Meroo lake NSW - more restrictions.

**VladTepes** · 26th November 2010, 04:50 PM

just rad this. Seems the Greens are pushing ahead with their anti-fishing agenda.

Posted on 26 Nov 2010

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Government/Green Coalition steals recreational fishing haven
Shooters and Fishers Party MLC, Robert Brown has accused the Labor Government of bowing to Green pressure last night and effectively revoking the Meroo Lake recreational fishing haven on the south coast.

"I moved in the House to retain Meroo Lake as it is, but the Labor Party and the Greens voted against it.

"Recreational fishers have once again been done over by the Government and the Greens. They should expect more of the same if the Greens get the balance of power in March.
"Meroo Lake recreational fishing haven was one of dozens set up more than a decade ago and was funded by recreational fishing licence fees.

"What the Government and the Greens have now done is to put a gate on access to the Lake, to block the easy access which has been enjoyed for years. The intention is to make it difficult for people to pick up a key in Ulladulla before going to the lake, in the hope they will give up and go elsewhere.

"Meroo Lake has been protected with a great deal of enthusiasm by local fishing clubs and the fishers who go there. They are proud of the recreational fishing haven and resent being alienated from more and more waterways.

"The Government/Green deal to swap 85 hectares of the bed of the Lake for 6 hectares of a caravan park will alienate all recreational fishers in New South Wales.

"This Government has totally lost touch with the general public and particularly the fishing community and deserves to be punished at the March election. This steal back is a declaration of war on fishers" Mr Brown said.

Further Information – Robert Brown MLC: 0429 303 250

**KarlB** · 27th November 2010, 04:47 PM

From a transcript of Hansard 12 Nov 2010 for the Legislative Assembly, Parliament of NSW:

Meroo National Park is also on the south coast, to the north of Murramarang National Park. The park addition consists of the bed of Meroo Lake, an area of about 85 hectares and so very much larger than the area of about 6.5 hectares to be revoked. The lake is 99 per cent surrounded by the national park and it has been a longstanding proposed park addition. Meroo Lake is one of 16 lakes identified by the Healthy Rivers Commission in 2002 as priority protection lakes along the New South Wales coast. Meroo Lake is in near pristine condition and was recommended by the commission as clearly worthy of comprehensive protection. I am pleased to say that the addition of Meroo Lake to Meroo National Park will bring it to 13 lakes brought into the national park system, from the 16 identified, in line with the Government's statement of intent released in 2003. Meroo Lake is a recreational fishing haven, with all commercial fishing licences acquired and retired using funds from recreational fishing licences. Recreational fishing will continue in the lake under the normal controls of the Fisheries Management Act.

Doesn't look like the recreational fishing haven has been revoked to me. Furthermore, it is what the Government said it was going to do seven years ago.

Cheers
KarlB

**Lucy** · 28th November 2010, 10:47 AM

The lake is entirely surrounded by National Park. Access therefore has always been controlled by NPWS. At this stage there are no plans to change/control/regulate access to recreational fisherpersons. - If you want to know more PM me.

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