South Australian Angler – June 2018

WHAT CAN WE EXPECT

FROM THE LIB’S?

The March state election result looks set

to change the way many things happen

in South Australia over the next four

years. It will take a while to see exactly

how many pre-election promises the

new Liberal Government chooses to

honour, and of particular interest to

keen anglers is the list of changes they

pledged concerning recreational fishing.

Most of what the Lib’s put forward in

the lead up to the election sounded

constructive, and we now have to keep

on their backs to ensure these promises

are kept.

I don’t know much about new

Minister for Primary Industries

and Regional Development, Tim

Whetstone, but I intend to meet with

him some time in the near future

to establish lines of communication

between his office and the magazine.

I do know Tim is a keen recreational

angler and boatie, which definitely

kicks things off well!

It’s worth taking a quick look back at

what the Liberal Party promised they

would do for rec’ anglers before we

voted in March. The new Government

will be under plenty of scrutiny from all

sectors, and I would urge our readers

to keep an eye on what Steven Marshall

said pre-election, and what he and his

party actually does to follow through.

This may sound a bit cynical on my part,

but we all know about Governments and

their promises!

Let’s take a quick look at what the

Lib’s put forward in the lead-up to the

March election to entice the votes of

recreational fishers.

First up, $1.2 million will be allocated

to establishing three new artificial reefs

off Adelaide. Exactly where these will be

located hasn’t yet been announced.

Secondly, RecFish SA will be

disbanded and replaced by a Fisheries

Council, comprised of representatives

from both the commercial and

recreational fishing sectors.

Thirdly, the outer boundaries of

some of the State’s Marine Park No Take

Zones will be re-examined with the

intention of making them smaller and

less obtrusive.

Fourthly, the Boating Facilities Fund

(designed to maintain, improve and

upgrade boating facilities statewide)

will be made easier to access by local

communities.

Finally, stocking programs for our

reservoirs will be expanded to enable

more opportunities for those who enjoy

fishing fresh water.

I’m sure you’ll agree that these five

areas are extremely important to the

future of recreational fishing here,

and they should be easy to monitor

as the Liberal Government becomes

established and prepares its agenda.

Meanwhile, we will continue to run

a regular column by PIRSA Director,

Sean Sloan, who will undoubtedly have

plenty to say about the way our fishery

is headed under the new regime.

Watch out for the return of ‘PIRSA’s

View’ in the August/September issue.

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THE FRONT COVER

The Editor with a typical Ardrossan

snapper, hooked on a Gulp Jerk

Shad (see story page 8).

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