b'much fish they catch orThe strict guardrailsin research is pared backWithout using the how many they mightof sustainability,and management insteadterm, this is privatisation save for later. Publicmandatory taking intorelies on self-reportedof our fish resources. consultation as we knowaccount the effects ofcommercial catch records. Privatisation means the it will also be gone. Wefishing, and full fishIn its place will be a moreMinister is no longer may get an opportunitypopulation assessmentsresponsive system thatrequired to set aside an to submit once everywill be relegated to therelies on commercial rightsallowance to provide for five years, but that maybackground. The recentholders leaving enoughour interests before he be too late to save a fishCourt judgments directingfish in the water to satisfyallocates any remainder stock from collapsing. Asthe Minister to act in aour environmental, social,to commercial interests. usual, the downside riskprecautionary manner willcultural and sustenanceInstead, he can allocate is carried by the public. be dismissed, as investmentneeds. Yeah right! a strict quota that we all have to share. At that stage we become part of Catching healthy fish by Kiwithe Quota Management anglers should come first,System (QMS).have your say on fish stocks by supporting LegaSea. That means having to wrestle with quota owners for a proportional share of the total allowable catch. Reporting our daily catches and licensing is inevitable.This is the first tranche of amendments to the Fisheries Act that signal significant changes to our fishing future. All cloaked in weasel speak.VisitDo not sit on your hands on this issue. Make your submission before 28 March. Visit www.LegaSea.co.nz to learn more and have your say here:In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends Martin Luther King 1965 /FISHINGINGODZONE9'