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Tasmanian fisherman are being advised against making excessive compensation claims for lost income due to marine protected areas. The Tasmanian Government has released a policy statement detailing the process of applying for compensation. State Minister for Fisheries Steve Kons says it is important claims can be proved and are reasonable. "Each decision will certainly set a level of precedence," he said. "If some in the fishing industry decide to put ambit claims forward, it may impact on others and the approach that the Government will take." Mr Kons says so far two claims have been received. "We're waiting now for the claims to come forward - they'll be individually assessed and naturally they'll be subject to judicial review if the applicant isn't happy," he said. "So it was a process we undertook earlier on this year, unfortunately it took longer than we expected to formalise it and now it's there and industry certainly has an opportunity to put its legitimate claims forward." **********************************************************
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