The Fish Thread

[roos_fanatic08]

Following on from a bit of banter in the preseason thread, this a thread about all things fish, fishing and seafood!

What’s your best catch?

Favourite seafood to eat?

Best recipe?

 

[andana]

Fishers have warned tough new catch rules will make West Australian fish unaffordable, and will see more imported fish on menus across the state.

On Wednesday, the government announced its plan to slash demersal catch limits and shut down some fisheries to save fish species on the brink of extinction.

The ban has shocked fishers and the food service industry, with commercial demersal fishers indefinitely shut out of a 700-kilometre stretch of coastline.

In other areas, the demersal catch has been slashed in half, while the Pilbara trawl industry has been shut down completely.

Restaurant industry veteran Colin Cox has been selling premium quality demersal fish to tourists and Geraldton residents for 33 years.

His family's business Skeetas sells 1.8 tonnes of locally caught fish each year through its "catch of the day" special.

But Mr Cox said the changes meant popular items like dhufish would be off the menu, and fresh fish would be harder to find.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Fishers have warned tough new catch rules will make West Australian fish unaffordable, and will see more imported fish on menus across the state.

On Wednesday, the government announced its plan to slash demersal catch limits and shut down some fisheries to save fish species on the brink of extinction.

The ban has shocked fishers and the food service industry, with commercial demersal fishers indefinitely shut out of a 700-kilometre stretch of coastline.

In other areas, the demersal catch has been slashed in half, while the Pilbara trawl industry has been shut down completely.

Restaurant industry veteran Colin Cox has been selling premium quality demersal fish to tourists and Geraldton residents for 33 years.

His family's business Skeetas sells 1.8 tonnes of locally caught fish each year through its "catch of the day" special.

But Mr Cox said the changes meant popular items like dhufish would be off the menu, and fresh fish would be harder to find.

Wild what's going on over there.

I find it hard to believe that the fish stocks could be in that bad a shape, considering how much of the coastline there has limited fishing pressure.

 

[andana]

Wild what's going on over there.

I find it hard to believe that the fish stocks could be in that bad a shape, considering how much of the coastline there has limited fishing pressure.

The huge chicom fishing fleet operates in the I.O..
Don't know how much that impacts close to wa coast.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

The huge chicom fishing fleet operates in the I.O..
Don't know how much that impacts close to wa coast.

They are all out beyond the Aus Economic Exclusive Zone, which is 200 nautical miles off the coast. They'd be having zero impact on the inshore waters that the closures relate to.

 

[Kanga Glory]

Down here at Lakes entrance which has the largest commercial fishing set up in Victoria and one of the biggest in Australia, Dan the Man (premier) changed there licences to phase out net fishing. i know alot of the locals where not happy and had a huge impact on their viability. Anyway not sure if coincidence but 5 years ago to buy some local gummy or flatty tails was costing $24 per kilo now its $48 per kilo. Side note we get spoilt as some boats will sell direct off the boats and we have a fishing co-op which is brilliant

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Down here at Lakes entrance which has the largest commercial fishing set up in Victoria and one of the biggest in Australia, Dan the Man (premier) changed there licences to phase out net fishing. i know alot of the locals where not happy and had a huge impact on their viability. Anyway not sure if coincidence but 5 years ago to buy some local gummy or flatty tails was costing $24 per kilo now its $48 per kilo. Side note we get spoilt as some boats will sell direct off the boats and we have a fishing co-op which is brilliant

They only phased out gill netting within the Gippsland Lakes. The bream fishing has improved considerably since then, so the tourism dollars for Lakes would be flowing in from the better fishing opportunities.

Wouldn't have impacted gummy shark catches so the prices are more likely to be linked with the fisher overhead costs increasing (fuel, maintenance ect)

 

[andana]

There have been bad floods here and in the region.
The big seller at the moment fishing nets even here where there is no river or ocean.