New measures to safeguard stingrays

[Fish-cador]

It won't stop people targeting them for catch and release - but then maybe that's the point? You can't take more than one for food in this case. On the other hand, who on earth (apart from fish & chip shop owners) would take a 1.5m stingray for a meal?

C&R? who targets them for C&R? First time i heard about banjo and sting ray C&R....

[4liters]

It won't stop people targeting them for catch and release - but then maybe that's the point? You can't take more than one for food in this case. On the other hand, who on earth (apart from fish & chip shop owners) would take a 1.5m stingray for a meal?

C&R? who targets them for C&R? First time i heard about banjo and sting ray C&R....

some south african posted here ages ago asking for places to target them for c&r, they do it all the time over there apparently

[KeenAds]

I think most fishos try to avoid handling these creatures as much as possible. Who wants to be measuring a ray to check its size meets the slot limit with the risk of getting hit by a thrashing tail?

[frozenpod]

Typical government department knee jerk reaction to a perceived problem and insane pressure from ecoterrorists and the gullible who believe their words without evidence.

Not that it affects my fishing in any way, once my current rfl expires in a few years I won't be renewing it and just run the gauntlet, haven't seen a fisheries officer in years so should be all good... Why would I financially support an organization that sees fit to unjustifiably reduce my access to the resources available to appease the terrorists

X 100.

[barra mick]

I need lessons on how to play one.

you do....you carch enough

[ducky]

bull response by fisheries. I challenge them to show how this solution serves to reduce any instances of people illegally killing ray's and throwing back in the water.

It doesn't include any extra policing or penalties. It just outlaws landbased fisherman from taking ray's anywhere but from a beach or rocky outcrop essentially.

Those same people that do stupid cruel **** now will continue to do so.

[re-tyred]

"Fishers will not be permitted to take any of these species within 400m of any man-made fixed
structure including any pier, jetty, wharf or breakwater."
So you won't be fishing on jetties

[Wolly Bugger]

"Fishers will not be permitted to take any of these species within 400m of any man-made fixed
structure including any pier, jetty, wharf or breakwater."
So you won't be fishing on jetties

The law of unintended consequences.

[re-tyred]

These people will continue to pressure fisheries on other species. Soon it will be Makos, threshers bronzies and on it will go.

[Wolly Bugger]

These people will continue to pressure fisheries on other species. Soon it will be Makos, threshers bronzies and on it will go.

Basically skates, rays are a by catch when people are fishing for other species, so it is almost impossible not to catch them, so the only way to stop people from catching them is too stop people from fishing,