veck Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Dear Fishoes Heard on the news today fisheries are placing large stone balls in groups around Botany to create artificial reefs and inturn increase various fish stocks. Considering the depths of Botany I hope they don’t create boating hazards. In any case looks like some of our fishing licence money is going to a good cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lbgking Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Must be to encourage all the jewfish stocks to hang around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abiasin Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Wow imagine the kingies, botany is already good for the kings, be even better when the reefs hold the bait. awsome. hope it goes ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooky. Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 They've been talking about it for a while and I believe if and when the reef goes in it will be in the deeper waters of the Yarra Bay region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Bloody good work fisheries dept Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvie Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 where did you here this info boys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooky. Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 (edited) where did you here this info boys? G'day kevvie, Heard it ages ago on "Hi-Tide". Click on the link. Don't think it's been updated for a while though. http://www.fisheries.nsw.gov.au/recreation...rtificial_reefs Edited June 9, 2006 by Hooky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cid Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Hi all, I rang Fisheries on tuesday and the guy there said they were actually out laying the reefs that day and also the next. He didn't know locations but said he'd pass on my number to the guy in charge and that he'd give me a call. No more news as yet, but I'll post whatever I find out as soon as I find out! cheers, Cid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikila Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 A couple of weeks ago when fishing with Brett there were barges loaded with large rocks but they seemed to be doing some thing with the 3rd runway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dont Shoot Da Chinamen Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 yeah!!! good work NSW FISHERIES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veck Posted June 9, 2006 Author Share Posted June 9, 2006 The report was on 2UE yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidgie Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Hope it does go ahead...it will be great....might make up for what will happen to the foreshore road area and the land they reclaim for the container wharf area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Soprano Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 I believe they have placed these stone balls in Lake Macquarie as well a few months back... I'm yet to hear any real feedback from anyone that fishes that area though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooky. Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 (edited) More or less all done............... http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/inde...topic=12168&hl= Edited June 9, 2006 by Hooky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilk fish Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 I believe they have placed these stone balls in Lake Macquarie as well a few months back... I'm yet to hear any real feedback from anyone that fishes that area though... I am all for it, need more of them reefs in the bay. However I am also going to write a letter to fisheries, to firstly support them for what they are doing, but also, to let them know that as custodians of our fishing licence revenues they must install these reefs at fair expenses, and that they should make an effort to find equivalent methods or resources in maximising our funds . I will be fuming if these patented rock balls cost a billion million dollars, when at the end of the day, heaps of cheaper alternatives are on hand ??? ??? ?? PS PS Apperantly HMAS Canberra is being planned to be towed in from Perth after it has been stripped down, and sunk as an artificial reef in a to be decided choice of a few spots off NSW, (this has info has been sourced from the Sydney Morning Herald) NOW THATs A REEF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 kool thats awsome news. cant wait for it to happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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