Fish kill 1770!!!! Help!

[Lucky_Phill]

It is looking worse. >

Today I travelled offroad to the back blocks of Tom Creek and found more and many dead herring and yakka. I went further upstream to an offshoot of that creek system and found more, but not in the numbers at Tom Creek.

Tony and I have put an estimate of the kill ( that we could see and as at Yesterday ) at a minimal of 5 tonne. But after discoverying todays deposits, that figure is probably way too low. Taking into consideration the numbers of fish that we saw on the creek bed in less than 3ft of water, and we couldn't see deeper than that, so the tonnage could balloon to " who knows ".

The Trawller / Netter theory is NOT looking good. But, ya never know.

We have had contact with print, radio and TV media outlets that are keen to take up the story. The story being, primarily the Kill, but certainly and just as important, the lack of contactability of the various departments that are in place " specifically " for these instances. > >

This is NOT the only issue at 1770. There is another and just as important issue that is being investigated as we speak. I am unable to elaborate at this point in time, but will keep you good Ausfishers informed as things come to light.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I have just about had a gutful of the incompetience of the Government Departments that are in place to not only protect the environment and it inhabitants, but to police any and ALL users of said environments.

As a recreational fishermen being pounded by new and restrictive regulations, seemingly on a monthly basis, at all times being aware of those rules and doing the right thing at every opportunity, then when I need assistance in this instance, I am totally let down by the system that is in place and designed to protect the environment I treasure and spend many hours of enjoyment.

I have been in contact with many people that work behind the scenes and from varying backgrounds in Government departments and private enterprize over the last couple of days. What I am hearing will send a shiver up the spines of every recreational fishermen in Queensland.

If anyone of the Ausfish family has any " firsthand and factual " evidence regarding the problems within certain Government Departments dealing with the Environment or Fishery or Marine Parks, please contact Gary Fooks via pm here.

Take a deep breath Phill...................... >

Updates will continue and all details of all investigations will be posted as they come to hand.

Cheers Phill

[lippa]

keep at it boys, ya'd think them bastards would jump at this opportunity to justify there wages! the mongrels will be to busy chatting over a latte with undereducated (lifeskills) uni students on how they can shut down more off our favourite spots. give me a yell if there is any thing i can do down in brisbane. i go knock on the ministers door if i have too. what about Nugget getting in touch with 4bc's john miller. he seems to be able to get the beuracats back peddleing.

cheers

lippa

[the_baker]

Hey tony , sandi & phil
very sad to here of all the news, just keep pushing. & Lippa I have got a realy big hammer
to go knocking with i will gladly come along.

[thedeckie]

Anyone would think Phill's lycras had shrunk in the wash with that outburst........very well said Phill!

I think he is pretty well on the money at what he has stated....WHERE ARE ALL THE RIGHT PEOPLE!!!!!! When you need them!!!!!!

Tony mentioned in one of his earlier posts (correct me if Im wrong Tony),1770 and its surrounds are part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park,you would think that would be enough to get these people off there backsides and at least return phone calls!!!!!! > > >

Its an absolute shame to see this happen in such an enviroment!!

Best of luck to all involved,Im sure you will get the best of runarounds by the inventors of red tape!!!!!!!!

Cheers
Paul

PS : VOTE 1 The Fishing Party

[Dignity]

Tony, very responsible attitude and you all are to be congratulated. Hope you still have your samples. Would be interesting to have a second opinion on the tests. Would love to help Garry with incompetencies in govt agencies but unfortunately the person who related some interesting goinga on to me died just recently in a motoring accident. He left his job because they wouldn't let him do his job which was catching black marketeers in fish. He knew who they were and where to catch them but was not allowed to act.

sam

[DaveSue_Fishos_Two]

Good work and congratulations to Tony, Sandi and Phil. My wife Suzi just had a look at the photo's with me. She remarked that it is strange that there aren't seagulls or pelicans in the pics. Wouldn't you expect the birds to be going ballistic over such an easy feed??

Cheers

Dave

[Lucky_Phill]

Reel Nauti,

The eyes of all fish were picked out, presumably by crows or seagulls.

There were a few Pelicans about, and at one stage I picked up the ' freshest " looking Herring and threw it to the Pelican. He looked at it, picked it up in his bill, shook it a little and spat it out in disgust.

You make of that what you will, I have my opinion.

Phill

ps. If only the Lycras were the only thing causing the blood pressure to go up, Paul

[karana]

Gary Fooks has contributed to this thread and he is a good man to have on the case.

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If anyone of the Ausfish family has any " firsthand and factual " evidence regarding the problems within certain Government Departments dealing with the Environment or Fishery or Marine Parks, please contact Gary Fooks via pm here.

Gary does not receive pm's. Please phone him on 0412 111 573 or email g.fooks@uq.net.au

[Jim_Byrne]

Great effort Tony Phil and Sandi, only such a shame you have to do all the work and not those who job it is! Hope you get to the botom of it soon.

[Lucky_Phill]

Pics from Tom Creek today.

Phill

[Lucky_Phill]

Tom Creek

[Lucky_Phill]

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Listen in today at 4:20 pm on 4bc

if not in Brisbane you can lsiten in on the net www.4bc.com.au

.... wish me luck!

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Here is a lesson for us all.

Whenever something like this happens :

1 take evidence and photos and samples
2 report it asap - and take a note of the time date and name of the person
3 Ask for a response - insist on a response perhaps
4 Follow up and say – where is my response??