i can understand those procedure's for the commercial guys, but surely theres a flaw with the recreational numbers.re-tyred wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 4:52 pmEverytime the fisheries go out and check people. Their main job is to gather statistics. They also check at the ramps. There are people that participate in the fishing diary system. Over many years the data base gets more accurate. For commercials they have to unload at an official receiving place. All fish is checked and recorded. This must then match their fishing log. They are also required to have cameras record onboard. The vid is recorded to hard drive that is sent into fisheries.
Stocks are assessed by egg count. A very complex science. It did predict the current KGW surge about five years ago.
these are for 1999-2000
597 tonnes of flathead for the recs as opposed to 151 for the pro's
332 tonnes of snapper for the recs as opposed to 47 for the pro's
215 tonnes of king george whiting as opposed to 213 for the pro's
surely that's bollocks!!!! or am i reading it all wrong