Our Moreton Bay ? ? ? ? ? ?

[JIMBO99]

MY NAME IS JIMBO99, I HAVE BEEN FISHING MORETON BAY FOR 67 YEARS.
MY FATHER HELD 68 YEARLY PROFESSIONAL LICENCES ALL OF WHICH WE STILL HAVE AS HE WRAPPED EACH NEW LICENCE AROUND THE LAST. THE FIRST ONE COST ONE SHILLING AND SIXPENCE FOR THE YEAR. OUR FAMILY IS COMING UP TO A FIFTH GENERATION OF MORETON BAY FISHERMEN BUT SORRY TO SAY THIS GENERATION WILL HAVE TO FIND OTHER OCCUPATIONS AS SO MUCH OF THE BAY WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TYPES OF FISHING THAT IT WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO EARN A PROPER LIVING
I FIRST WENT FISHING WITH MY FATHER AT 2 YEARS OF AGE (HE WAS A CRABBER IN SUMMER AND FISHED IN WINTER )IN 1941, BOY HAVE THERE BEEN SOME CHANGES. AFTER OCTOBER THERE WONT BE VERY MANY PLACES THAT YOU CAN CATCH A FISH IN MORETON BAY FREE COUNTRY ????? WANNER BUY A BOAT ???? SEE ME AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

[GES]

MY NAME IS JIMBO99, I HAVE BEEN FISHING MORETON BAY FOR 67 YEARS.
MY FATHER HELD 68 YEARLY PROFESSIONAL LICENCES ALL OF WHICH WE STILL HAVE AS HE WRAPPED EACH NEW LICENCE AROUND THE LAST. THE FIRST ONE COST ONE SHILLING AND SIXPENCE FOR THE YEAR. OUR FAMILY IS COMING UP TO A FIFTH GENERATION OF MORETON BAY FISHERMEN BUT SORRY TO SAY THIS GENERATION WILL HAVE TO FIND OTHER OCCUPATIONS AS SO MUCH OF THE BAY WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TYPES OF FISHING THAT IT WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO EARN A PROPER LIVING
I FIRST WENT FISHING WITH MY FATHER AT 2 YEARS OF AGE (HE WAS A CRABBER IN SUMMER AND FISHED IN WINTER )IN 1941, BOY HAVE THERE BEEN SOME CHANGES. AFTER OCTOBER THERE WONT BE VERY MANY PLACES THAT YOU CAN CATCH A FISH IN MORETON BAY FREE COUNTRY ????? WANNER BUY A BOAT ???? SEE ME AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

Jimbo
You might have trouble selling your boat mate. All the boat dealers will be stuck with their stock as well and no one will want boats anywhere near as much after a substantial part of the fishery is closed down and everyone is crowded into what's left.

GES

[Fish'n Junky]

Jimbo
You might have trouble selling your boat mate. All the boat dealers will be stuck with their stock as well and no one will want boats anywhere near as much after a substantial part of the fishery is closed down and everyone is crowded into what's left.

GES

Exactly what the EPA want.

[tunaticer]

Just another KRUDDY endorsed piece of political nightmare they can't manage properly in the future. I'm thinking its getting time to take Kruddy and his bretheren crabbing for a while.

Jack.

[supa29]

mate it is sad to here the family business is a dieing breed i come from the bush and my dad was the last generation of my family to plough paddocks so i feel for you but the worst thing is it is only going to get worse with the epa and greenys pushing the governments buttons and the blind still voted for them supa.

[Chris Ryan]

I don't think the people who vote for these Greenie mobs are blind, they are just not aware of the things they are voting on. It is a 'feel good' thing mostly as they reckon they will do the right thing byt the environment but not screw the economy....

I also heard during the election last year the unions had a heavy hammer over their members in some areas over voting Labor......they wanted their right to strike back by the looks of it now. Geez, anyone think we are back in the 80's?

[tinman42]

The only true wilderness is between a 'greenies' ears!

[chop69]

yep, she's a sad state of affairs we're in but we can't give up the fight and let these organisations keep placing restrictions on us. every chance you get, let your local pollie know. on a personal note - Jimbo, good luck & all the best for your future mate.

[TimiBoy]

The only true wilderness is between a 'greenies' ears!

I intend, with monotonous regularity, to use this one! I absobloodylutely love it!!!!

Cheers & thanks,

Tim

[theVan]

It is a scary state of affairs......
The behind the scenes agendas and deals are what scare me the most.
We will see in our lifetime further closures and more false science that suits political point scoring

[mudrunner]

isnt 'only' 10% of the bay being off limits to recreational fishermen? how much is to be restricted to pro fishermen?

[Jeremy87]

As someone who has been fishing the bay for there entire life, how would you compare the quality of the fishery to 50 years ago?

[PinHead]

what was it like 50 years ago??? I cannot remember back that far..i was only 2.

[fleety77]

f#@k em mate ill just get arrested!!!

[mudrunner]

is it 10% of moreton bay to be off limits to rec' fishermen...?