Thread: Good bye trout..what a fricken joke!!

Yes. There’s a big problem here but guys (and girls) please actually do a little reading.
The draft bill looks totally rushed without a lot of consideration of anything other than a blind desire to “fix” the problem. There’s a fair bit in it that has the potential to be good. We are losing our native fresh water fish that’s the deal. Greens will be greens. You gave them the inch, now they’re trying for the mile.
The amendment does not directly target trout nor is it a mandate to eradicate trout. What it does do though is give overriding powers to DOC over Fish and Game. It also allows sports fish to be considered in Treaty of Waitangi claims.
Don’t jump to great big conclusions and then have a great big forum/social media moan or even worse, make a redundant submission.
Best option.
1. Go to Fish and Game website.
2. Find the report by Sir Geoffrey Palmer.
3. Read it (it’s not huge and it’s not hard reading).
4. Take onboard this considered legal opinion.
5. Make a submission and at the same time do your submission for Tahr.

Job done.
Thanks in advance from us fresh water guys.