Senator SIEWERT (Western Australia—Australian Greens Whip) (14:48): My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Ludwig. I refer to the section of the North West Slope Trawl Fishery within the 200-metre contour that was transferred to the Commonwealth government during the renegotiation of the Offshore Constitutional Settlement which, until December of last year, has been closed to trawl fishing by legislative instrument in recognition of the ecological sensitivity of the area. Is the minister aware that industry self-regulated closure of this space is about to break down, and can the minister explain the circumstances which have led to the immediate threat of trawling in this area despite the acknowledgement by AFMA of the ecological sensitivity of the area?