Originally Posted by
7mmwsm
Who said the snapper fishery is in trouble?
I attended a seminar a couple of weeks ago and the host quoted that the fishery is actually improving (I think the figures he quoted were 40% improvement in 15 years, but I am not totally sure, so dont quote that without researching it first). But the experts have decided that it is not improving fast enough. They took the reduction proposal figures to the commercial sector first. The reply was a polite "get stuffed we are not interested". Reducing the customary take was put straight into the to hard basket. The recreational fishers are seen as the easiest option.