committee (FRAC). Council
discussed various methods regarding the development of a framework
for engagement with Victorian Indigenous fishing stakeholders.
Other items
discussed included Western Zone Rock Lobster structural adjustment,
the Minister’s endorsement of Council’s 2007/08 Business Plan, the
Draft Corangamite Fishery Management Plan, an FCC-hosted Climate
Change Workshop and the biennial Seafood Directions Conference 2009.
The next meeting
will be held on 29 May 2008.
We have moved - FCC have relocated its office to a new site
As of 26 May FCC offices have moved to level 22, 1 Spring Street in
Melbourne. The new contact details can be found above.
Victorian Fisheries Advisory Body (VicFRAB)
In April 2008 the VicFRAB called for Pre-proposal
submissions to the Fisheries Research Development Corporation (FRDC) for the 2009-10 funding round.
Pre-proposals will be assessed in June with with draft Full
Applications required by 17 September. VicFRAB provide feedback
to applicants prior to the 1 November deadline for Full
Applications to FRDC. For more information see the Research page on
this website. Applications should be submitted through the FRDC website on FishNet.
www.frdc.com.au
FCC Annual Report 2006 - 2007
The Fisheries Co-Management Council's 2006 - 2007 Annual Report was
tabled in State Parliament in October 2007 and is now available
for download. The Report was prepared in keeping with Section 92(1)
of the Fisheries Act 1995 and themed to promote the principle
of co-management. Thanks to all who contributed to the Report...more...
Victorian
Fisheries and Aquaculture Research
Strategy 2005-2010
With input and direction from stakeholders the Research Committee
and the FCC have developed the Victorian Fisheries &
Aquaculture Research & Development Strategy. The Strategy was launched by the Minister for Agriculture at a workshop on Tuesday
19th April and now forms the basis for the call for preliminary
research proposals - see Research page...more...
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