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seabug
06-05-2006, 11:48 AM
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19034225-29277,00.html

Seems an area as large as Victoria is to excuded from fishing.

Going to be some very expensive fish and chips from now on. :'( :'( :'(

Regards
Seabug

Viking
06-05-2006, 12:00 PM
I wonder what impact these protected areas have on non-protected areas? Do the non-protected areas end up being more heavily fished?

blaze
06-05-2006, 12:32 PM
Just read in the local rag in tassie that the mp plan for north east tassie has been modified to enable pro,s to fish scallop[ beds and leave open the area for game fishing.
cheers
blaze
ps
I would have prefered to keep the pro's out and make it rec only

GES
07-05-2006, 09:52 PM
ps
I would have prefered to keep the pro's out and make it rec only

Blaze

It's cheaper for the Government to exclude recreational fishers only. If pro's are kicked out of traditional fishing grounds, the Government would be likely to have to pay them compensation.
So much for the "conservation" argument.

GES

blaze
07-05-2006, 10:11 PM
Hi Ges
In tassie the last time they had licence reduction they just looked a c class licences and the catch history and those with no catch history were just deleted, a and b class were then modified for catch history so no history they could no longer catch that species. cost zero
cheers
blaze
ps
that may be a simplistic way of looking at it but is how i understand it

seabug
08-05-2006, 02:44 PM
Maps and details of the new marine protected areas can be seen on this URL site http://www.deh.gov.au/coasts/mpa/southeast/index.html

Regards
Seabug

blaze
08-05-2006, 03:01 PM
dont think tha flinders area has been updated yet
cheers
blaze

rick_k
08-05-2006, 08:04 PM
article in the Weekend Australian says that Australia is third in the world with areas of marine parks.