D.P.I INSHORE FISHERY HAVE YOUR SAY

[rayke1938]

rECEIVED THIS TODAY FROM DPI I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND ANY MEETINGS AS I WAS AT AWOONGA BUT HAVE REGISTERED TO TAKE PART IN SURVEY. I THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE HAVE THEIR SAY OR THE GREENIES WILL WALK ALL OVER US.RAY

Queensland the Smart State

Hooked on Fish - a must for all those who enjoy fish, love fishing and care about our fisheries habitats.

Issue 2, 2006

Editor: Kirsten Phillips

kirsten.phillips@dpi.qld.gov.au

Meeting success

A total of 41 meetings have now been held along the East Coast to gather stakeholder views on the future management of the Inshore Fin Fish Fishery. Over 1200 people attended the meetings and provided feedback on the fishery.

The meetings have generated some highly constructive feedback from a wide variety of fisheries stakeholders. Meeting facilitators were pleased with the number of people who attended and found the comments and ideas highlighted some important issues and potential solutions for the fishery.

Some of the key issues discussed throughout the consultation included size and bag limits, the current lack of access to fisheries resources, ways netting arrangements could be simplified, closures and better regional consultation and management.

Records of meetings are available online for attendees and other members of the public to see. The first round of meetings are available now and further records will continue to be published in the coming weeks. Record of inshore fin fish public meetings

Note: The views will be considered by the Government in developing a draft Inshore Fin Fish Fishery Management Plan, but do not, at this point, represent Government policy.

Make your opinion known

Some very important and useful information has been gathered from the stakeholder meetings and there is now clearer insight into the key issues that are prominent across the State. A questionnaire will be distributed soon to gather further information on some of these common issues and ways in which these issues might be addressed.

The questionnaire will be mailed out to all people who left their details when attending the public meetings. If you would like to be added to the distribution list please call 13 25 23.

Looking for more information on the fishery?

The 2006 annual status report for the East Coast Inshore Finfish Fishery has recently been completed and is now available on the DPI&F website. The status report provides useful catch and effort statistics, recent research and monitoring results. All 2006 annual status reports can be downloaded here

Keeping informed

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Fish fact

BarramundiBarramundi are \"protandrous\" meaning they change sex from male to female. All barramundi are born male but change to females at around the age of 7 years and then reproduce. To ensure the sustainability of barramundi, there is a maximum legal size limit of 100cm which allows females to reproduce.

DPI&F logoDisclaimer - The Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland, has taken all reasonable steps to ensure that the information contained in this publication was accurate at the time of publication. Readers should ensure that they make appropriate enquiries to determine whether new information is available on the particular subject matter.

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[jeff f]

good on you ray i got one too but being as i'm barely able to use this consarned thinkin' machine i couldn't work out how to post it( took me three hours to get my profile photo up there) :S :blush: