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Comment: Anglers reject Sydney lock-out plan

28 Aug 2015

By Stan Konstantaras

Hawkesbury Shelf Marine Bioregion Assessment

WITH the consultation period winding up it's becoming more evident that this entire assessment is leading to more closures for recreational fishers by stealth under the guise of pseudo-science and supposed protection of biodiversity.

Media personalities such as Professor Emma Johnson recently reinforced this by saying: “Like the majority of recreational fishers in NSW, I think that some areas should be closed to fishingâ€. What the Professor fails to see is much of our coastline and Sydney Harbour is already locked up and closed, and “the majority of recreational fishers in NSW†do not want pointless restrictions on fishing access in waters already well protected and heavily regulated.

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