Smile!! They are watching you....

[ShaneC]

Was down at the Scarby boat ramp this arvo killing some time when I noticed a new sign has been erected down there stating that Fisheries are utilising time lapse photography between Dec 2010 and Aug 2011 for recreational fishing research.

Gee I wonder how this will be used to fudge the books?? I can see it now, on any given Sunday with a favourable 5-10kn forecast 100 boats may use the ramp, since the photography can’t actually see their catches, it will be assumed that each boat had four people in it and each boat bagged out on twenty 3kg snapper. Then, they only have to find a way to multiply this by 365 days a year, then assume all ramps are the same, and before you know it they will come up with a way to convince the stupid that snapper are nearly extinct.

Maybe I am just untrusting (with justification I think), but I can’t see how this can do anything other than count boats, which is hardly a true gauge of the amount of fish caught from an area. A more accurate name for it is Recreational Boating Research….

I can’t see how this can be anything but bad for the average rec fisho…

Shane

[URAGANGI]

Hey shane I've heard that only, say 10% of real fishermen really only catch fish and can sometimes bag out. And the other 90% get a good day out with a view.
I wonder if that can be force fed to an extream greeny Vegetable.
Cheers,
Gav.

[Jono_SS]

Was down at the Scarby boat ramp this arvo killing some time when I noticed a new sign has been erected down there stating that Fisheries are utilising time lapse photography between Dec 2010 and Aug 2011 for recreational fishing research.

Gee I wonder how this will be used to fudge the books?? I can see it now, on any given Sunday with a favourable 5-10kn forecast 100 boats may use the ramp, since the photography can’t actually see their catches, it will be assumed that each boat had four people in it and each boat bagged out on twenty 3kg snapper. Then, they only have to find a way to multiply this by 365 days a year, then assume all ramps are the same, and before you know it they will come up with a way to convince the stupid that snapper are nearly extinct.

Maybe I am just untrusting (with justification I think), but I can’t see how this can do anything other than count boats, which is hardly a true gauge of the amount of fish caught from an area. A more accurate name for it is Recreational Boating Research….

I can’t see how this can be anything but bad for the average rec fisho…

Shane

Hi Shane.

This issue also got some discussion going late last year.

http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/sho...d.php?t=169843

The cameras are for monitoring boat ramp use. Phill, what did you find out?

cheers.

Jono.

[ShaneC]

Ah ok....

I did a quick search as I assumed the signs had been there for a while since the dates specified started in December but couldn't find anything. Thats twice in a couple of weeks I have done this!!! Apologies

[Jono_SS]

I don't think you ever need to apologise for trying to bring things to people's attention - that's part of the aim of the forum, and I imagine you're just trying to help.

[Lucky 1]

It may be a small consolation that we are in the middle of the largest la-nina in a long long time, and it may keep the numbers down at the ramp. But they probably have allready taken that into account.

[Mad-One]

Was talking to a guy at Coochie a couple of days before Xmas and he was telling me he seen a large school of tailor with about 50 rec boats fishing all day for about a week. School of fish did not seem to deminish the comercial guys come along make the rec guys leave and wipe them all out in 1/2 a day. They might have put say $50,000 into the economy but how much was going into the economy with the rec guys in things such as fuel oil tackle and so on. Trouble is comercial guys have to log their catch and no way of logging rec guys catch

Mad

[URAGANGI]

Valid point. That could make the scales wobble a little? Interresting.

[Lovey80]

Was talking to a guy at Coochie a couple of days before Xmas and he was telling me he seen a large school of tailor with about 50 rec boats fishing all day for about a week. School of fish did not seem to deminish the comercial guys come along make the rec guys leave and wipe them all out in 1/2 a day. They might have put say $50,000 into the economy but how much was going into the economy with the rec guys in things such as fuel oil tackle and so on. Trouble is comercial guys have to log their catch and no way of logging rec guys catch

Mad

How exactly does some comercial operators make some Rec Anglers leave? Interested to know this one.

[fisher28]

a guy,sounds like a reliable source!

[fisho64]

Was talking to a guy at Coochie a couple of days before Xmas and he was telling me .......
the comercial guys come along make the rec guys leave and wipe them all out in 1/2 a day. .
Mad

probably the same bloke that told me the commercial fishermen helped George Bush plan 9/11....

[fisher28]

!!!!!!!!!