Rudd Government supports recreational fishing22
June 2010
DAFF10/456B
The Rudd Government continues to make good on its promise to support Australia’s recreational fishing industry with three important initiatives.
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke said that government legislation to make recreational fishing of Mako and Porbeagle sharks had passed the Senate last night.
“Despite the Opposition’s scare campaign, the government was always committed to see this legislation passed. Last night’s vote in the Senate is proof”, he said.
“Secondly, I am pleased to announce the introduction of quarterly roundtable meetings to improve communications between the Australian Government and recreational fishing.
Sector leaders and the Australian Government will form the Recreational Fishing Roundtable (the roundtable) to discuss emerging issues in the industry.
“The roundtable will provide an effective, high-level forum for leaders in the recreational fishing sector and the Australian Government to discuss and address issues together. The roundtable will meet for the first time in July this year,” he said.
“It will also provide an opportunity to progress the work of the Recreational Fishing Advisory Group which will soon finalise the report Recreational Fishing in Australia – 2010 and Beyond.
“Improving communication between the recreational fishing sector and the Australian Government is an important step in making the industry more sustainable,” Mr Burke said.
“Not only is recreational fishing an important leisure activity for more than 3 million Australians, recreational fishers buy tackle and bait and stay in campgrounds and motels. They play a vital role in supporting regional economies.
“The sector needs to continue to put its best foot forward in order to demonstrate to the community its commitment to sustainability.
“To support this aim, today I announce a further $300,000 to support socio-economic research in the game fishing sector.
“The research will provide better information about the contribution the game fishing sector makes to regional coastal communities and develop methods for game fishers to provide information to underpin the sustainable management of high value game fish species,” Mr Burke said.
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Stevef
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I believe that they have
I believe that they have also denied any funding for RECFISH AUSTRALIA
barneyboy
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sorry but that is just lip service to me
proof is in the pudding
FEEEISH ONNN!!!
Salmo
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Total spin
Bourke has no interest in rec anglers.....
$300k for game fisher research......WTF sounds like a lobbist got in his ear during the mako negotations .....not many mums and dads go game fishing....
and he talks about communications with rec anglers.....thats funny because he walked into the national meeting....said Im not supporting recfish Aus....then walked out
roberta
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Do you all know
that there is a new paper (change the fishing act etc) on the fisheries site and you can submit your thoughts to go towards the new fisheries act, the secretary of our club has put the link up on our web site, if anybody is interested, I don't know how to do it or put it in new content, not computer savvie, you have till the 26th July to submit your thoughts.
Ginger Tablets Rock
saltatrix
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What like close Recfish
What like close Recfish Australia then implement massive marine closures. Garrets green horn has him in bed with the greens.
Kiss my
Angling tourism is worth $10 billion to the Australian economy - 90000 jobs; more than any sport; spread the word
Tony Halliday
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"Just lip service," true
"Just lip service," true comment
every dollar made from commercial fishing in Australia is off set by the ten dollars per fish from the Rec fisherman.
The study was done in Queensland and showed game fishing was worth ten times as much as commericial fishing in the region on the same fish etc. Only time commercials can out strip recs for income to the scconomy is with prawns and crays. Everytime a rec fishermen spends his money he is putting a lot of dollars back intot he ecconomy. Look at the cost of fish on a fish mungers table, let say $30/kg as a high average. Well if you worked out your costs for the year in boat, fuel, bait, gear, licenses, insurances etc... then you would be looking at more like a $100/kg over a five year period of paying off the boat etc....
Even just the charter industry puts more cash into the local ecconomy than the Pro's do. With only small towns like the cray west coast towns being fully depedant on Pro fishing to survive.
just my thoughts...
Tony Halliday: ~Meals on Reels ~
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it
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Billcollector
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Three hundred grand on the
Three hundred grand on the value of game fishing is a drop in the ocean on what that industry brings in tourism dollars each year around Australia. RECFISH AUSTRALIA have been screwed by this government.
Also, well summed up Tony
Tony Halliday
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last year the top 300
last year the top 300 licensed game-fish charter boats, on the east coast fished, on average 35 days of bill game fishing, at $5,000~$8,000 per day to charter one of those big boys!
thats $50~70million in turn over from the recfishing to game boats alone ( whole of east coast, never mind the accomodation, booze and eating out by the boys that play in that pond! You could easily say it's a $100million dollar a year industry in bill game fishing alone, if you add in all the extra cash flow. Add in the ecco boys with dive trips and whale watching etc... and then you see the Pro-catch boys don't even come close to local ecconomic stimulus.
Tony Halliday: ~Meals on Reels ~
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it
"It is always in season for old men to learn." Aeschylus (525-456 BC)
"In a mad world only the mad are sane." Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998)
pale ale
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We have all been screwed by
We have all been screwed by this government (except dole bludgers who just put their hands out for more money)
till
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Actually the Rudd govt
Actually the Rudd govt tightened a series of penalties for non-compliance so dole bludgers have copped it more with the rudd govt than howard.
Don't let the facts get in the way of a good whine though.
Stevef
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What Rudd Government ???????
What Rudd Government ???????
Tony Halliday
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now under the command of the
now under the command of the Ginger Ninja!!!
Tony Halliday: ~Meals on Reels ~
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it
"It is always in season for old men to learn." Aeschylus (525-456 BC)
"In a mad world only the mad are sane." Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998)