WA to Introduce Boat Fishing Licence
Submitted: Thursday, Jul 02, 2009 at 20:06
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Gone Bush (WA)
On the news tonight, the WA Govt is to introduce a $30 per annum fishing licence if you want to fish from a boat. They say that stocks are threatened and the impact of recreational fishing must be reduced. If you want to catch the most at risk fish, snapper etc, the licence will cost $150 pa.
So if my wife and I want to go out into the estuary and get a few tailor for dinner we have to get a licence.
How is this money raising going to protect the fish? Are they going to buy baby fish?
Unbelievable.
And this on top of their discussion last month about taxing 4WDs off the roads.
And raising boat licence fees by a whopping amount.
And if you want to throw a line in off
the beach you are in their sights too.
Colin Barnett seems to think he's the chosen one. Doesn't he understand that a drover's dog would have beaten the State Labor Govt at the last election.
I'm begining to wish I had voted informal.
Reply By: stevesub - Friday, Jul 03, 2009 at 07:55
Friday, Jul 03, 2009 at 07:55
A good very hard look at the recreationanal AND commercial guys is the way to go. it has to be done by Government on a scientific basis and the results are not to be swayed by the commercial sector which is what usually happens who only want a short term dollar.
Quota Management systems for sustainable fisheries are a must as has been done in NZ many years ago. Also these quota's MUST be enforced rigorously.
By quotas, there are size, catch and species restrictions on both recreational and commercial based on what that area of water can sustain so everyone can come back next year and catch fish again. Lookup on Google to see how they do it in NZ.
No amount of taxes, levies, fees will help without a proper management system.
When we were living in NZ, during the late 1980's and early 1990's, it became almost impossible to catch a fish in certain areas, then the quota management system came in and you can now once again catch fish.
Stevesub
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