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Attention All Boat owners
Boat Gantry Open
The Boat launching gantry has now had its major upgrading and will be open to full use from this Saturday September 10th, 2011
Members of the Angling Committee 2011/2012
Chairman Bob Pearce
Secretary Roland Nicholis
Members Chris Cormick
Richard Armstrong
Pat Hutchinson
Tony Rummono
Tommy Johnson
APYAC Fishing Comp
Check the scoreboard for the end of season results.
Tom Johnstone's 7.500 Kg Snapper Catch
Tom sets the new season benchmark
VRFish Report
• Future Fisheries Strategy: VRFish Board has appointed a sub-committee to prepare a draft response to the FFS. VRFish is holding a meeting for all recreational fishers on Sat 18th Feb commencing at 9:30am at Marine House. The meeting will commence with a presentation by Anthony Hurst, Exec Dir of FV along with a couple of his directors on the FFS followed by a Q&A session where attendees will be encouraged to raise issues from the floor. Once this is concluded and FV personnel have departed VRFish will be presenting a draft of the response and seeking input and ideas from the floor and final ratification. Further notices on the workshop will be distributed later this week so please keep your eye open for them or contact the VRFish office on 9686 7077 to be sent a copy.
• The annual VRFish Statewide Forum and Fishing Expo is being held on Saturday 17 March 2012 from 10am-4.30pm at the Shepparton RSL Sub Branch, 88 Wyndham Street Shepparton. VRFish’s five year strategic plan is coming to a close. With the recent releases of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan and the Victorian Future Fisheries Reform Strategy, VRFish needs input from everyone involved with our recreation to create an organisational framework to enable VRFish to represent and advocate the interests of Victorian recreational fishers and to secure the future of fishing. For further information or to RSVP for this important event please contact: Holly Cardamone, Communications and Policy Advisor. This has received the support from FV & the Minister’s office and Anthony Hurst & Dr Bill Sykes, Parliamentary Secretary for Recreational Fishing will be keynote speakers.
• The next issue of Fishing Lines will be released to coincide with the forum so please look out for your copy.
• The 2012 Victorian Recreational Fishing Guide has been released and VRFish has updated and revised the Recreational Fishing Code of Conduct please refer to page 12.
• VRFish Chair, Russell Conway & EO Christopher Collins are meeting with Min Peter Walsh next week to discuss a range of issues including the commitment from the Coalition Govt to reinstate the legislated consultative process with the peak bodies representing commercial, recreational, indigenous and environmental. We will also be discussing the development process of out next 5 year Business Plan and seeking support for a 5 year funding agreement with VRFish to ensure that the organisation can properly deliver on the plan. We will also be raising the issue of the Abalone Fishery Management Plan and seeking ministerial support to extend the current recreational days to 120 as was committed to 5 years ago by FV. We will also be seeking clarification on the future of other FMP’s including East Gippsland which was due for release mid 2011. Also meeting with Commercial Fishermen’s Peak Body to discuss ramification for the entire Victorian fishing sector.
• VRFish met with Dr Dennis Napthine’s Chief of Staff, Phil Connole a fortnight ago and clearly communicated VRFish’s lack of support for the proposed introduction of a penalty notice for failing to wear a PFD. Phil stated that we can expect a response to our submission on the Marine Safety Act later next month.
• The next round of Vic Fish Stock meetings will be commencing next month and VRFish is seeking stocking requests from recreational fishers. Further information will be communicated shortly.
• VRFish will be working with Fisheries Vic to deliver the 13 Regional Statewide Forums and as this was unbudgeted DPI has provided an extra $10,000.00 to fund our attendance at these forums as a co-presenter.
Future Fisheries Management Strategy – A Summary
• Fisheries Victoria (FV ) plan to assess Commercial, Recreational & Aboriginal catches & then allocate a total allowable catch for each fishing sector.
• The document does not indicate how the catch of 700.000 recreational fishers can be obtained. In a recent radio interview of a FV spokesman, he stated that they have “a bit of a handle” on the recreational fishing catch.
• Under this management regime, there is a possibility that we will have to have access to fish stocks through “ballots and auctions.”
• Also, recreational fishers may have to buy access to some fish stocks from the commercial sector.
• The document makes reference to the need for “cost recovery” but does not say what this means, how much involved, or who the costs will be recovered from.
• The document foreshadows an increase in commercial fishing effort.
• In summary, if the proposals are implemented, we can expect to have to pay to get access to some of the fish that we already have access to. We can also expect reduced bag limits to apply.
• FV’s document provides is based on pure assertion and is not supported by much in the way of factual justification.
• FV have stated on many occasions over the last fifteen years that fish stocks are in good shape and that size and bag limits are adequate to ensure that Victorian Recreational Fishers do not overexploit them. They have not provided any tangible reasons why it is necessary to make such an enormous change to fisheries management processes from what they have previously said (on many occasions) is working well.
Happy Fishing
Bob Pearce
· Recreational Fishing Member Bulletin
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2012
ANNUAL APYAC CLUB FISHING TRIP AWAY
LABOUR DAY WEEKEND FRIDAY 9TH to MONDAY 12TH. MARCH
This trip is to Lake Purrumbete, between Colac & Maryborough
· Fully maintained cabins
· Camp sites available
· Excellent boat ramps
· Outdoor B.B.Q. &dining area
· Ice & bait available
Lake is fishing Rainbows & Browns, Redfin, and Quinette Salmon. Brown Trout between 4 and 6 kilo caught recently, so be in it to win it!
It would be advisable to book now for March 2012
Ring Marie on 5594 5377 to book your en suite cabin or camp site.
For further information have a chat to Eddie or Ron at the Boathouse.
Boathouse News.
FISHING PHOTOS
Theo Tsouras is enjoying the great start to this years fishing season judging by these two photos. One a 6Kg Snapper caught off Black Rock and the other a 30lb Gummy caught off Brighton.
Michael Sass has been fishing up a storm in New Zealand and at home. What a great start to the fishing season.
Mark Reinstein was out and about and caught this 23Kg School Shark 10 minutes outside Port Philip Heads from Queenscliff. Bait used was fresh Barracuda.
Calling for photos, and/or stories, from the clubs fishing members, for posting on the web.
Please send material to:
http://www.paul@apyac.org.au
Many thanks,
Paul
