RecFAC 83 and Scalefish Review update
by TARFish 16 Aug 2023 05:58 UTC
RecFAC 83 and Scalefish Review update © Rick Stuart-Smith, Reef Life Survey
The Minister is set to make decisions on the package of scalefish proposals in coming weeks.
The draft departmental advice document was considered at RecFAC #83 on 19 July. We can't share the specific document with you but we can share TARFish's position on the matters considered.
The lack of supporting information to aid understanding of RecFAC members, particularly the expected impacts of commercial proposals, was very frustrating. Information that had been requested at the previous RecFAC meeting was not provided and TARFish believes it is unfair and risky to ask the members to provide advice without the benefit of having access to it.
Importantly, the excellent work of Tasmania's spear fishers appears to be working - we're confident we'll get the right decision on that with no ban likely to be put in place.
Read the full summary of RecFAC83 on scalefish proposals.