No More Marine Parks in NSW

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The purpose of this petition is to voice recreational fishers strong objection to the creation of any further Marine Park within NSW.

Protecting biodiversity is not best served by locking anglers out of sanctuary zones but by implementing public works to restore water quality, halt siltation and to remove indiscriminate netting of the nursery areas, i.e. the estuaries.

Recreational fishing has immediately improved when estuaries such as Botany Bay, Sydney Harbour and Lake Macquarie are protected by removal of commercial fishing.

We call on the NSW State Government and local councils to unequivocaly state that additoinal Marine parks will not be implemented

1261 Signatures

  • Mark Dempsey
  • John Clarke
  • Jack Tait
  • Philip Dunne
    • Comments
    • I say no to any marine park that excludes one user group
  • Kaan Altinbas
    • Comments
    • -The Ocean is for everyone to enjoy, there is no need to shut them down or ban fishing.
  • Michael Seve
  • Adrian Hall
  • George Altinbas
  • N Booysen
  • Damien McDonald
  • Anton Botha
  • Jason
    • Comments
    • I support the effort to maintain the fish stocks of NSW, however I beleive this is the wrong way to go about it.
  • Daniel Carey
    • Comments
    • This is a rediculous proposal. The do-gooder greenies should be trying to take it up to the commercial industries and not the everyday recreational angler.
  • Dr. Philip Creagh BVSc.
    • Comments
    • Chairman, Narooma Port Committee
  • shane lynch
  • Victor Wong
    • Comments
    • Commercial Fishing should be targetted, its the nets that cause the most environmental damage. Recreational fishermen already follow bag limits and release undersized fish, why should this group be disadvantaged and be locked out of their favourite fishing spots.
  • Aylin Yildirim
    • Comments
    • DONT BAN FISHING!!!!!!!! WHAT NEXT????
  • Malcolm Poole
    • Comments
    • This is just another way to tell the NSW Gov't To Get It Right, Do the Research and Studies, thus Winding Back or No Further Changes to MPA's until the information is in and conclusive!
  • Thien Dao
  • Peter Donaldson
  • Dario Zivic
    • Comments
    • no more marine parks, sick of this crap
  • Iain Russell
    • Comments
    • Address the issue - Rec fishing is NOT the problem
  • James Deveraux
  • Daryl
  • Scott Anderson
  • Matthew Taylor
  • Ben Caddaye
  • Adela Tamayo
    • Comments
    • Dont ban fishing, I want my kids to enjoy fishing in the future with their father.
  • brad krawczyk
  • Emma Anderson
  • Michael Foukkare
    • Comments
    • NO science behind this rubbish - just Greens leaning on the Labour Govt in return for their dirty preferences!
  • Craig McPherson
  • steve irwin
  • Peter Oberg
    • Comments
    • No factual justification for Marine Parks being implemented in the present capacity.
  • Lee Pracy
  • Dave Morgan
  • anthony grech
    • Comments
    • i will not vote labour if the marine parks are established.what is going to really damage the fish is pollution and commercial fishers.also i think we need more fisheries officers on the water.alot of anglers dont take home many fish.alot of anglers do alot of catch and release.i would rather pay extra for a fishing licence and see more fisheries officers and more public education and research like breeding fish.
  • Sue Morgan
  • Frank Degrassi
  • Max Caruso
    • Comments
    • please fix the many environmental issues and assess the viability of commercial fishing as priorities. Australians will never accep the closure of waterways sea and ocean to recreational fishing as healthy pass time for children adults and retired people. THere are several million rec fishers in Australia , a voice NOT to be ignored.
  • Brian Jose
    • Comments
    • Enough is enough....seriously what is the point. There is no valid argument.
  • NOEL
    • Comments
    • vote in the parks and a lot of no votes for you
  • Mike
    • Comments
    • NO MORE MARINE PARKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Fraser Perry
  • Andrew Susani
    • Comments
    • Conservation - yes; lockouts - no
  • Bass
  • John Bain
    • Comments
    • If you take away peoples past time what are they to do with themselves?
  • Neil Ryan
  • Steve
  • Peter Cole-Clarke