MARINE PARKS

The Hon. A. BRESSINGTON (15:08): I do. Can the minister confirm that, for people who fish for their livelihood on Kangaroo Island, their livelihoods will not be threatened by these marine parks?

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation) (15:08): Can I say that the government committed earlier on in these stages that we will keep any impact on the commercial fisheries to around 5 per cent. We have gone better than that. We have got the commercial displaced total value of the catch down to 1.7 per cent. We are confident that the impact on the industry will be minimised and we are also on the record as saying that any fishers that are impacted by these decisions, we will make fair recompense to them on the basis of their commercial activities.