SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD

Mr WILLIAMS (MacKillop—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (15:25): I have a supplementary question. In view of the minister's answer that we have the best managed and most sustainable fisheries anywhere in the world, how will marine parks improve our fisheries?

The SPEAKER: That is not a supplementary; that is a completely different question.

The Hon. P. CAICA (Colton—Minister for Environment and Conservation, Minister for the River Murray, Minister for Water) (15:25): Quite simply, the establishment of representative marine parks in this state is not a fisheries management tool; it is one of—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. P. CAICA: I have said that ad nauseam. It is not a fisheries management tool, despite the fact that people—

An honourable member interjecting:

The Hon. P. CAICA: Of course he does. Despite the fact that people in the opposition continue to promote—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. P. CAICA: —misconceptions; and, indeed, (if I may say it) mistruths.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. P. CAICA: Madam Speaker, it is not a fisheries management tool. I have said that and will continue to say that. But it is one of the very important tools in the toolbox that ensures that the marine environment is one that sustains all species within it, species which include fish.