Denny Boy wrote: What a lot of hot air and BS from the minister. Still nothing about stopping it being sold by recreational fishers!! Just to stop exports. Call me naive but I didn't realise that whitebait was even exported. Is there enough whitebait in the country to even export?? I would stick my neck out and say that 30 to 40% of recreational whitebaiters wouldn't bother to fish if a ban was in place to stop selling it. Certainly this is the case on the river I fish. Once again the old cliche still applies.....can't harvest and sell fish, paua, crayfish etc etc so ONCE AGAIN what is the ^*($%#$%^^ difference. Our illustrious minister is again like all of the rest of her historical counterparts...told what to say or too gutless to take the necessary action. It's as if there's a vested interest among the lawmakers and they don't want to lost their pieces of the pie?? |
pjc wrote: How is it legal for reccs to sell their catch when you cannot sell seafood,is whitebait deemed not to be a fish??? |
terrafish wrote:
Bit sideways on topic but you are allowed to sell your heads, frames guts etc to a registered rendering plant, not that you would be likely to cover any costs. And also any other non edible parts of(bills, teeth, jaws etc) Just a bit of useless info for ya! |
Alan L wrote: Whitebait do not have the same restriction. For what reason I don't know. Bound to be historic and then the wet fish market/regs developed on a different path - esp with the introduction of the QMS. But it is the only amateur catch you are permitted to sell. Seems wrong to me. Either it is amateur or not. But my suspicion would be the pollies don't have the guts to tackle that stuff. Alan |
pjc wrote: How is it legal for reccs to sell their catch when you cannot sell seafood,is whitebait deemed not to be a fish??? |
reel crayze wrote:
Totally agree pjc.. it beggars belief that recreationally caught whitebait can be sold.
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