Positive experience with FishWatch
I called FishWatch on the way home from work last night after noticing something going on in the Canning that I thought was a bit suss. They took my details and said they would get someone to look into it.
Later that night I got a call back from one of the officers who wanted to clarify the details and explained that the situation was fine, what was happening was known to the Fisheries Officers and that it was legal. We had a chat for a while and he clarified what the regs said etc.
I then got another call from FishWatch this morning just checking to see if my call had been followed up on to which I replied that it had.
I thought it was pretty cool to see that the phone call didn't just disappear into the ether leaving me wondering if anything ever happened.
My one complaint was that I didn't have the number entered into my phone (do it now if you haven't got it either - 1800 815 507) and it was difficult to find it on the Fisheries website (mobile) as it's quite hidden on the Contact Us page. It wouldn't take much to put a FishWatch banner on the homepage or even drop it into one of the top or bottom menus.
Anyway just wanted to put it out there that I was impressed with the level of service.
snappermiles
Posts: 2100
Date Joined: 05/11/10
that is great!!
can we ask what you thought was sus??
ALL FISHERMEN ARE LIARS EXCEPT YOU AND ME! AND IM NOT SO SURE ABOUT YOU!
roberta
Posts: 2773
Date Joined: 08/07/08
Excellent feed back
also curious as to what it was also. It sure is handy having the Fish Watch number in your mobile, I have, just in case you see anything dodgie, as some else said on here, Fisheries can't be everywhere 24/7. We must be the eyes for them, save our fish for future generations.
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Andy_b
Posts: 633
Date Joined: 19/10/11
nice
cheers just saved the number is my mobile :)
Ben Derecki
Posts: 1926
Date Joined: 10/10/07
There was a small group haul
There was a small group haul netting in one of the bays near Aquinas, I was pretty sure that sort of netting wasn't permitted in the river but wanted to check it in anyway, happy to be corrected if I was wrong.
It turns out it's not permitted but there are exceptions for indigenous people with connections to local areas under the traditional fishing rights or something. While FishWatch hadn't been able to confirm the group that was there they said there is a group that regularly fish in that bay and they are allowed to do it so the odds are it was them.
So that's what it was... I was reluctant to post it originally because topics like this tend to get people a bit fired up.
pale ale
Posts: 1755
Date Joined: 02/01/10
Bit like up north where the
Bit like up north where the indigenous can use traditional methods....ie Land cruiser, tinnie with yammy 4 stroke and put gill nets across the whole creek
Have seen piles of jewies laying on the bank in the flies cos the locals didn't need 35 huge dead fish
Mr Bigalow
Posts: 64
Date Joined: 11/12/11
Thats an interesting
Thats an interesting comment,
I think you will find majority of the traditional land owners (remember your fishing there land / creeks) fish responsibly and take only what is needed. You will probably also find that the percentage the land owners who do the wrong thing compared to the convicts is very low, it simply comes down to numbers. They see it as a food source 99.9999% more damage is done by commerical fisheries ie profit/greed.
In saying this any waste is waste and i would not like to see this disregard for our deplensihing fish stocks.
A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
Shorty
Posts: 1549
Date Joined: 10/05/08
Good Work Fishwatch
Good Work Fishwatch