Harbour Fish Safe

[mrmoshe]

Harbour fish safe

Leatherjackets and flathead caught in Sydney Harbour are back on the menu, after being given near perfect health checks.

Two years ago the government warned harbour fish had been poisoned by cancer causing dioxins as a result of decades of industrial activity.

However, new dioxin tests have shown that eating the popular fish is not as dangerous as scientists had first warned.

The health advice had been to eat no more than a few mouthfuls a month, but seafood lovers can safely have two dozen helpings of leatherjacket and a dozen servings of flathead per month.

Fish caught west of the Harbour Bridge are still not considered healthy to eat.

A ban on commercial fishing in the harbour remains, but the National Parks Association has suggested that even recreational fishing should be banned.

They say parts of the harbour should be set aside as marine sanctuaries, as it is home to more than 500 fish species.

[Boban]

And this is what the future holds for us unless we get off our collective arses and the let pollies and those extreme greens know its not on.

[caine]

any suggestions on what to do and how

[DaveD]

Yep, ban recreational fishos, thats really gonna do something. There's oh no fish out there at the moment for us to fish for so why not ban us, we only take..umm how many per year? Not enough to notice half the time. Unbelievable groups [nat. parks]