PEW Still Stinks

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SENATOR THE HON RICHARD COLBECK

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries & Forestry

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation, Industry & Science

M E D I A R E L E A S E

11 November 2010
PEW group continues mistruths campaign on marine parks

An environmental group from the United States, propped up by billions of dollars of from an oil industry family, is continuing its campaign to stop opportunities for fishing off Australia's coasts.
The Pew group has commissioned a report from researchers atthe University of Queensland to demonstrate how a massive lock-up of Australia's fisheries would impact upon coastal communities.
"The Pew group from the USA - and worth billions of dollars - will stop at nothing to stop Australians from fishing," said Coalition spokesperson for Fisheries Senator Richard Colbeck.
"The Pew group and other fringe environmental groups fail to recognise Australia already has some of the toughest fisheries management regimes in the world. And the latest fishery status report released by the Government shows fish stocks becoming healthier.
"Simply locking up massive swathes of Australia's waters is a simplistic and irresponsible action. And just because the Pew group says so does not mean it should be so.
"I am disappointed the researchers at the University of Queensland have seen fit to align themselves to such an irresponsible campaign.
"Any formation of marine protected areas must be done in full consultation withthose who will be affected the most. That includes coastal communities, the commercial and recreational fishing sectors and businesses reliant on the trade of the fishing industry.
"These people not only understand the impact of the introduction of marine lock-ups, but also can provide advice on how to best manage fish stocks and their sustainability.
"There must also be full scientific data attached to any creation of marine parks which is open for all to see.
"We know the Labor-Greens alliance federally are already seriously looking at such extreme marine park lock-up proposals from the Pew group and other environmental groups.
"Any such move to implement such extreme policies and lock-up massive swathes of Australia's fisheries will be seen by the Federal Coalition as economically reckless and will not be supported."

[mitchdemeanor]

Hmmm a marine environmental group funded by an oil company. Ironic

[theoldlegend]

There was a bit about this on the news during the week.

I guess it follows that a wealthy organisation such as PEW can commission a University to "do a study" into something, and so long as the "findings" are OK, then the report gets published.

It's just another way of fiddling with the figures to suit your own agenda.

As Sir Humphrey Appleby used to tell the Minister, "You never have an enquiry into something unless you know beforehand what the findings will be".

Seems to be the case here.

One learned academic was waffling on about the rich and varied biodiversity or something which is in good shape and "needs to be protected". My question is that if it's in such good shape, then why does it need to be protected?



TOL

[PinHead]

Hmmm a marine environmental group funded by an oil company. Ironic

The PEW foundation was started when the founders of Sunoco passed away. Sunoco is still the biggest petroleum netwrok in the USA but the Pew family has nothing to do with it now. Anyway, when the Pew brothers and sisters passed away they bequeathed their fortunes to a foundation..the PEW Foundation..originally designed to help out the down and out i nthe USA. Somewhere along the line one of the descendants got a green tinge and here we are. They now Have approx $5 billion US to play with.

DO NOT EVER UNDERESTIMATE the power of this mob and their tentacles reach far and wide. They are the one single group I believe that will try to alter the standard of living in the Western World to suit their own ideology.

PEW would have to be any thinking person's greatest enemy to their lifestyle.

Never trust nor support the PEW Foundation in any of their endeavours.