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June 26th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda A new report disputes claims by commercial and recreational fishers that Australia’s extensive marine park network will cost 36,000 jobs and more than $4 billion in lost revenue.
Following the federal government’s announcement earlier this month of 44 new marine parks covering more than a third of Australia’s waters – the largest marine reserve network on the planet – the official report says just 125 jobs will be lost at a cost of $28.3 million to the industry.
The report, released last Friday, was compiled by the Marine Division of the federal Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities under the heading Completing the Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network – Regulatory Impact Statement.
It was put together in response to the federal government’s marine parks proposal, giving interested parties 60 days to respond before a final decision is made on the 3.1 million-square-kilometre reserve network.
As part of the proposal, commercial fishing operators will be given $100 million in compensation.
However, the Australian Marine Alliance, which represents commercial and recreational fishers, has claimed 70 trawlers will go out of business, with 36,000 jobs and $4 billion lost across the combined industries.
Recreational fishing is one of Australia’s most popular pastimes, worth more than $2.2 billion a year to Australia’s economy, according to the federal Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
Conservationists on Tuesday welcomed the new Regulatory Impact Statement, saying commercial and recreational fishers had exaggerated the impact of the government’s marine park proposal while ignoring the benefits to them and the environment.
“We fear there has been a deliberate attempt to mislead the community about the true impacts of new marine sanctuaries,” Conservation Council of Western Australian marine manager Tim Nicol said.
“The fishing industry has been irresponsible in its refusal to recognise that marine sanctuaries hold a key to its long-term survival.”
Mr Nicol said results of a national opinion poll conducted by public relations firm Essential Media Communications following the marine network announcement showed 70 per cent of Australians in favour of the proposal, with just 13 per cent opposed.
He said a review of 112 studies and 80 marine reserves found fish populations, size and biomass increased within reserves, resulting in spillover benefits into nearby fishing areas.
“The fishing industry has an important role to play in the future of our oceans,” Mr Nicol said.
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