Yeah nice one Gazza....no actual debate just a victim rant...
You don't think netting river mouths for Barra during breeding season could have a detrimental effect on population..?..I have been Barra fishing more seriously since 2011 and in that time have kept less than 10 fish and have never kept one during the closed/breeding season ...many other barra fishos' I talk to have a similar respect for them also...
and I specifically asked about threatened Turtle and Dugong...just admit that its SOOO much easier to hunt them with powerboats and modern gear...
To me its a bit like the Japanese using modern ships to "traditionally harvest " whales....
One of the reasons I asked this is that with talking to my 18 yr old boy the other day when he was going off for a spot of Barra fishing with a mate and I told him to wait for another 40 days till the season starts and we would head down camping at Hinchinbrook island like we do every year ...he said "well the black fella's do it so why shouldn't I"....
It just made me think is all...different rules for different people in the same society ..I don't like that... how do I tell my 18 yr old that the bloke standing next to him can keep the barra he caught but my boy is a criminal if he keeps one.....
As a parent what do I tell him...?