2016-10-11 P&E Committee - Item 2 - Attachment 1 - New Noosa Plan Discussion Paper

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                   15 SEPTEMBER 2016


     L.     That Council has particular concerns for the potential environmental impact of prawn
            beam trawling in the Noosa River system and therefore requests that the Department
            of Agriculture & Fisheries give consideration to whether prawn beam trawling is having
            an adverse impact on the marine environment in the Noosa River, particularly the river
            floor and seagrass beds, thus adversely impacting on overall biodiversity, and further
            consider whether appropriate licenses should be bought back or at least not renewed;
            and
     M.     Council requests that the Department of Agriculture & Fisheries give consideration to
            one or more total fishing exclusion zones at specific sites to allow replenishment of
            overall biodiversity and Council would commit to working in partnership with the State
            Government on a process to achieve this outcome including community and industry
            engagement plus consultation with appropriate researchers; and
     N.     Council requests the Department of Agriculture & Fisheries give consideration to the
            reduction in bag limits for recreational fishing.
                                                                                         Carried.


7    PETITIONS

     Nil.


8    CLOSED SESSION

     Nil.


9    NEXT MEETING

     The next Ordinary Meeting will be held on 20 October 2016 at the Cooroy Sports Hub
     (Cooroy Bowls Club), 6 Opal Street, Cooroy commencing at 6pm.




10   MEETING CLOSURE

     The meeting closed at 6.29pm.




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