government super trawler double standard?, scallops and a.f.m.a

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does it seem fair when the Australian fisheries management authority close fishing grounds to south Australian shark fishermen for 1 year periods when they interact with in some cases 1 sea lion, in other cases 2 sea lions, but what happened when the super trawler was seen to do similar in Tasmania?, with several dolphins and seals killed in one trip, a lot more that the trigger number set for the south Australian closures. it will be interesting to see how the authorities treat them compared to its own citizens. regarding these photo's i have an investment in this fishery., the photos are of Bass strait 2014 east -north east of king island . it is in my interests to conserve the victorian central zone scallop fishery managed by a.f.m.a., who are doing a 'great job'. Does this look like sustainability? If it is not, then what is going on ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt3Sm5R7mGU see this link to seal exclusion device results that a.f.m.a. tried to supress.?? -------------------------------------------------- i sent this following message, afma have still to respond,,, To: info@afma.gov.au At some stage you will probably remember that i recently phoned you and during the course of the phone call you asked if i was recording our conversation. i replied that you and i know both know that that is illegal. I would like to ask you the same series of questions that i previously did during that conversation, without the "fear" that i may be recording the conversation. It has come to my attention, in my opinion, that the method we use to harvest scallops is somewhat brutal as we are killing a great number of them during our fishing operations, are you aware of the damage that i speak of, namely crushed broken scallops that then die off to start rotting amongst the rest of the living scallop population?.Are you aware that fishermen fear the disease caused by the die off as it starts to kill other scallops in the vicinity, causing a mass die off of the bed, due to the rotting corpses of there kinship who have been crushed by our fishing operations? I also would like to know, for the record, if you are aware of a terrible smell, like decaying flesh, emanating from such grounds that are being harvested and sold to the public Subject: RE: att. Steve Shanks, re,, health department Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 16:03:19 +1100 hi Steve, i hope no other fishermen reported the stench to you, health department complaint ref no,Your reference number is 8089NPSS-9PT7CE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ .Nyczek@health.vic.gov.au (Piotr.Nyczek@health.vic.gov.au) Add to contacts 15/10/2014 [Keep this message at the top of your inbox] To: anthonyacd@hotmail.com Piotr.Nyczek@health.vic.gov.au Dear Mr Djirkallis, Thank you for your email concerning a complaint about the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). The Health Services (Conciliation & Review) Act 1987, the legislation which established this Office, assists consumers of health services and health service providers resolve any complaints which may arise as a result of the treatment. Therefore, we are not in a position to assist you with this matter. You may lodge your complaint with the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). You will find the information how to lodge a complaint with AFMA on their website: http://www.afma.gov.au/resource-centre/publications-and-forms/corporate/client-service-charter/how-to-make-a-complaint/ In the event that you remain dissatisfied you may contact the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman at: GPO Box 442 CANBERRA CITY ACT 2601 Phone 1300 362 072 (local call charge) Email: ombudsman@ombudsman.gov.au the following is a.f.m.a.s. policy.... (d) to ensure AFMA’s accountability to the fishing industry and to the Australian community in management of the resources of the fishery; (e) that a bycatch action plan is implemented and reviewed in accordance with section 9, and data is collected to enable an assessment of the impact of harvesting scallops in the fishery; and etc etc... (oops) this is more, again from their own management booklet handed out to me, The commercial scallop stock was previously overfished, with biomass significantly reduced by 2005 AND THAT WAS WHILST IT WAS UNDER THEiR CONTROL!!!! but what do i know, im just a dumb arce fisherman... ----- ---------------- -------------- ----------------- ---------- check that out, those are extracts from the scallop management booklet. what a load of bolony.. how about a sanga to put that one in.....brown bread please....if i dont get censored or worse .,please stand by, more to come... citizens of australia,,,--- ,whats worse is that when i contacted the health department they refered me back to A.F.M.A..