they are in good health they are too young to retire they feel part of their local community they have been able to handle unforeseen situations in the past thanks to their resourcefulness they have people they can ask for help when problems arise. Two of the case studies (Case study: Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery—displacement and prospective fishing and Case study: West Coast Demersal Gillnet and Longline fisher) illustrate two individuals’ desire to continue fishing and to consider other options to make their business viable so that they can stay in the industry. Figure Ability to adapt—personal Data source: ABARES, Your marine areas matter: a survey of commercial fishers' values and preferences for Commonwealth marine reserves in the North and North-west Marine Regions of Australia Community impacts The assessment of community impacts focused mainly on communities with a direct link to the fisheries displaced by the draft marine reserves network. However, a number of focus group and interview participants commented on impacts that they believed would flow through to the wider Australian community. Information about community impacts was largely derived from interviews with fishing industry representatives from Carnarvon, and relates specifically to that town. Although the fishing industry only represents around 4.2 per cent of employment in Carnarvon (223 people), it was reported to play a key role in supporting employment and development in a range of other sectors associated with the need to supply boats, crew, housing, support services and seasonal employment that complements other industries (see Case study: Carnarvon—flow-on impacts to the community). Nor-West Seafoods supports the majority of fishing industry employment in the Carnarvon community. A participant noted that, if the impacts are significant, Nor-West Seafoods may need to look at options for moving the factory to offshore processing (see Case study: flow-on impacts to the community). Besides supporting employment and development in Carnarvon, it was reported that the fishing sector also facilitates lower fuel costs and more efficient electricity supply due to economies of scale linked to their presence in the area. The findings for Carnarvon could be applied to other small to medium-scale communities across the North-west Marine Region where fishing is a significant industry.
they are in good health they are too young to retire they feel part of their local community they have been able to handle unforeseen situations in the past thanks to their resourcefulness they have people they can ask for help when problems arise. Two of the case studies (Case study: Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery—displacement and prospective fishing and Case study: West Coast Demersal Gillnet and Longline fisher) illustrate two individuals’ desire to continue fishing and to consider other options to make their business viable so that they can stay in the industry. Figure Ability to adapt—personal Data source: ABARES, Your marine areas matter: a survey of commercial fishers' values and preferences for Commonwealth marine reserves in the North and North-west Marine Regions of Australia Community impacts The assessment of community impacts focused mainly on communities with a direct link to the fisheries displaced by the draft marine reserves network. However, a number of focus group and interview participants commented on impacts that they believed would flow through to the wider Australian community. Information about community impacts was largely derived from interviews with fishing industry representatives from Carnarvon, and relates specifically to that town. Although the fishing industry only represents around 4.2 per cent of employment in Carnarvon (223 people), it was reported to play a key role in supporting employment and development in a range of other sectors associated with the need to supply boats, crew, housing, support services and seasonal employment that complements other industries (see Case study: Carnarvon—flow-on impacts to the community). Nor-West Seafoods supports the majority of fishing industry employment in the Carnarvon community. A participant noted that, if the impacts are significant, Nor-West Seafoods may need to look at options for moving the factory to offshore processing (see Case study: impacts to the community). Besides supporting employment and development in Carnarvon, it was reported that the fishing sector also facilitates lower fuel costs and more efficient electricity supply due to economies of scale linked to their presence in the area. The findings for Carnarvon could be applied to other small to medium-scale communities across the North-west Marine Region where fishing is a significant industry. flow-on
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