Ban the Super Trawler for good.

[TPC]

Got an email reply from the Greens today-


Dear Tony,

Thank you for your email.

The Greens believe that, given the lack of information about the impactthat this technology may have on our fisheries, the precautionary principleshould apply and that super trawlers should be banned from Australian waters.


We believe that in general the onus of proof for new fishing technologies suchas super trawlers should be reversed, so that things like super trawlers arebanned from our waters in the first instance; localised depletion andby-catch concerns must be scientifically proven to be unaffected by the newtechnology before it is ever allowed in our waters.

The Australian Greens care about our marine life and want to see our fisherieswell managed so that they continue to thrive into the future.



Greens MLC Mark Parnell hasspoken out on this in the South Australian state parliament with a motion“to recognise the growing community opposition to the FV Margiris super trawler,and to call on the federal government to prevent the trawler's operation inAustralian waters.” You can read the full transcript here:



http://markparnell.org.au/speech.php?speech=1186



Greens Senator, RachelSiewert, federal Fisheries portfolio holder, has been an active campaigner onthis issue as well, stating “This Government, and indeed future Governments,need to ensure sustainable management of our oceans and the protection of thefish stocks that support communities around our coastline.” Read all about ithere:



http://rachel-siewert.greensmps.org.au/content/media-releases/greens-respond-super-trawler-announcement

http://rachel-siewert.greensmps.org.au/content/transcripts/joint-press-conference-super-trawler-and-mining-royalties



You can find all of theGreens fully costed policies at http://greens.org.au/initiatives-and-policiesand if you’re interested in helping the Greens at a polling booth on electionday please sign up at http://www.greens.org.au/electionday Your presence can makea real difference to the outcome of this year’s federal election.



Thanks again for taking thetime to contact me about this issue.



Best wishes,

Palitja

[growler2058]

Got the same but from the member in our electorate.

[NP99]

The greens have been the only party to respond to me so far........poor form!

[Clunk]

Had nothing from anyone over here

[NP99]

Had nothing from anyone over here

2 hr time difference

[TPC]

Had nothing from anyone over here

Do you have the Greens over there? I thought the mine owners would run them out of town.

[Clunk]

Yeah mate, they're here but I've yet to see them out and about lol

[Clunk]

Got a couple of responses from over this way.

First the Greenies - very chatty people these Greens

Thanks for your email. The Greens do support a permanent ban on super trawlers in Australia and will do all we can to make this happen. See link for a press conference on this issue from the Greens.

http://peter-whish-wilson.greensmps....ning-royalties



Then the Swan district Labor bloke, who has plenty to say..............

Dear Adrian,

Thank you for your email regarding the temporary ban imposed by the Federal Government on the Supertrawler. As you are no doubt aware, Seafish Tasmania recently applied to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) for a fishing permit to use the Abel Tasman to process small pelagic fish species caught by other vessels operating in the Small Pelagic Fishery.

Last year, we acted to prohibit the super trawler from operating because it is not clear what the impacts will be and we needed to make sure that the science was right.

While the new proposal may have been a compromise, from their point of view, but it does not alleviate community concerns about environmental impacts. Protection of our oceans has to be the most important principle.

The previous minister made the decision to prohibit the new activity.

Unfortunately, Coalition MPs consistently supported the super trawler by voting against the legislation that allowed this ban to happen.

Fishing communities around Australia should be very angry that the Coalition would be so careless with their future.

We shouldn’t be taking risks with our oceans. We know that the super trawler could have an impact on endangered and migratory species like dolphins, sea lions and sea birds. Australia’s fisheries are among the most sustainable and best managed in the world.

The Labor Government has taken action to strengthen the sustainability and management of our fisheries in the long term and strongly supports scientific work into the recording of the impact of new methods of fishing.

Kind regards,

Team JB


And oddly enough, nothing at all from the Libs - how odd

[Bloodyaussie]

Done...... not much for the Greens myself but I never liked any right wing groups... oops did I say right wing I meant very far left!!!

[growler2058]

Got a big long email response for my local ALP bloke (well his reply biatch anyway)