Division Description Changes — Motions — Endangered Species — 22nd Nov 2012

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Title

  • Motions — Endangered Species
  • Motions - Endangered Species - Giant Australian cuttlefish

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Penny Wright</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the Senate&#8212;</p>
  • The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2012-11-22.27.1) introduced by Greens Senator [Penny Wright](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/penny_wright), which means it failed.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That the Senate—*
  • > *(a) expresses deep concern about the upper Spencer Gulf population of the giant Australian cuttlefish (Sepia apama) which has catastrophically declined from a high of over 200 000 individuals in 1999 to less than 10 000 individuals in 2012; and*
  • > *(b) calls on the Gillard Government to urgently reassess whether or not the upper Spencer Gulf population of this species is eligible for listing under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.*
  • <p class="italic">(a) expresses deep concern about the upper Spencer Gulf population of the giant Australian cuttlefish (Sepia apama) which has catastrophically declined from a high of over 200 000 individuals in 1999 to less than 10 000 individuals in 2012; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) calls on the Gillard Government to urgently reassess whether or not the upper Spencer Gulf population of this species is eligible for listing under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Jacinta Collins</p>
  • <p>Mr President, I seek leave to make a brief statement.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">John Hogg</p>
  • <p>Leave is granted for one minute.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Jacinta Collins</p>
  • <p>In 2009 this species was assessed by the Threatened Species Scientific Committee as not being eligible for listing. They considered the Spencer Gulf population was not a distinct species and that estimates of size are an underestimate. The committee also considered the Spencer Gulf population is subject to variation influenced by seasonal environmental conditions. The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities continues to monitor the issue.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">John Hogg</p>
  • <p>The question is that the motion be agreed to.</p>