Where's FFSAQ?

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It's State election time again, and where is our supposed fresh water representative organization on outlining which party gives us the best outcomes for recreational fresh water fishing?

We all remember what happened after the last election i.e the loss of the RFEP to stocking groups and the gutting to the fisheries department. There has been a vacuum of announcements of anything regarding freshwater this time around.

Or is this election all about selling off the 'farm' ?

Ps. One major achievement of the current state gov is their insistence towards SEQwater to open up their impoundments to more recreational activities. 

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They are fillin out forms to try and get their 50K freebie from us and the SIP scheme

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“The Queensland Government has a strong plan for a brighter future and our focus is to resolve some of the long-standing issues with fisheries management in Queensland.

“Labor didn’t have the guts or commitment to redress the problems and used band-aid approaches that resulted in little agreement within our fishing industries.”

Mr McVeigh today also announced the members of the Fisheries Ministerial Advisory Committee who will provide strategic advice to the consultants for their consideration.

“We undertook an extensive selection process and are pleased to advise that the Committee includes 12 representatives with expertise in recreational, commercial and indigenous fishing as well as fisheries and conservation science,” he said.

“The Committee will also directly advise me on important fisheries matters and on the final recommendations that will be presented by the independent review team at the end of the year.”

[ENDS] 9 July 2014

Media Contact: Louise Gillis 0408 709 160

 

The Ministerial Advisory Committee members are:
•Mr David Bateman - Recreational fisher, Chair, Sunfish Queensland
•Mr Stephen Murphy - Commercial fisher, Southern Trawl fishery
•Mr John Page - Commercial fisher, Net fishery
•Mr Edwin Morrisson - Commercial fisher, Northern Trawl fishery
•Ms Claudine Ward - Commercial fisher, Secretary of the Gulf of Carpentaria Commercial Fishermen Association
•Ms Karen Collard - Commercial fisher, Chair, Queensland Seafood Industry Association
•Mr Neil Green - Commercial fisher, Net and Crab fishery
•Mr Les Kowitz - Recreational fisher, Executive Officer, Freshwater Fishing and Stocking Association of Queensland
•Mr Andrew Tobin - Fisheries scientist and commercial fisher, Line fishery
•Ms Sian Breen - Fishing and conservation expertise
•Mr Chris Calogeras - Aquaculture, Chair, FRDC Indigenous Reference Network
•Mr Matt Barwick - Recreational fisher, Queensland Fisheries Research Advisory Board

 
Last thing I heard about FFSAQ, would have had an AGM since then though.

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Seen a sighn from the newman campaign with a pic of enoggera dam praising his good work and thanking him for it

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I hope thats not the only SIGN 'CAN DO WITHOUT' sees

sighn... is that what you see and go haaaaaaaaaaaaa

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So 3 recreational fishers, a pile of commercial fishers and 1 rabid greenie (Love the claim of fishing expertise for her, wonder why her membership of WWF is not mentioned....). Dont think we would have seen to much coming our way from this "committee"

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Ps. One major achievement of the current state gov is their insistence towards SEQwater to open up their impoundments to more recreational activities. 

Absolutely... Single biggest positive for Sweetwater anglers in Qld for a long time.   

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I have a giggle every time that I look at that picture.

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My mother has a garden gnome named Cambell.