House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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Fishing Industry

In reply to Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (25 June 2024). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries): I have been advised:

The Fishwatch line received over 6,000 calls during the 2023-24 financial year. The Fishwatch line is used for multiple purposes. Commercial fishers use the Fishwatch line to report their fishing times and locations and these calls represent approximately 52 per cent of all calls received.

During the 2023-24 financial year there were 2,933 calls received from the public regarding topics such as reporting an offence to the duty fisheries officer, general fishing related inquiries, shark sightings and fish kills.