Originally Posted by
Lucky_Phill
Watching this thread with a feeling of angst.
Can anyone who has replied here please post up THEIR , fully funded rec fishing policy / policies for all to disect.
That way, we can at least compare apples with apples in regard to what should or will be done to assist the Rec fishing industry in Qld.
Me ?
Yes...... in short, I have proposed a number of issues and have submitted them to the LNP & ALP.
1. The boat rego thing was one of them capping the current fee and only increasing with CPI.
2. Artificial reef roll out proposal has been submitted and is fully funded.
3. Recreational Fishing Havens be established and one in particular ( not my idea but is fully supported ) is in the Cooloola Coast area. Ideally in SEQ, Fraser, Moreton and Stradbroke island beaches become Rec Fishing Havens.
Many other issues have been put on the table and need addressing.
Stocked impoundments....... species and impoundments better managed
Protection of Mangrove forshores
Healthy Waterways........... no good producing a report if nothing is done to achieve better results
Dubious Green zones removed or moved
Reduction of the trawl industry in significant populated regions
Assistance to Aquaculture and Marine Farming
Much better managment of National Parks for both land and water areas
Significantly increased penalities for " Shameatures " and the retailers they supply
Cross border parity in Fishing Regulations
Retail fish marketing to be consistant and ALL species in retail to be consistant with Qld Regs.
All unused commercial licences ( 12 months, non use ) to be revoked.
ALL commercial by-catch to be consistant with recreational regulations
There are still many things that need addressing in the short term and certainly more in the long term. The recreational industry needs a vision, a plan for the very long term and in saying that, steps need to be taken now to alleviate the current concerns and misguided regulations.
Queenslands future is not in mining, LNG, CSG etc, it is in a Sustainable food source industry where the world beats a path to our door for our crops and more-so the worlds tourists turn up in droves to fish our plentiful marine and aquatic waters.
I have much more to say on this matter and most of it goes directly to LNP & ALP headquarters. No point blowing smoke around the forums if you do nothing or say nothing where it really counts.
Like it or not, politics runs our lives and severly impacts on our leisure time, including fishing. Deal with it.
Let's also not forget, that the departments of Government remain despite a change of Government and sometimes, this is where decisions are made for the betterment of the industry.
LP.