Something I did NOT do, before posting any of the above was to HIGHLY commend Fisheries for their diligent efforts with minimal resourses....please notice I am RAPT that at least SOMETHING is working...thank you for your hard investigative work Fisheries....and strange as it may seem to some....I WELCOME you people aboard MY boat ANYTIME.
YES guys I do understand what you are saying...and no argument there...BUT it is all WRONG....so HOW can we change it
Relying on the casual joe blow public that MIGHT make a complaint from time to time will only ever have minimal consequences, it is my contention that it needs to be nipped in the bud AT & ON the water.
And on THAT note......how can we collectively become involved in pushing for MAX penalties....as was suggested by Warrigul for not ONLY this particular case, BUT ones further down the track
I do have ONE positive suggestion in all this and this is it.....make ANYONE that wants to act as a "deputy" in lieu of Fisheries themselves, have the RIGHT & the POWER To be able to pull up questionable boats and notify them RIGHT then & THERE that if they do NOT decease/desist their current activity, that all the details available at the time CAN & WILL be reported to Fisheries posthaste.
As I see the above proposal....THIS would give Fisheries and extended arm if you like, and NOT cost the ratepayer a cent. The "deputies" would be volunteer only and would work in accordance with restricted guidelines to be able to liase & report to Fisheries themselves DIRECT.
This idea is probably not new, however I have been considering the implications for some years now.....IS it POSSIBLE
Thanks, Ray.