WA to Introduce Boat Fishing Licence

Well John, I'm sure you won't mind kicking in for my licence then.

Hark back to our youth in Safety Bay (both of us). If kids these days want to go to the beach and catch a fish, usually a blowie, surely they shouldn't have to pay for it.

This is just as bad as when the beach at Long Point (Port Kennedy) was closed off because a big development was planned. It never took off but the beach was still closed.

The Fun Nazis are hard at work.

cheers

Hi Stephen, thks for reminding me that my first ever cath (at 6) was a blowie!

Re the beach fishing kids; they won't have to. There is no intention to create a beach fishing licence (and even if they were it would never be extended to kids). $30 isn't much; not compared with my rock lobster licence going to $45. Altho as you know I am now eligible for the Senior's discount (as you too might shortly be methinks).

Moore said - “However, to make it clear, the licences only apply to individuals fishing from boats. People fishing from beaches or jetties and shore-based crab fishers will not need a licence except where existing licences already apply.”

There is a fair amount of anecdotal evidence that herring, KGs and salmon are also under the pump. If it's true, then most damage is being done by the boaties. Despite trying 2-3 times a year I haven't caught a KG from the boat in the last 3 years. Previously I would get that many or more every trip. Someone has to pay for the research and....user pays.

Certainly agree with you re Long Point!!!

Cheers

Bear in mind it is not $30 per year, it is $30 per DAY per angler using a boat.

If it is more economical you can opt for the $150 per year option.

The cost is incurred if you USE a boat to fish, or get to a fishing spot. Ie, catch the ferry to Rotto, or use your own boat to get there then fish from the beach..ding ding $30 thank you.

Even going crabbing or squidding..pay up.

Sorry Landseka, it is per YEAR.

But that's still bad enough.

Don't forget they've just put up the licence costs for boats.

So we sell our boats and then they want to tax our 4wds off the road.

What's the story???

Should we all be driving our Hyundai I30s to the fish & chip shop??, because everything else uses too much fuel and we can't afford to catch the fish ourselves???

Fees detailed here

FAQ NEW RECREATIONAL FISHING ARRANGEMENTS

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Greg

"There is no intention to create a beach fishing licence"....I cant believe that.

its just that they knew they wouldnt get away with it if introduced now...give em time it will happen.....they are always thinking of ways to recover monies...it doesnt matter which govt it is or which state...its going to happen here in SA as well...but when is the question... in my case, i'd only being paying for a licence that i dont really need...cant catch anything anyway...but i do enjoy trying to be an angler

Cheers Jim, the boat rego fee is partially a tax altho (I still have the original leaked Cabinet papers) some money is returned to the community thru the Recreational Boating Facilities Scheme for building new facilities such as ramps (http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/imarine/19838.asp).

I would guess that the recent increase is ALL tax as Government, incl the current one, have short changed metro boaters (read ripped off) for years.

However, the new rec fishing licence structure is definitely not a tax, the fees will go to support the fishery everyone want access to. Onya Norman moore, at last a pollie who has the ****s (hope this doesn't get moderated) to do something effective.

And 'struth, it needs the support badly enough.

Mark-n-Troods,

I think they are serious,

As part of the govt media release , it was also announced that the mixed bag limit for category 3 fish[lower risk] would drop from 40 to 30 per day and the mixed bag limit for category 2 fish[medium risk] would drop from 16 to 12 per day.Which is a reduction of 25% in the take of the "bread and butter" fish like tailor, herring, skippy, gardies and whiting etc.

Welldone

Yes, yaks are boats. Cheers.

Go push your racist barrow elsewhere Axel.

Racist ? If OBJECTING to a Govt fee / charge that only applies to persons of a particular skin colour then racist Ill be.