Just reading on another site that the law pertaining to cutting the pectoral fin of Coral Reef Fin Fish and mackeral for recreational fishes has been removed.
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Re: Cutting the pectoral fin on CRFF
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It is official
No more pectoral fin removal for recreational fishers
Recreational fishers will no longer be required to remove the pectoral fin from coral reef fin fish and Spanish mackerel from today following changes to Queensland fishing rules.
Fisheries Minister Craig Wallace said the requirement for recreational fishers to remove the pectoral fin was no longer considered necessary.
“We had the rule in place to help prevent illegal marketing of coral reef fin fish and Spanish mackerel,” Mr Wallace said.
“By requiring recreational fishers to remove the pectoral fin, we were seeking to identify people who were selling the whole fish without a commercial licence.
“Illegal or black marketing is a significant threat to the economic viability of the commercial fishing industry, and it is imperative we continue to target such activity.
“However, we found that the rule to remove the pectoral fin did not help prevent illegal marketing and by removing it we are reducing the regulatory burden on recreational fishers.
“The Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol has a number of ways for targeting illegal marketing including onsite inspections of seafood wholesalers.
“The public can also help by reporting suspected illegal fishing activities to the Fishwatch hotline on
A bit hard too believe but a bloody great thing if its fair dinkum.
Marto
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