FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 3

FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 3

3 .         Objects

        (1)         The objects of this Act are —

            (a)         to develop and manage fisheries and aquaculture in a sustainable way; and

            (b)         to share and conserve the State’s fish and other aquatic resources and their habitats for the benefit of present and future generations.

        (2)         Those objects will be achieved by these means in particular —

            (a)         conserving fish and protecting their environment;

            (b)         ensuring that the impact of fishing and aquaculture on aquatic fauna and their habitats is ecologically sustainable and that the use of all aquatic resources is carried out in a sustainable manner;

            (c)         enabling the management of fishing, aquaculture, tourism that is reliant on fishing, aquatic eco-tourism and associated non-extractive activities that are reliant on fish and the aquatic environment;

            (d)         fostering the sustainable development of commercial and recreational fishing and aquaculture, including the establishment and management of aquaculture facilities for community or commercial purposes;

            (e)         achieving the optimum economic, social and other benefits from the use of fish resources;

            (f)         enabling the allocation of fish resources between users of those resources, their reallocation between users from time to time and the management of users in relation to their respective allocations;

            (g)         providing for the control of foreign interests in fishing, aquaculture and associated industries;

            (h)         enabling the management of fish habitat protection areas and the Abrolhos Islands reserve.

        [Section 3 inserted: No. 43 of 2011 s. 5.]