MARINE PARKS

Mr WILLIAMS (MacKillop—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:52): My question is again to the Minister for Environment and Conservation. Does the minister accept both recreational and commercial fishers' anger at his government's proposal to establish no-take zones within marine parks, given that at the same time his government is licensing BP to search for oil in the marine park in the Great Australian Bight?

The Hon. K.O. Foley interjecting:

Mr WILLIAMS: No.

The Hon. K.O. Foley interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The Minister for Police and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition will stop arguing.

Mrs Redmond interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition, quiet. Minister.

The Hon. P. CAICA (Colton—Minister for Environment and Conservation, Minister for the River Murray, Minister for Water) (14:53): I do acknowledge that there is a degree of angst out there from recreational fishers. I have always accepted that, but we talk about, amongst other things, the science. I notice now they are anti-mining as well, but when we talk about science—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. P. CAICA: They don't like the science that is underpinning marine parks. They didn't like the science last week at Strathalbyn in relation to water allocation planning. They don't like the science as it relates to carbon trading and the like. Quite simply, if we used the science that they are using for marine parks—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. P. CAICA: If we undertook and used the science that they are using, we would still be clubbing seals, we would still be hunting whales and we would make sure we deplete all species.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Order, members on my right, also!

The Hon. P.F. Conlon interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, Minister for Transport! The member for Finniss.