I want to call attention to the proposed  Waiheke Northern Marine Reserve which will extend from Oneroa to Thompsons point. Which is some of the best (and most accessible to landbased fishers) fishing grounds on Waiheke. The chosen area appears to be arbitrary and based more on the main protagonists favourite snorkelling spot, they are now trying to get scientist to validate their choice. The worrying  part is it has the full backing of the local board (with no consultation with their constituents) a prominent local fishing charter operator and as many cause heads and self righteous greenies as you can shake a stick at and they are determined to push it through by the end of the year!

I am not opposed to the existence of marine reserves on waiheke but I am opposed to losing access to fishing spots when access to so much of Waiheke's coast line is unavailable due to private ownership.

Here are some links with more information.

Hi PJay

Hekerua Bay, Sandy Bay, and Enclosure Bay I could understand it's the area from Palm beach to the tip of Thompsons point that I'm not keen on. why not from te whau point to thumb point that would affect landbased fishermen less and there would be less runoff from houses and road etc which surely affects the fish as much if not more than the impact of local and visiting fishermen (which aren't in huge numbers).

Cheers

There's going to be some stiff resistance from alot of local fishos, cant imagine this going thru with out a fight  ...

 

Plonka = Troll

I can see you like conservation as your saving cyber space with your lack of fishing reports