It is closed season isn't it

[NAGG]

I just googled barrumundi size limit. Qld DPI was first up on the search list. Size limit was there but no mention of a closure. I know and you know that there is a closed season, and I am sure if you looked harder on the dpi site you would find it. But you can see how you could think you were legally keeping a barra, if you checked the size limit and no mention of the closure next to it.

If you type in Barramundi fishing Qld ..... you will see (Season) mentioned as an option .
It's easy to make a mistake ..... but advertise the mistake & you send out the wrong message

Chris

[Lucky_Phill]

While we are on the topic, wen is the next reef fin fish closure???

When...?????.

at the top of the General Fishing Chat page here, you will see a sticky.. " Australian Recreational Fishing Regulations "

All info is contained within that thread.

or the short cut here:-

http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/sho...ng-regulations.


LP

[ShaneC]

Ignorance is no excuse I agree. But they should make the information more accessible and/ or public. It may horrify you to think that there are people out there who like to wet a line on a casual basis that are not members of Ausfish!! For those that reckon he should burn, out of curiosity, whats the penalty for driving through an orange light??? Dont look it up, answer honestly, its another law that we confront everyday but dont really know about.....

[Lucky_Phill]

You must not drive past the STOP line at the yellow traffic light or, if there is no STOP line, the traffic light.

The yellow light is not the end of the green light phase – it is the beginning of the red light phase. You must STOP on a yellow light, unless it is unsafe to do so.

TMR QLD>

[bennykenny]

Ignorance is no excuse I agree. But they should make the information more accessible and/ or public. It may horrify you to think that there are people out there who like to wet a line on a casual basis that are not members of Ausfish!!

why is it any different to any other fish, if it was an undersize jew or an oversize flathead he would be crucified on here why should a off season barra be any different.
i know myself i still dont know most fish sizes of by heart, i know flathead and jew sizes, because if fish for them all the time but, anything else i have to look up.
just because you do it on a casual basis doesnt give you an excuse to ignore it
i guess the best way to make the information more accsessable would be to fine him and publish it in the paper and on the news

[finga]

I knew ignorance of the law is not an excuse but bugger me. It seems now-a-days we need a laptop and do 4 hours research for everything we do now whether it be catching a fish or walking the dog or driving the car.
It's apparent it was not just the guy who caught the fish was ignorant of the law as the story was published in a paper. How many people would have seen the story before it was published?
Personally I think the laws relating to fish sizing, bag limits and the like are over complicated and are changed way too often.
It used to be you looked at the size and bag limits when ever you got a new tide chart from the bait and tackle shop every year and that was that.
Now it seems you need an app for your smart phone so you can take a picture of your fish with the time and place stamp and method of fishing on it to see if it's legal to take it or not. Sometimes I think you have to do that when the fish is caught, at the ramp and at home as the rules seem to change that often.
Ignorance is no excuse and neither is confusion. But bugger me confusion makes the matter cloudy at times.

[MudRiverDan]

Ignorance is no excuse I agree. But they should make the information more accessible and/ or public. It may horrify you to think that there are people out there who like to wet a line on a casual basis that are not members of Ausfish!! For those that reckon he should burn, out of curiosity, whats the penalty for driving through an orange light??? Dont look it up, answer honestly, its another law that we confront everyday but dont really know about.....

$330 and three points and I didn't have to look it up, but I still think the guy should be cut some slack. I have not done any Barra fishing and was hardly aware of a season.

Dan

[NAGG]

The smart play when it comes to fishing is - If you are not sure of what it is , regulations , what are the size limits , have a measuring device .... Let it (them) go .
Then there is no issue.
I dont really fish for Qld reef fish ..... but when I headed north , I bought an identification chart (which included size & bag limits) ...... just in case (I still couldn't tell you what the legal lengths are .... but I would refer to the chart if a fish was caught)

The old adage of "Ignorance is no excuse" is right

Chris

[GBC]

I think its a great opportunity for fisheries to make a higher profile intervention and get some information out into the public arena. He should at least get a visit and a slap on the wrist - the law was broken. Put it in the media and get some general knowledge happening.

[bennykenny]

I knew ignorance of the law is not an excuse but bugger me. It seems now-a-days we need a laptop and do 4 hours research for everything we do now whether it be catching a fish or walking the dog or driving the car.
It's apparent it was not just the guy who caught the fish was ignorant of the law as the story was published in a paper. How many people would have seen the story before it was published?
Personally I think the laws relating to fish sizing, bag limits and the like are over complicated and are changed way too often.
It used to be you looked at the size and bag limits when ever you got a new tide chart from the bait and tackle shop every year and that was that.
Now it seems you need an app for your smart phone so you can take a picture of your fish with the time and place stamp and method of fishing on it to see if it's legal to take it or not. Sometimes I think you have to do that when the fish is caught, at the ramp and at home as the rules seem to change that often.
Ignorance is no excuse and neither is confusion. But bugger me confusion makes the matter cloudy at times.

Like it or not thats part of our sport/hobbie. fish have different sizes and restrictions, really its not that hard to keep up with, if you choose to do so. every tackle shop sells size charts and books with the up to date infomation.And the majority of people have the internet these days,and most people have smart phones(well younger people anyway) with information at your fingertips anywhere you are, just let your fingers do the walking, as they used to say.

[Horse]

I agree that the authorities should step in. A visit and a bit of publicity should help get the message out there. I would not come down too hard on him though. Our fishery regulations are very complex at the moment and I could imagine that the vast majority of mug fishos would not have any idea of the ones that don't apply to their target species. I doubt too many would release a fish of a lifetime just in case there was some obscure regulation concerning that species

[Camhawk88]

Bloody hell the closed season for barra has been in force for 20 years with no change to the dates (on east coast- gulf is different).

Goes to show how ignorant many people in the SE corner are of everything outside their little world.

Give it to him i say.Let him off and then everyone has an excuse for why they kept an out of season barra.

[MangroveZac]

$330 and three points and I didn't have to look it up,

Yep, i wrote a letter to our law enforcment friends and ended up i didn't even have to pay it!!! HAPPY DAYS!!!!

I think the newspaper may have to put another story in to explain their own ignorance and appolagise for a story that is condoning unlawful behaviour and putting old mate in hot water (possibly). How many people do you think will be out chasing barra in the next couple weeks now, after reading this in the local rag??

[bennykenny]

i cant wait til the end of the month so i can get down to the "bait hole" and have a fish for one myself, there has been a few caught there in the last couple of weeks

[bennykenny]

For those that reckon he should burn, out of curiosity, whats the penalty for driving through an orange light??? Dont look it up, answer honestly, its another law that we confront everyday but dont really know about.....

so without looking it up do you know the penalty for taking a barramundi out of season???
im not sure what this has to do with the topic??