Qld Spanish Mackerel

[Lucky_Phill]

The next and final round of consultation has opened for the Queensland east coast Spanish mackerel fishery.



Submit your feedback on management measures to rebuild this important fishery at https://daf.engagementhub.com.au/spanish-mackerel-2022




Submissions close 5 August 2022.








" this fishery is on the brink or a 1 or 2 year closure ".... please have a say


cheers LP

[disorderly]

They seem to be coming up with some fanciful options...

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[Lovey80]

The reviewer really seemed to smash the stock assessment findings. I note that rec data is still assumed by boat registrations. Ridiculous.

[chris69]

Option 1 seems a bit silly to have a 9 day break then start again that just adds confusion a start finish would be smarter and Option 2 is even more sillyer with a stop start stop start stop start,and the southen closure time would be good as it corresponds with the chance of getting a mackerel with ciguatera.

[BeastMaster]

Some interesting data interpretations with this study.
Just ask any commercial Spanish mackerel fisherman why it’s harder to put Spanish in the boat.
My money is on their common answer will simply be - sharks and weather.
IMO , The data should be gathered from people that know how to catch Spanish not one’s that wish they could catch one.
Surely it should be back to the drawing board with this study.

[upstart]

I just spent a few days at Cape Upstart. Trolled wolfies for around 7 hours in total for three around the 20kg mark. I reckon a two fish per person limit would be ok.

[chris69]

Some interesting data interpretations with this study.
Just ask any commercial Spanish mackerel fisherman why it’s harder to put Spanish in the boat.
My money is on their common answer will simply be - sharks and weather.
IMO , The data should be gathered from people that know how to catch Spanish not one’s that wish they could catch one.
Surely it should be back to the drawing board with this study.

Yes many years ago some marine biologist said the was only 250,000 trout on the reefs until some one alerted him to to fact that he did his research in the wrong time of the year when they move off the reef and there the university educated so who can you trust to get the right info.