(1) Whether she and/or her department has been consulted by the fisheries branch of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries regarding their decision to allow gillnet fishing in the Langebaan Marine Protected Area (MPA) for a period up to 31 January 2012; if not, what will be done to rectify the situation; if so, what was the position of her department in response to this request; (2) whether her department is committed to prevent fishing within the restricted zones of MPAs; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?