Reef closure relaxed at Xmas

[Belly72]

Just read in the Courier mail (pg 3 bottom right)that the reef fin closure at xmas has been relaxed is this correct.Can anyone shed some light on this.Would be good to go and get a feed at chrissy with my rellys holidaying.

[levinge]

Belly72,
Haven't seen the paper yet, but a mate who works for DPI&F told me that this might happen. Best to ring or get onto DPI&F Website and check it out. But it was in the wind, also they were making considerations on moving the closures for 2009 to reflect Sep - Oct - Nov and leave December to the fisho's.....

Now I have to go and buy a paper!!!!

[Belly72]

Looks good for fishn xmas got the rellies comn fishn ,crabn yeeeeha.

[Scott nthQld]

its all but scrapped. It just needs approval from the governor, but it has all the recommendations to be scraped from the DPI reps etc.

[ronnien]

looks like someone high up wants to go fishin over xmas!
about time they started to see the light!

ron.

[Scott nthQld]

the only reason they are considering it is a purely commercial point of view, ie Tourism etc. They've ingnored the fisho's for the last 4 years, but as soon as the money train slows down, they backflip faster than you can say nevermetanhonestpollie

[mangomick]

Belly72,
Haven't seen the paper yet, but a mate who works for DPI&F told me that this might happen. Best to ring or get onto DPI&F Website and check it out. But it was in the wind, also they were making considerations on moving the closures for 2009 to reflect Sep - Oct - Nov and leave December to the fisho's.....

Now I have to go and buy a paper!!!!

Now I really am confused. I thought that the reasons for the closures were that the fish congregate at this time of the year and moon phase for spawning .
Personally I'd rather see December than September. Usually blows its arse off around December.
If they are going to move it back a month I hope they tell the fish to start getting their jollies off a month earlier