FISHERIES COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT COSTS

In reply to Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (30 June 2009).

The Hon. P. CAICA (Colton—Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development): I am advised:

1. The fisheries compliance service costs recovered through commercial fisheries licence fees was $4.29 million of the total $11.3 million collected. Included in these costs were $3.67 million for fisheries officers to conduct enforcement and general patrol work across South Australian waters; $142,314 for quota monitoring services across a number of different quota management fisheries, such as abalone, rock lobster, sardines and blue crab, and $351,897 for operation of the large fisheries patrol vessel 'Southern Ranger'.