Im not too sure if it can be relocated mate (not that forum savvy yet) welcome to move it

This whole article comes across as an opinion rather than anything else but I'm going to research it more and speak to a few people

Daniel

how about providing a link to whatever it is that you are referring to?

check the topic under this one

huh

Hmmm I seem to be able to see it????

Here it is again

Daniel

Angling quotas to be scaled back
Daniel Mercer, The West Australian Updated February 22, 2012, 1:30 am

The State Government would halve the amount of popular types of eating fish that recreational anglers are allowed to have under sweeping changes proposed for the sport in WA.

The Department of Fisheries will today release a wide-ranging review of WA's recreational fishing rules, outlining its plans to simplify the system and help protect threatened species.

At the heart of the review is a proposal to slash possession limits for demersal scale fish such as pink snapper, dhufish, and baldchin groper, which are highly targeted but vulnerable to overfishing.

Fisheries director-general Stuart Smith said that under the draft review, anglers would be allowed to have only 10kg of fillets for demersal species State-wide, compared with the current limit of 20kg.

They would still be able to possess up to 20kg of fish fillets, provided the rest came from other types of fish such as pelagic species, which include tuna and mackerel, or those which lived near the shore.

These included bream and tailer.

Another change put forward by the review includes reducing bag limits for some demersal species from four to two to bring them into line with the stricter rules that already apply between Augusta and Kalbarri.

The total number of demersal fish a person can catch will also be reduced from seven to five, except on the west coast where there will be a "mixed bag" limit of two on demersal species.

Mr Smith said standardising many of the rules was aimed at making it easier for the hundreds of thousands of West Australians who went recreational fishing to enjoy the sport.

"It's well intentioned having local rules but you end up with a level of complexity that just doesn't work, particularly when you have a mobile population, Mr Smith said.

He said it was also prompted by concerns over the sustainability of several "high-risk" fish species whose numbers were under constant pressure from the growing popularity and sophistication of recreational angling.

"People shouldn't be out there fishing to fill their freezer," he said.

"They should be out there fishing for the experience and to catch a feed of fish for themselves and their family.

"The sort of volumes that will still be allowed to be caught are still well in excess of fish for the person and their family."

WA's recreational fishing lobby Recfishwest was cautious in its response to the review, saying it supported simplifying current arrangements but had reservations about some of the proposed restrictions.

Recfishwest's acting chief executive Andrew Rowland hinted the group might seek to challenge some aspects of the plan, urging fishers to submit feedback during the review's two-month consultation period.

Paul Hillary, who is a member of the Marmion Angling and Aquatic Club, said recreational fishers had "taken it in the neck" with previous restrictions and questioned the merit of the latest plan.
'People shouldn't be out there fishing to fill their freezer.' "Fisheries Department director-general *Stuart Smith *

 They already changed the bag limits but not possession limits at the start of this month

 Oops my bad someone sent me the link and I didnt register the 2012