Federal Marine Parks

[squidgie]

I apologies for sending more than the usual amount of emails but so many deals are being done by unscrupulous politicians at the moment that we need to let you know about. This map shows you just how massive the Federal Marine Parks are, around 60% of our coastline and up to 200 nautical miles out to sea.

Mr. Garret is selling yours and your children's birthrights for no conservational benefit, just to keep his job as a power broker in the Labor / Greens coalition.

Regards Geoff Ruse



Important Information:

Please find attached Marine Park Closures - Press Release and map detailing proposed zoning area.

Your assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated.

Regards, are

Elena Albances


PROPOSED MARINE PARK
CLOSURES
PROPOSED MARINE PARK CLOSURES
Monday 8th August
Businesses Australia wide need to be aware of what is happening to our coastline with regard
to marine park closures. If you are unaware, as are many other people, of the processes
that HAVE ALREADY been put into place by the Labor government in a deal struck with
the Greens Party, then you need to read this press release as it will hopefully inform you of
the urgency of the situation. Please look at the map enclosed with this information package
and you will see that closures suggested cover excessively large parts of the Australian
coastline. If these marine park closures come into affect, businesses and families not only
stand to lose a substantial portion of our fishing and recreational coastlines, but also the
revenue that these areas generate.
The Labor government have sprung these closures on us just prior to the election, giving
businesses very little time to gain a full understanding of the far reaching ramifications
that this proposal will have on industry across Australia. They have chosen these areas
on a quota basis with no scientific evidence to support their decision. The closures are
simply a deal made with The Greens to secure preferential votes in the upcoming election to
assist the Labor party in winning the election. The Global financial crisis although deemed
to be over, is still significantly affecting industry across Australia, yet Labor and The Greens
still deem it a viable proposal to discriminate against Australians through taking away
their livelihoods by simply removing their places of work. These proposed closures are no
different to the government saying that you will no longer be allowed to build houses in
Coffs Harbour, sell fuel in Newcastle or build boats in your factory. What they are proposing
with these marine parks by closing large areas of ocean is exactly that. Businesses in any
way related to the fishing and boating industry will suffer! As will other businesses that rely
on these industries for their livelihoods.
Don’t assume that it is just the fishing and boating industry! If you have a careful look at
the map you will notice that many of these proposed areas can easily be linked to already
established national parks, something that will surely happen if Labor returns to power. We
will then lose the beaches and surrounding waterways as well. The effect will then be even
more far reaching.
We understand that marine parks are a necessity. If we intend to protect our Australian
coastlines and provide for our future generations, we need to establish sustainable policies
using scientific evidence gained by appropriate environmental studies and consultation
involving the correct people, NOT by randomly drawing lines out into the ocean with a
complete disregard for the businesses and people that it will affect.
In Mackay on Tuesday (July 27) Opposition Leader Tony Abbott announced the Coalition’s
policy. He announced there would be an immediate halt to Labor’s marine park roll-out so
that processes could be restructured to ensure a better say for all anglers and recreational
enthusiasts in park design and management.
He also announced that the Coalition’s Fisheries Minister would be a full partner in the
process with the Minister for Environment, and all decisions would have to be jointly agreed.
The full Coalition policy is available at http://www.liberal.org.au.
This issue should not be a political debate but unfortunately this has been used as a platform for
Labor to secure votes to remain in power. We don’t have a lot of time left before the upcoming
Election Day so the time to act is now.
Please forward this information to as many people as possible to ensure they are aware
of the proposed changes and can make an informed choice on 21st August, 2010.
Regards
Scott Littler
Managing Director
Bob Littler Agencies Pty Ltd
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NELSON CMR
MURRAY CMR
EAST GIPPSLAND CMR
FLINDERS CMR
BEAGLE CMR
FRANKLIN CMR
BOAGS CMR
APOLLO CMR
BATEMANS AREA
AREA: 13290 SQ KM
GULF OF CARPENTARIA
AREA: 184600 SQ KM
FRASER AREA
AREA: 13230 SQKM
JURIEN
AREA: 20450 SQ KM
PERTH CANYON
AREA: 16830 SQ KM
WESTERN EYRE
AREA: 116300 SQ KM
GT AUST BIGHT EXTN
AREA: 69300 SQ KM
HUNTER AREA
AREA: 30240 SQ KM
RECHERCHE AREA
AREA: 62540 SQ KM
RECHERCHE AREA
AREA: 100200 SQ KM
LORD HOWE AREA
AREA: 376200 SQ KM
CLARENCE AREA
AREA: 11300 SQKM
TWEED AREA
AREA: 3616 SQKM
JOSEPH BONAPARTE GULF
AREA: 11530 SQ KM
BONAPARTE AREA
AREA: 54860 SQ KM
KIMBERLEY NORTH
ARERA: 48050 SQ KM
KIMBERLEY
AREA: 195600 SQ KM
ABROLHOS EXTENSION
AREA: 4538 SQ KM
PILBARA NORTH
AREA: 181800 SQ KM CORAL SEA CONSERVATION ZONE
AREA: 10090000 SQ KM
GASCOYNE AREA
ARTEA: 161500 SQ KM
ABROLHOS AREA
AREA: 100600 SQ KM
SOUTH WEST CORNER
AREA: 251000 SQ KM
SOUTH EAST MARINE REGION
ZEEHAN CMR
HUON CMR
WEST CAPE YORK
AREA: 6688 SQ KM
ARAFURA Area
AREA: 97830 SQ KM
VAN DIEMEN Area
AREA: 58130 SQ KM
STH TASMAN RISE CMR
TASMAN FRACTURE CMR
Shortland
Dobell
Newcastle
Leichhardt
Wide Bay
Fremantle
Stirling Curtin
Paterson
Cowper
Richmond
Grey
Lingiari
Durack
O'Connor
Eden-Monaro
Gilmore
Kennedy
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[Prof]

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Voting to fish (3).doc

[Prof]

Dear Member,

All is not well for industry as we head towards a Critical Federal Election!

We have been advised that Labour Are Preferencing the Greens and we have the Greens wanting and announcing that they want 30%? Of Australia’s waters closed to extractive uses i.e. Recreational Fishing.

This political football again will be at Industry expense and if you take time to think about it, disastrous for rec fishing let alone your business.

To fight this AFTA has acted where it can to get the message out there including a Television campaign focused on Marginal seats.

The TVC can be viewed on U Tube. Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpxZv9aab1Q

Further, it really is also up to you to fight and we have various attachments you need to read and use in your business to get the message through to your customers and regional communities.

We feel there is no choice in this matter, we have support from the BIA’s, Outboard groups and industry to finally move forward to try and make a difference!

Please also help your cause and if you can assist by distributing the information “Don’t Vote Green! And Keep Australia Fishing, then you know that you have given it your best.

The attachments are, Understanding the voting system, Marine Parks Cartoon and flyer/ poster. Use them as you choose.

Regards,

Doug Joyner

AFTA

[Prof]

Squidgie you may want to reply to this ??


This is from another website, not the views of that website but from one of the members.

Just a bit of info to balance the debate and to always check the facts and real source of information.



MEDIA RELEASE The Hon Peter Garrett MP
Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts
PG/83 15 July 2010

COALITION NEEDS TO REEL IN THE FACTS ON MARINE PLANNING
Federal Environment Protection Minister Peter Garrett today responded to the widespread campaign of misinformation from the Liberal and National parties on the Government’s marine bioregional planning process.
The facts are these:
• FACT ONE: The areas being assessed are part of a comprehensive program of work taking place in Commonwealth waters - which start around 5.5kms from the shore - right around the country, to assess the unique economic and environmental values of the Australian east coast marine environment. It was a process initiated by the Howard Government.
• FACT TWO: In designing marine reserves the Government is aiming to strike a balance between multiple use and highly protected areas. We want to work with stakeholders to secure a good conservation outcome while minimising social and economic impacts.
• FACT THREE: Consultation on ‘Areas for Further Assessment’ in the East Marine Region is now underway. These areas for further assessment are simply areas where more detailed information will be collected. Importantly, they are not proposed no-take zones - no proposed 'no-take' zones have been identified anywhere.
• FACT FOUR: The priority for the Government is to avoid or minimise impacts on existing users. However the Government is prudently also developing a displaced efforts policy that will guide the approach to any operations impacted after exhaustive consultations are concluded. A consultant's report has been received from MAXimus Solutions which contributes to this discussion, but it does not represent Government policy.
• FACT FIVE: A Stakeholder Advisory Group has been established to provide input from sectors that have an interest in the development of the policy, and staff from my department are travelling up and down the east coast now to meet with key groups and individuals.
• FACT SIX: The process has been extended to allow further and more thorough consultation, with industry, fishers and other users.
• FACT SEVEN: The release of each draft plan will be followed by a 90-day public consultation period where everybody – commercial, charter and recreational fishers, the tourism industry, the marine industries and other sectors, environment groups and the public – will have the chance to influence the final outcome.

Instead of running ill-informed scare campaigns the Liberal and National parties should deal in the facts.

[squidgie]

What a load of crap (fact 5) is his advisory committee is two men traveling around East Coast of Aus and the people they meet are invite only people so were is the balance i have been to one of the meetings and not one person there was happy and we were told to tell them what we wanted saved this bloody Minister is a bloody lair and has no right to be in Parliament

another fact is he is in bed with the GREENS and his party has said to Greens give us your preferences and it's virtually an open cheque book HOW CAN YOU TRUST THIS FOOL IT IS BEYOND ME HOW ANYONE CAN BELIEVE ANYTHING HE SAY'S.

HAVE ANY OF YOU SEEN OR FOR THAT MATTER HEARD OF A MEETING WITH MINISTER GARRETT OR ANY OF HIS ADVISERS HAS ANY OF YOU FISHERS BEEN INVITED TO ATTEND ONE OF THE MEETINGS BEING HELD ALL AROUND AUSTRALIA I THINK MY ANSWER WILL BE NO NO NO AND NO SO HOW THE HELL CAN WE AS FISHERS KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHAT IS HIS PLANS GOING TO BE FOR US ALL I SAY DON'T TRUST THIS BASTARD AS HE WILL DESTROY THE FISHING INDUSTRY IN AUS

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SQUIDGIE

[Prof]

Here is a paper by professor Bob Kearney on the THE PROS AND CONS OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN NEW SOUTH WALES: WHO’S BEEN HOODWINKED?
(Address to The Australian Society for Fish Biology, Canberra, 12/9/07)

2007_Kearney_pros_cons_marine_protected_areas_NSW.pdf

Cheers

[Prof]

here is another letter from Professor Kearney, to the Director General , Department of Evironment and Climate Change.

100520 Copy of letter to Chair from Prof Kearney.pdf

Cheers

[squidgie]

Hi,
Industry Election AD!

You can find a final copy of the 30 sec TVC ad with voice over here:

http://www.fishingdvd.com.au/tv_ad2.html
Our schedules are booked and we go to air Tomorrow. TVC is locked and loaded with the stations mentioned.

Ballarat western Vic. WIN TV Corangamite Shire. 46 adverts.
Canberra. WIN TV, Eden Monaro. 20 Adverts
South Coast NSW. WIN TV, 34 adverts.
Cairns. QLD. WIN TV, 33 Averts
QLD, go! Channel, WIN TV, 39 Adverts
North Coast NSW. Southern Cross TV,75 Adverts
Western Australia Newsprint 3 x ADS.

Regards,
Doug Joyner
AFTA

[Prof]

This attached PDF is a long read but a good one, it is a review of the so called science used to formulate marine parks .

It is an independant review done by eminent professors of marine science and biology.

Marine-Park-Science-in-NSW-An-Independent-Review.pdf

cheers