Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 6:35 pm Post subject: Mako's - Liberal Press Release
Dear all,
The very good news is that the amendments to the EPBC Act to allow recreational fishers to fish for mako and porbeagle sharks have now been given Royal Assent (signed by the Governor-General). Responsible fishing of mako sharks is now entirely legal.
This puts an end to a very bad decision made by the Federal Government last year. More importantly, it now allows recreational fishers to look forward to an enjoyable mako fishing season.
However, the battle isn’t over.
Fisheries spokesperson Senator Colbeck and the Federal Coalition now turn their mind to the many other battles to help protect our crucial recreational fishing sector. Marine parks, improving govt consultation with rec fishing organisations and stopping further unnecessary listing of species such as SBT (as recommended by fringe green groups) are key issues.
Please keep us informed of any issue that we may be able to assist with
Patrick Clancy
On behalf of Senator Richard Colbeck
Senator for Tasmania | Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Industry, Innovation, Science & Research
Rec Fisho's jump up and down about a species being protected based on zero scientific evidence (mako), yet when scientific evidence shows that a species is critically endangered (SBT) we want to "stop the unnecessary listing" of that species...???
The "fringe green groups" are gunna run a mile on that one....
Hypocrite on toast anyone..??
Nath.. _________________ Back by popular demand...... Just a day out fishing with my mum...
FFS... What..?? Is this some sort of revelation to you REV..?? There's just 5% of the global breeding biomass left and I s'pose you'd like to continue to kill them for the hell of it..??
How much evidence do you want..?? There's miles of it.... But here's a good starting point:
Sooner or later Rec Fishos need to accept that they have an impact... "Oh but...... I only take one every now and then for a feed..."
And you'd like the government to back "responsible/environmentally concious" fishos over the "fringe greens" grab at marine parks..?? Pathetic really....
Do fishos really want to look after their resource..?? Or do they just want to claim they're doing the right thing when it suits....??
I don't blame the general public for thinking fishos are a bunch of rednecks...
Nath.. _________________ Back by popular demand...... Just a day out fishing with my mum...
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:29 am Post subject: Re:
The Weapon is on... wrote:
FFS... What..?? Is this some sort of revelation to you REV..?? There's just 5% of the global breeding biomass left and I s'pose you'd like to continue to kill them for the hell of it..??
How much evidence do you want..?? There's miles of it.... But here's a good starting point:
A summary of the stock assessment and stock status results from the 2009 meeting of the CCSBT’s Extended Scientific Committee (ESC) is as follows:-
* During 2009, the SBT operating model used in 2008 was revised and run under a number of scenarios to project future stock status under different constant annual catches. The scenarios all indicated that the spawning stock biomass remains at a very low level: typically about 5% or less of the original spawning stock biomass, which is a little more than 15% of the spawning stock biomass that would produce the maximum sustainable yield. There was no sign of the spawning stock rebuilding.
* Recruitments during the last two decades were estimated to be well below the levels over 1950-1980. Recruitment in the 1990s fluctuated at a low level without any overall trend, but recruitments for 2000 to 2002 were poor. The two following year classes were somewhat stronger, though still below the average 1990s level. Recruitments since 2005 cannot be estimated precisely as yet. Although some data gave positive signals, it remained probable that at least some of these year classes were as weak as in 2000-2002. As the weak year classes in 2000-2002 move into the spawning stock over the next few years, there will be a negative impact on the spawning stock biomass.
* The median projections under the 2007-2009 TAC (of 11810t) for the base case scenario showed a decline in spawning stock biomass in the short term (to 2013), and remain below the current level in the longer term (to at least 2025). The same was true for nearly all of the other plausible scenarios considered. To rebuild the spawning stock and thereby also reduce the risk in the short term of further poor recruitments, a reduction to the 2007-2009 TAC is required.
* While rebuilding of the spawning stock would almost certainly increase sustainable yield, the risks that this rebuilding might be jeopardised by further poor recruitments have probably increased since the last assessment. Because the spawning stock biomass is very low, it may not provide security against adverse environmental effects leading to a few years of poor recruitment. Short-term projections for the spawning stock biomass are relatively reliable because the year classes that will shortly join the spawning stock have already been observed in the fishery. However, longer term projections are more uncertain as they depend on future recruitments whose levels have to be determined by use of an estimated stock-recruitment relationship, and so should be treated with greater caution in terms of their implications for appropriate future catch limits.
If you blokes try really hard you'll be able to get the rest of that 5% of the pesky breeding stock that remains, and while we're at it we can align ourselves with the shooters party so our transition to the "redneck side" is complete...
Nath.. _________________ Back by popular demand...... Just a day out fishing with my mum...
I dont post on here much, but like many have a good read, do me a favour and justify this comment !
[quote]we can align ourselves with the shooters party so our transition to the "redneck side" is complete..[/quote
No Im not a member of the shooters party (have supported them in the past) but someone that is a passionate angler and also a recreational hunter. As far as i can tell im not a gun slinging redneck, very interested at how you could draw these conclusions.
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