Protect your community - help stop illegal fishing

[nsw_fisheries]

http://www.fisheries.nsw.gov.au/gen/news/fb_03July24-protect.htm

"This document has been posted for information and to encourage discussion among yourselves. For more information from NSW Fisheries on the issue, please visit our web site on www.fisheries.nsw.gov.au"

[whiteman]

Dear Mr NSW Fisheries

Please tell your Federal colleagues that we members of the public living adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef would LOVE to help stop illiegal fishing. However, the proposed green zones up this way are SO BIG, we will no longer be anywhere near where the poachers regularly fish!

Good luck in your efforts down your way.

[Lucky_Phill]

Protect your community - help stop illegal fishing
24 July 2003
The community is being urged to discuss concerns about illegal fishing for commercial gain at nine meetings being held over the next few weeks along the NSW Coast.

The meetings are part of the review of black market fishing in NSW, headed by former Federal Police Commissioner, Mick Palmer. It is examining the extent of illegal harvesting of fish for commercial gain in NSW.

Illegal fishing and black market sales of fish in NSW threaten valuable fish stocks, undermines licensed commercial fishers and the regional economies they support, and endangers the health of seafood consumers.

People are invited to share any information they might have at the meetings, to be held between 31 July 31 and 15 August in Ballina, Coffs Harbour, Forster, Port Stephens, The Entrance, Wollongong, Ulladulla, Narooma and Eden.

Written submissions to the review are also welcome.

The dates and locations of the community meetings are:

Location
Date
Time
Venue

Ballina
31 July
5.30pm
Richmond Room

Regatta Ave, Ballina

Coffs Harbour
1 August
5.30pm
Norm Jordan Pavilion,

Coffs Harbour Showground

Forster
4 August
5.30pm
Forster/Tuncurry Memorial Services Club

Port Stephens
5 August
5.30pm
Port Stephens Fisheries Centre

The Don Francois Building Conference Room

Wollongong
12 August
5.30pm
North Wollongong Surf Club

Central Coast
13 August
5.30pm
Central Coast Fisheries Centre

9 The Entrance Rd, The Entrance

Ulladulla
14 August
5.30pm
Ulladulla Community Centre – 268 Green Street Ulladulla

Narooma
15 August
10am
Narooma Sport and Gamefishing

Club

Eden
15 August
5.30pm
Eden Country Club


Written submissions can be sent by email to fishreview.info@fisheries.nsw.gov.au or posted to:

Black Market Fishing Review
C/- NSW Fisheries
PO Box 44
The Entrance NSW 2261

The closing date for submissions is Friday 29 August 2003.