Sensitive Info on Fisheries and Morton green zones

[BassTracker]

I just picked up this info from a reliable bloke. Fisheries must be doing it tough. The staff that patrol the bay and boat ramps checking catches and enforcing the new green zone laws are only working between 6am and 6pm monday to friday. Dont you find it hard to believe that after the millions of dollars that were spent on the totaly useless EPA studies on the bay and the subsequent laws being put in place, the advertising and print media that went out that right were the rubber meets the road in rolling all this out there are no fisheries blokes out there when it actualy matters. This to my mind only confirms what a joke this whole morton bay mess actualy is.

Ps.. Fisheries will be pissed to find out that this has been leaked so keep it to yourself :aussie: :aussie:

[tugger]

is this just lately cause i've been pulled over in the boat on weekends and after those hours in the bay. if your not doing anything wrong why worry what time they are out there

[BassTracker]

Well Tugger, It doesnt have anything to do with wether or not your doing anything wrong, its about them being acountable for the choices they have made regarding bringing in new laws for the bay. After we went through so much to petition them to hear the average fisho's side of the story, after all the money was spent, they arnt even out there when it counts. I reakon its a big deal.. But maybe its just me..

[tugger]

i can't see that happening to long as most people fish on weekends and thats where i've run into the majority of inspectors. surely they put more on the weekend and less trough the week

[BassTracker]

Soory mate I assumed you'd read the post I put up, maybe just scroll back up and re read it..

[tugger]

do you also know when this has happened because i've run into them on recent weekends

[BassTracker]

It must have been about a month ago if you were pulled over, were you pulled over by the cops or fisheries? Nice pic you got there is that a cobia or a mac?

[tugger]

its a spanish mackerel and i was pulled over in march by fisheries

[davefishmad]

two words, cut backs

it was threatened before the Queensland election that public service cut backs were to be made if 'so and so' got in, then the other team got in and made the cutbacks anyway.

Dept of ag and forestrys and fisheries now = DPI (and has done for a few years now)

Dept of natural resources and water + EPA , now = DERM,(THIS YEAR), (forget what derm stands for?).

Im sure they guys at DPI (fisheries) would love longer hours and job security, truth is

it is not their decision, its the 'razor gangs' making cutbacks above them.

dave

[noname]

off topic a ways, but i followed the police boat around 2 weeks ago trying to get checked. followed them from boggy to the middle of the river, trolling then over to the red beacon to the entrance of fishermans gutter, them 400 mtrs out to the mouth where they nabber a jet ski, trolled right past them, looking hard at them to, and they wouldn't check me. so gave up and came home after that session. just wanted to see if they would check my gear.

[toadfish78]

Hi all,

Was out of wello pt on saturday and was pulled up by police for licence and saftey check.

As for them checking anything else i think they spend more time chasing after jet ski's as they give me the idea that they don't like them much at all.

Tight lines all

matt

[Feral]

DPI are like the police. Standard rosters, with special "exercises" from time to time, which basically means an overtime blitz. Depending on the area, the time of year etc etc, the standard roster ma or may not include after hours work.

[fishingmaddad]

What can you expect when the scientist in charge of collating all data to make the latest Green Zones alterations agreed infront of approximately 90 persons that their input data as had been pointed out was incorrect and therefore the resulting findings nothing but flawed data which served their purpose in meeting a ministerial timeframe.

Also who else are wondering where the $70+ increase within 2years in boat rego funds has gone along with similar % increases in Boat trailer regos. Cetainly have not seen anything of physical benefit except for the propaganda meetings to sell more changes.