![]() Issue here is 7 legal fish landed does not indicate number of fish killed and discarded. A bait fisherman,using large hooks and bait can easily and often will gut hook a smaller than legal fish. How many 27-29.5 cm snapper are returned dead or dying. Lots i imagine. The same fisherman can then continue to land and keep his 7 legal fish. So kill rate will be ,in many cases be greater than 7. The bag limit becomes meaningless in this situation and does not reflect the true numbers taken Perhaps time to remove the size limits. 7 fish regardless of size. If you kill that fish then make it mandatory to keep it as part of the 7 . Why the focus on size limits that focus on killing off the larger more productive fish. |
![]() Police anything how? It's not Florida, it's NZ. There is precious little enforcement of anything anywhere. I'm guessing popular boat ramps in Auckland may be the exception. Far North beach launching? Do what you like. It's the wild west. |
![]() PCJ, do you propose all ramps, rocky points, beaches and anywhere else, sea fishing goes on are monitored 24 hours a day? Because without that, the system will always be abused by some. In last 10 years, I've been checked once. So as I say and Cirrus above says in a different way, it's education. Make it culturally unacceptable behavior. It then becomes self policing. That will take time. Just like no one wore seatbelts, now they do. However I still don't think someone taking 7 fish is unreasonable (or 10 on the West coast), if they only fish a couple times of year. I do agree it should be first 7 caught. Cirrus, I believe size limits are based on the fact, once they reach legal limit they are old enough to have bred at least once. I do like the idea of that. I think that there should be a penalty system, where if you catch a smaller fish you keep it but your limit reduces by one per small fish. This would encourage people to catch fish that have bred at least once. However it simply wouldn't work because most would highgrade. So in realty I'm not sure what the best system for the fishery is. |
![]() I see on tv 1 news the hpa come into effect next yr and comm fishing will be allowed, Is "legasea" going to mount a legal challenge or just bow down saying we made submissions. Almost guarantee Aussies wouldnt roll over and lay down |
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I saw that report, didn't seem to make sense. They said that the comms took hardly any fish from those areas anyway, but if that 's the case why are they so keen to keep them open to them? |
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