\u201cWork is already underway on installing electronic monitoring and cameras on all commercial fishing vessels, however today I\u2019ve signalled to my officials that this work should be fast-tracked,\u201d says Mr Guy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis increased monitoring will provide greater transparency of the commercial fleet\u2019s activities and improve public confidence that our fisheries are being well managed.<\/p>\n
\u201cOfficials will prepare advice for me on how we can implement this faster. This work will feed into the operational review of our fisheries management system that I announced last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile the fundamentals of our QMS are sound, the operational review will ensure our fishing system is up to date and working as fairly and efficiently as it can. Possible options include changes to fisheries management processes within the current legislation, regulatory change, and amendments to the Fisheries Act,\u201d says Mr Guy.<\/p>\n
The Government will release a public discussion document on any proposed changes to the country\u2019s fisheries management system later this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cEarlier in the year I announced that we had achieved 100% camera coverage of the Snapper 1 trawl fleet, and vessel monitoring systems are in place on 55 vessels operating in the SNA1 fishery.<\/p>\n
\u201cCoverage of observers on vessels has doubled over the past decade, and there were over 10,000 observer days recorded at sea last year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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