emaciated fish

[Spiney]

Earlier this year commercial fishers in Smith Lake (the one or two that are left) raised concerns of underweight Mullet and Flat-head. They wanted Fisheries or the Marine Park Authority to conduct tests as to why. Neither volunteered so the Fishers paid for a report from a private laboratory. Findings are that the fish are starving. Could it be that since the lake is mostly a no fishing zone the Marine Parks Authority forgot one thing, humans are an important part of the food chain. Too many fish not enough food I would not call that protecting diversity.

[CEO]

Nor would any sane, sensible person Spiney! Geez, I suppose the greenies are caling in the RSPCA over this mistreatment issue!

[Spiney]

Not only are the fish dying at Smiths Lake in a Sanctuary zone but now our sea mammals  are also dying smack bang in the middle of the PSGLMP. What are the MPA staff doing? Why aren't they out in their multi thousand dollar boat preventing these tragedies.

Great Lakes Advocate
18 Aug, 2010 09:43 AM
NATIONAL Parks and Wildlife is reminding people that interfering with marine mammals, dead or alive, is an offence.
The warning follows the discovery of a 6.8 metre long humpback whale in Seal Rocks this week.

The whale, aged between one and two-years-old weighing between six and seven tonnes, had been mutilated post-mortem.

Ranger Brett Cann said the tail had been deliberately severed by people.

?The penalties for this offence are an $11000 fine and two years jail.?

It is not known how the whale died but is suspected to have been there for at least a week.

[CEO]

  That smells a bit Spiney! Wouldn't a more "educative" approach be appreciated by the community, instead of the typical and predictable punitive approach used by the NPWS & MPA? Threatening people with ridicu;ous fines. No wonde the community don't trust them and non-compliance is rife! The bully-boys in khaki.