Basil D Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Hi Guys, we know what we should eat from the harbour and how much dioxins are effecting the fish stock. But what about Botany bay, is that water any cleaner than sydney harbour, I know they are cleaning the bore water around the bay, what sort of effects will that have on the fish. Also port hacking, should we be looking for anything there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGF Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Hi Guys, we know what we should eat from the harbour and how much dioxins are effecting the fish stock. But what about Botany bay, is that water any cleaner than sydney harbour, I know they are cleaning the bore water around the bay, what sort of effects will that have on the fish. Also port hacking, should we be looking for anything there. good question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorms Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 good question i dont like that the de-sal has stirred up all the bad stuff that has settled over the years. Then again, some of us drink and some smoke, and some sit in convertables in peak hour with the roof open... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 You would think that our fishing licences could be put to good use.... Like offering a yearly report on water quality and fish quality....similar to what they have done for the harbour but for other waterways ........... or will that just damage the industry ??? Mr RB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 so true, I will try and contact the waterways, I mean we pay for right. Now I go fishing so much I need to know what Im eating. And Im sure you guys would like to know as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGF Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 well i definitely agree with that, i mean we pay for the licence but is that just going toward paying dude to go around checking fish or to actually do somthing ? :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 (edited) got nothing from the food authority nsw they put me onto the fisheries, the fisheries put me onto san sauci fisheries, they are not in the office and i left a phone number with them. I then contacted the food authority again and they took down my details, they will look into it and get back to me, they say it can take up to ten days I have sent two emails, one to the Fisheries and one to the foodauthoritynsw as well, Pesstance will pay off I say Edited November 18, 2009 by Groper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tevoro Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 got nothing from the food authority nsw they put me onto the fisheries, the fisheries put me onto san sauci fisheries, they are not in the office and i left a phone number with them. I then contacted the food authority again and they took down my details, they will look into it and get back to me, they say it can take up to ten days I have sent two emails, one to the Fisheries and one to the foodauthoritynsw as well, Pesstance will pay off I say Thanks for putting in the effort, Groper. I suspect if they do do something about the situation, they will need to test some samples and test the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 I Think if a few of us send them an email something might be done, here are the two sights with contact email address http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries email, recfish.licensing@dpi.nsw.gov.au http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/ email, contact@foodauthority.nsw.gov.au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allrain Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Good effort Groper,i will send off an email tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 yeah mate well done, I'll hound them too... "If the baby don't cry it won't get any milk !" Mr rb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGF Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 I Got an email from recreational fishing, this what it says and I have replied asking for more details. Hi Basil There is no restrictions (other than bag limits) that apply to areas outside of Sydney harbour. there are certain closures where fishing is not allowed e.g. Cooks River. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodch0p Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 :ey guys, Would be interesting to find out I have a friend who is an environmental scientist and for her degree she did water sampling in botany bay, about a year ago. Should have seen her look when she found out I was eating fish out of there. Supposedly the results weren't as pretty as people may think. But at the end of the day a huge amount of fisho's eat from there and if there was anything harmful to us I am sure the dpi would release a warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted November 21, 2009 Author Share Posted November 21, 2009 :ey guys, Would be interesting to find out I have a friend who is an environmental scientist and for her degree she did water sampling in botany bay, about a year ago. Should have seen her look when she found out I was eating fish out of there. Supposedly the results weren't as pretty as people may think. But at the end of the day a huge amount of fisho's eat from there and if there was anything harmful to us I am sure the dpi would release a warning. would you share the results with us.I am curious to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 Ok, I got a reply from the recreational fishing stating we can safly eat any amount of fish from botany bay. Cooks river fishing is banned. Im now waiting on the food Authority Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 And finally, the food Authority got back to me and looks good Query to NSW Food Authority / dioxin and lead in seafood From: Edward Jansson <Edward.Jansson@foodauthority.nsw.gov.au>Add to Contacts To: "funn_aries@yahoo.com.au" <funn_aries@yahoo.com.au> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Basil Dioxin contamination of seafood is usually due to specific environmental contamination such as the Homebush Bay area in Port Jackson. A national study of dioxin in the aquatic environment only identified Port Jackson of particular concern. Health issues associated with dioxins usually are due to continual exposure to dioxin over a lifetime. As such, the NSW government developed dietary advice for those catching and consuming fish solely from Port Jackson. Dietary advice on fish caught from other areas is not warranted as on average (acknowledging that the fish may have originated from a variety of places), the dioxin level in the seafood would be lower than that observed from fish caught solely from Port Jackson. In respect to lead, previous studies of lead in seafood did not identify any specific issues with fish caught in NSW waters. A copy of the report can be found on the NSW Health ’s website, http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/pubs/2001/metalcontam.html. Yours sincerely Edward Jansson Director, Science and Technical Services NSW Food Authority safer food, clearer choices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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