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senate vote 2012-08-16#1
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The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2012-08-16.28.2 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Peter_Whish-Wilson&mpc=Senate&house=senate Peter Whish-Wilson], which means that it was unsuccessful. The motion was:''That the Senate—''''(a) notes, in regard to the introduction of the factory ship [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FV_Margiris FV Margiris] to the Australian Small [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagic_fish Pelagic] Fishery, the range of significant and justifiable concerns, including but not limited to:''''(i) the localised depletion of fish stocks,''''(ii) mammalian by-catch, including seals and dolphins,''''(iii) impacts on other industries, including tourism,''''(iv) the assertion that this super trawler is only economically viable because it previously received European Union subsidies and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Fisheries_Management_Authority Australian Fisheries Management Authority] (AFMA) has lifted the fishery quotas,''''(v) public access, transparency and scrutiny of any operational compliance data, and''''(vi) the non-compliance of AFMA quota-setting processes with the [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/faa1991262/ Fisheries Administration Act 1991] (the Act); and''''(b) calls on the Government to:''''(i) reverse the decision to lift the quota for the Small Pelagic Fishery and examine the compliance of the AFMA-led process that led to this decision with the Act,''''(ii) demonstrate that it has fully examined and mitigated the impacts of localised depletion that the FV Margiris will have and ensure that a bioregional approach has been taken in setting the harvest strategy under which this ship would operate, and''''(iii) demonstrate that 100 per cent observer coverage will be achieved on-board to ensure compliance and minimal by-catch, given that the ship will operate 24 hours a day, and ensure all compliance data will be publically available.''- The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2012-08-16.28.2) introduced by Greens Senator [Peter Whish-Wilson](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Peter_Whish-Wilson&mpc=Senate&house=senate), which means that it was unsuccessful. The motion was:
- _That the Senate—_
- _(a) notes, in regard to the introduction of the factory ship [FV Margiris](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FV_Margiris) to the Australian Small [Pelagic](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagic_fish) Fishery, the range of significant and justifiable concerns, including but not limited to:_
- _(i) the localised depletion of fish stocks,_
- _(ii) mammalian by-catch, including seals and dolphins,_
- _(iii) impacts on other industries, including tourism,_
- _(iv) the assertion that this super trawler is only economically viable because it previously received European Union subsidies and the [Australian Fisheries Management Authority](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Fisheries_Management_Authority) (AFMA) has lifted the fishery quotas,_
- _(v) public access, transparency and scrutiny of any operational compliance data, and_
- _(vi) the non-compliance of AFMA quota-setting processes with the [Fisheries Administration Act 1991](http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/faa1991262/) (the Act); and_
- _(b) calls on the Government to:_
- _(i) reverse the decision to lift the quota for the Small Pelagic Fishery and examine the compliance of the AFMA-led process that led to this decision with the Act,_
- _(ii) demonstrate that it has fully examined and mitigated the impacts of localised depletion that the FV Margiris will have and ensure that a bioregional approach has been taken in setting the harvest strategy under which this ship would operate, and_
- _(iii) demonstrate that 100 per cent observer coverage will be achieved on-board to ensure compliance and minimal by-catch, given that the ship will operate 24 hours a day, and ensure all compliance data will be publically available._
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senate vote 2012-08-16#1
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Motions — Australian Small Pelagic Fishery- Motions — Australian Small Pelagic Fishery - Reverse decision to lift quota
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<p class="speaker">Peter Whish-Wilson</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That the Senate—</p>- The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2012-08-16.28.2 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Peter_Whish-Wilson&mpc=Senate&house=senate Peter Whish-Wilson], which means that it was unsuccessful. The motion was:
- ''That the Senate—''
- ''(a) notes, in regard to the introduction of the factory ship [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FV_Margiris FV Margiris] to the Australian Small [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagic_fish Pelagic] Fishery, the range of significant and justifiable concerns, including but not limited to:''
- ''(i) the localised depletion of fish stocks,''
- ''(ii) mammalian by-catch, including seals and dolphins,''
- ''(iii) impacts on other industries, including tourism,''
- ''(iv) the assertion that this super trawler is only economically viable because it previously received European Union subsidies and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Fisheries_Management_Authority Australian Fisheries Management Authority] (AFMA) has lifted the fishery quotas,''
- ''(v) public access, transparency and scrutiny of any operational compliance data, and''
- ''(vi) the non-compliance of AFMA quota-setting processes with the [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/faa1991262/ Fisheries Administration Act 1991] (the Act); and''
- ''(b) calls on the Government to:''
- ''(i) reverse the decision to lift the quota for the Small Pelagic Fishery and examine the compliance of the AFMA-led process that led to this decision with the Act,''
- ''(ii) demonstrate that it has fully examined and mitigated the impacts of localised depletion that the FV Margiris will have and ensure that a bioregional approach has been taken in setting the harvest strategy under which this ship would operate, and''
- ''(iii) demonstrate that 100 per cent observer coverage will be achieved on-board to ensure compliance and minimal by-catch, given that the ship will operate 24 hours a day, and ensure all compliance data will be publically available.''
<p class="italic">  (a)   notes, in regard to the introduction of the factory ship FV <i>Margiris</i> to the Australian Small Pelagic Fishery, the range of significant and justifiable concerns, including but not limited to:</p><p class="italic">     (i)   the localised depletion of fish stocks,</p><p class="italic">     (ii)   mammalian by-catch, including seals and dolphins,</p><p class="italic">     (iii)   impacts on other industries, including tourism,</p><p class="italic">     (iv)   the assertion that this super trawler is only economically viable because it previously received European Union subsidies and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has lifted the fishery quotas,</p><p class="italic">     (v)   public access, transparency and scrutiny of any operational compliance data, and</p><p class="italic">     (vi)   the non-compliance of AFMA quota-setting processes with the <i>Fisheries Administration Act 1991</i> (the Act); and</p><p class="italic">  (b)   calls on the Government to:</p><p class="italic">     (i)   reverse the decision to lift the quota for the Small Pelagic Fishery and examine the compliance of the AFMA-led process that led to this decision with the Act,</p><p class="italic">     (ii)   demonstrate that it has fully examined and mitigated the impacts of localised depletion that the FV <i>Margiris</i> will have and ensure that a bioregional approach has been taken in setting the harvest strategy under which this ship would operate, and</p><p class="italic">     (iii)   demonstrate that 100 per cent observer coverage will be achieved on-board to ensure compliance and minimal by-catch, given that the ship will operate 24 hours a day, and ensure all compliance data will be publically available.</p> <p class="speaker">John Hogg</p><p>The question is that the motion moved by Senator Whish-Wilson be agreed to.</p>
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