petition against super trawler

[Wrassemagnet]

2891/3000

[padfoot]

Done

[tasmaniac]

Where are the whingeing green lobby when 'nature' actually needs them? Busy drinking lattes in Surry Hills probably.

I'm no greeny by any stretch of the imagination, but down here both the major parties are in favour of the trawler. It seems the greens are the only political party making noises against it

[theGT58]

G'day Tasmaniac: I guess where I'm going with this is i'd like to hear alot more noise and even more action. If you put yourself out there as a champions of the environment you best back yourself up. No, it's not their fault bur God knows they have enough political clout at the moment. I'm definitely more than happy to be proven as too judgemental too soon and give credit where it's due if they actually get the thing turfed or someones head on a platter, or I see news reports of a Greenpeace flotilla blocking it into anchor.

[kiwipea]

Done

[slagbag]

I flipping hate politics and don't follow it, You know why, because it makes me angry listening to all the f-----g bull shit that they talk and I cant do nothing about but take it up the arse. We need to stand as ONE and and give Julia a good swift kick up the arse as well as the rest of them pricks.
While we are getting ripped off left rite and center they are costing the tax payer with their personal expenses and so forth, So thats why I hate pollies.
Stand as one Brothers in arms and start a REVALUATION

[Joel]

What do we think about this?

http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2012/ ... westernvic

[slagbag]

Who gives a shit!!!! there should be no poaching our waters for export what so ever.
Unless we pay Top dollar for sea food we are eating shit compered to the countries that our fish are exported too..
I love a feed of prawns but have to settle for the imported shit from the Swamp waters of Thailand. Stuff the the global trade.

[keza]

What do we think about this?

http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2012/ ... westernvic

What a croc.
They just want the money and that's all there is to it. They figure they can do this and no one will care as they are only bait fish.
It has taken ages for the fish stocks to start rebuilding and as soon as they do, these guys start skimming again.
Same with the salmon, as soon as we start to catch them again, they give permission for a bigger quoter to be taken, even if it is only for pet food.

The only time we see the good fish come in close, is when the bait come in. The more bait we see, the more fish we catch.
This is a classic case where they think they can strip this because it's off shore and no one will see it but they'll put up some marine park signs so the public think they are working for the good of the fish.
Ahols.

[paulb]

I don't trust them.

10% of stocks sounds like a lot. What if it's in a main migration route and the schools of fish are small oasis's in the fishy desert - can't cut a tree down in Sydney without complaints of interrupting wildlife corridors so why should this be different.

17000 tonnes - will it stop there. Is that much even profitable after expenses and running costs and on sale to Africa, or is this just a break even point, with plans for expansion?

On a humanitarian basis, if this is a life saving exercise for the under nourished then I would chose people over fish - but even then I believe the politicians need to hear our voice and strength of numbers.

- end of rant.

[slagbag]

Yeah thats wright keza It stuffs the whole ecosystem

[Dave73]

Done

[GlenelgKiller]

Done and shared

[grinner]

a large dutch vessel stealing our fish, i smell RABOBANK.

seriously, if we apply the same principles as we do to the mining industry

"THE RESOURCES OF THE OCEAN ARE THE PROPERTY OF ALL ORRRRSTRALIANS"
then it would be a good idea to value add and use these resources in the best way.

government and senior bureaucrat model : rubbish like this which gives them a few measley dollars in their coffers for tons and tons of fish.

community and ground root model (YAY ) community organizations with no government support, providing fitness and employment to thousands of retail and local lure and boating and fishing groups. organizations like squidders akff fishing comp or ABT bream , or KFT tournaments
total cost to the fishery for a year of such grass roots activities : about 20 kilos of bream removed for a weigh in and then returned.


having said that, i will certainly sign the petition in the knowledge it will achieve nothing.

maybe we need that american dude on the sea sheppard to ram the bastard.

[koich]

Stand as one Brothers in arms and start a REVALUATION

A revolution would probably be more effective though.