Tagit wrote: So typical of our current government. The public learns there is a problem. The government throw out some statistic to show that they are 'on to it'. 6 months later someone has gone through the official information act process to find out that the statistic thrown out to put the public off the case doesn't mean anything like it was represented to mean. Not an outright lie, but just more misrepresentation to deceive the public. I guess it must be a technique they learn the in the governments training course for new MP's and ministry employees. Bloody frustrating to realise how little you can trust your 'public servants' to be completely honest. |
Tagit wrote: CR - A commercial boat might fish 250+ days per year, for 12hrs+ per day, whilst the average recreational fisherman might fish 5 days or less for 8 hours or so. So multiply your ratio by 50+ times to make it more accurate. Then allow that one sector is professionally trained and have zero excuses for mistakes, and that the other is full of people who don't even know what some rules mean or how to identify the fish they catch etc. Even after all that, you need to remember that the sum total fisheries damage from 100 recreational prosecutions is still probably less that the damage from a single commercial prosecution. Some guys getting pinged for have 5 undersized snapper is not in the same league as a trawler dumping tonnes of unwanted fish. |
Tagit wrote: CR - A commercial boat might fish 250+ days per year, for 12hrs+ per day, whilst the average recreational fisherman might fish 5 days or less for 8 hours or so. So multiply your ratio by 50+ times to make it more accurate. Then allow that one sector is professionally trained and have zero excuses for mistakes, and that the other is full of people who don't even know what some rules mean or how to identify the fish they catch etc. Even after all that, you need to remember that the sum total fisheries damage from 100 recreational prosecutions is still probably less that the damage from a single commercial prosecution. Some guys getting pinged for have 5 undersized snapper is not in the same league as a trawler dumping tonnes of unwanted fish. |
Tagit wrote: CR - A commercial boat might fish 250+ days per year, for 12hrs+ per day, whilst the average recreational fisherman might fish 5 days or less for 8 hours or so. So multiply your ratio by 50+ times to make it more accurate. |
Tagit wrote: Even after all that, you need to remember that the sum total fisheries damage from 100 recreational prosecutions is still probably less that the damage from a single commercial prosecution. Some guys getting pinged for have 5 undersized snapper is not in the same league as a trawler dumping tonnes of unwanted fish. |
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