Have your say on mulloway recovery

[bettaman]

Didn't even know they were under threat.

Mulloway stocks in NSW are currently assessed as being overfished and a recovery program is required to assist with rebuilding the population to a safe level.

Options to promote the recovery of mulloway have been developed and public submissions are now invited.

Frequently asked questions and options paper for management changes for Mulloway (212KB DOC)
Submissions can be made using the online submission form

Written submissions marked “Mulloway Recovery Program Submissions” can also be:

Posted to:
NSW Department of Primary Industries
Locked bag 21
Cronulla NSW 2230
Faxed to: (02) 6391 4718
Emailed to: fisheries.recoveryprograms@dpi.nsw.gov.au
Download and print. Post, fax or email the submission form (30KB PDF)

If you are unable to download the submission form, copies are available upon request by calling (02) 9527 8439.

Submissions close on Tuesday 16 October 2012.

Current recreational fishing bag and size limits
Mulloway status report (440KB PDF)
(this is the most recent public report. More information is available in the Frequently asked questions factsheet)

[Scizz]

I put my 2 cent worth into the recovery plan with a writen submission and from what I heard from a reliable source the other day,the new size limit for Jew will be 70cm and a bag limit of only 1 fish,has anyone else heard this ?.

[pink nipper]

M8,

The Richmond was stocked with Jew by money from recreational angling fishing liscences a few years back.

I know that last year the pros came down from Tweed and netted over 4 tonne od school jew just from around Wardell.

The 15 pros who still operate on the Richmond also take what they can, when they can.

Nets don't know the difference between stocked Jew and wild jew.

I saw pictures this year of the number of big jewies that just one pro alone caught off the close inshore reefs off Ballina over winter.
One guy I have fished with has worked with the pro this year but stopped working with him after seeing the carnage that was happening,
Shep has probably seen some of those photos as well.

The by-catch of small jew from trawlers is also disgracefull even with their so-called by-catch minimizers.

I know of many recreational anglers that have fished all their lives and never even caught a big jew.

I'm not saying that any newly proposed laws are not good but until the pro situation is addressed
I can't see stocks recovering any time soon.

My ten cents worth.

Nip.

[dan23]

I put my 2 cent worth into the recovery plan with a writen submission and from what I heard from a reliable source the other day,the new size limit for Jew will be 70cm and a bag limit of only 1 fish,has anyone else heard this ?.

It wouldn't really bother me too much if they did that but it would rule out keeping many jew from the Bruns. Out of maybe 300 I have caught over the years I think only one went over 70cm in the actual river.

Sad thing is when the big schools of 35-45cm fish go up river the meatos don't care about bag or size limits and flog hell out of them on worms anyway.

[shep]

I put my 2 cent worth into the recovery plan with a writen submission and from what I heard from a reliable source the other day,the new size limit for Jew will be 70cm and a bag limit of only 1 fish,has anyone else heard this ?.

Yeah mate, i have heard the same.

Yep nip, i've seen the pics you are talking about.

I think that by wanting to do something to increase/protect mulloway stocks is great but like already mentioned start with the pros as they cause the majority of damage.

And if heard sizes and limits goes ahead, maybe they should actually police the matter a bit more especially in areas where there are a lot of smaller fish that get heavily fished, eg- Wardell, i would imagine that even now they would catch a lot of people over bag limits and with undersized fish.

[bigriverbass]

I reckon a smaller bag is a good idea. I have seen videos of guys at Iluka with 5-6 on the deck and still catching. Its just not necessary. Its all well and good having the rules but if you dont police it whats the point. I can only recall ever being checked once at yamba by fisheries, and thats a pretty busy fishery.