Caught this today

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Originally Posted by Ace

What is the purpose of the reporting? Reporting it doesnt mean you have thrown it back.

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It does ask if it was returned Alive or Dead..and we have a 0 policy on any shark products, so there is no interest in having it onboard..

Plus who wants to keep a animal like that,what would you do with it..


I dont have a problem reporting most things, but when you see our list of things, some I think are abit over the top..

We even get some glossy pics to identify some stuff...

Cheers Ean

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Originally Posted by garrycol

No - not for things like this.

The Northern Prawn fishery promotes itself as being a sustainable fishery that can manage itself and there is a lot of evidence that this is the case. This fishery has also been at the front of limiting bycatch, particularly of larger animals such as turtles and dugongs. Even so, a lot of bycatch is still taken - Ean can explain better than I how much goes back alive.

When I was in AFMA I was in the office next to the person looking at revised management and we used to have long discussions on the pros and cons. When I left, trials were being planned that would lead to a transition to self management.

I hope they all went well but I have been out of touch for a while.

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The big push is to get us under a Quota Management system first, then/ If that happens we will work towards the Self management option


(Personally I dont think it will ever happen)
Cheers Ean

All very well Ean, but to cut to the heart of the matter - have you been catching any prawns? :mad:

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Originally Posted by Stuuu

All very well Ean, but to cut to the heart of the matter - have you been catching any prawns? :mad:

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NOT ENOUGH STUUU,NEVER ENOUGH..:mad::mad::mad:



CHEERS EAN

Hope there's enough prawns for me tho' :o

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Originally Posted by Stuuu

Hope there's enough prawns for me tho' :o

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Think we may be able to find a few stragglers for you Gove guys :wasntme:

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Originally Posted by Ean Austral

Think we may be able to find a few stragglers for you Gove guys :wasntme:

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Better than nothing! :p

So Ean - any idea what prices will be like compared to last year?

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Originally Posted by isuzurover

So Ean - any idea what prices will be like compared to last year?

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Most likely the same..Will see what freight costs are but same maybe slightly cheaper :eek::eek:


Cheers Ean

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Originally Posted by Ean Austral

It does ask if it was returned Alive or Dead..and we have a 0 policy on any shark products, so there is no interest in having it onboard..

Plus who wants to keep a animal like that,what would you do with it..


I dont have a problem reporting most things, but when you see our list of things, some I think are abit over the top..

We even get some glossy pics to identify some stuff...

Cheers Ean

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Fair enough, so is the reporting used to survey numbers of certain fish, or to try and promote some honesty in fisherman doing the right thing and throwing stuff back that they arent allowed to keep.

I also agree, i cant see any need for that thing either, having said that it might taste really nice :D