Editor:
With recent discussions of the Pros and Cons of Fishing Licences we've put a poll up for you to have your say.
Are Fishing Licences a Good or Bad idea?
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Feel free to post a reply to this topic with your own thoughts.
nagg:
A well manged licence scheme with funds going into a trust .... works
NSW are into around its 10th year and a hell of a lot of good has come out of it.
The SIP scheme up here has been a resounding success too
Queenslanders just need reassurance that it is not a cash grab and will be managed by the the right people
Chris
Apollo:
Agree with Chris, with the most critical proviso being that a varst majority of the funds go towards such things as targeted commercial licences buyout, artifical reefs, habitat rehabiltation, possibly restocking. There also needs to be geniune and equitable dispersal of benefits across the state - not just the SE QLD. A small % will need to used for the administration, but this needs to be auditable, so a trust (financial) system would cover that.
Unfortunately, most of the anglers that live here in QLD have become increasingly distrustful of the current government motives and ability to appropriately charge, manage or target funds.
Steve
BG:
I feel we should follow NSW. If the system has worked there for 10 years then it has proven itself. As for the management of the funds we should have a change at the top before long.
Surely it would be setup with some public (interested parties) being consulted.
Gordon
A Marshall:
I believe that a lot of good could come out of a well managed licence system, however the current managers of this great state have demonstrated a severe lack of management skills :thumbdown The majority of people are allready struggling with ever increasing taxes & utility bills. A fishing licence introduced at the moment would be seen as just another money grab from a govenment that has lost the plot.
As has been said before the rec angling population requires a strong unified voice conversing with a govenment that the people can believe in. The other option could be a national licence system so you are not impacted when traveling between states, however a change of govenment is required at a federal level for the same reasons, at the moment they would be hard pressed to organise a sh!t fight at a sewerage farm.