Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

The coalition is taking a mature and measured approach to this issue, unlike Labor and the Australian Greens, who bungled the issue when they were in government. The coalition is considering closely the findings of the first independent report. We would also like to make it clear that the super trawler is still banned under the second declaration until April 2015. Seafish Tasmania have also publicly ruled out bringing back the super trawler. With this motion the Greens are calling on government to legislate for something before all the issues have been properly considered. By contrast the coalition takes a balanced view of these matters. The coalition listens to local communities, as well as reviewing the relevant science. The coalition has said it would develop a permanent solution to this issue, and that is exactly what the government intends to do.