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Media Release - VRFish commends Patterson River Boat Ramp Manning |
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Please click here to view the latest Media Release from VRFish. |
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Future Fisheries Strategy Meeting |
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Last year, the Department of Primary Industries released their Future Fisheries Strategy.
Being the voice of Victorian recreational fishing to government is a critical part of our role as your peak body. We have noted through our consultations with our members that many fishers have expressed some concerns with the proposed strategy as it currently appears.
VRFish is hosting a meeting to discuss the Future Fisheries Strategy and help prepare our submission.
Meeting details:
Date: Saturday the 18th February 2012
Time: 9:30am – 1pm
Venue: Marine House, 24 York Street, South Melbourne |
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2012 VRFish Statewide Forum |
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The annual VRFish State wide Forum and fishing expo is being held on Saturday 17 March 2012 from 10am-4.30pm at the Shepparton RSL Sub Branch, 88 Wyndham Street Shepparton.
VRFish’s five year strategic plan is coming to a close. With the recent releases of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan and the Victorian Future Fisheries Reform Strategy, VRFish needs input from everyone involved with our recreation to create an organisational framework to enable VRFish to represent and advocate the interests of Victorian recreational fishers and secure the future of fishing.
Please click here to view the invitation
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ABC 7:30 report, Murray Darling Plan tours Griffith |
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VRFish Executive Officer, Christopher Collins was invited to discuss the valuable impact recreational fishers make to the Murray Darling Basin on the ABC 7:30 report.
To view the full report, please see the following link:
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2011/s3391226.htm
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Murray-Daling Basin Authority |
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The Murray Darling Basin Authority Draft Plan has been released. The formal consultation period will go for 20 weeks with the closing date for submissions being the 16th of April 2012.
For more information and to view the plan, please see the following website: www.mdba.gov.au
The Murray-Darling Basin Recreational Fishing Council has been recently established as an alliance of recreational fishing peak bodies and representatives of the recreational fishing industry throughout the Murray-Darling Basin, who have come together to help ensure the health of our rivers and fish communities in the Basin.
This council have released the following study, identifying recreational fishing as one of the biggest contributors to regional economies in the Murray-Darling Basin
Economic contribution of Recreational fishing in the Murray-Darling Basin study
Chair of the Murray-Darling Basin Recreational Fishing Council, Mr Christopher Collins said "For the first time, this research highlights the significance of recreational fishing to regional communities in the Basin. On average, recreational fishers go fishing in the Basin 12 times per year, individually spending around $262 each trip. With approximately 430,000 fishers in the Basin, recreational fishers spend around $1.3 billion each year when fishing in the Murray-Darling Basin"
The study also found that recreational fishing in the Basin contributes approximately $403 million to Gross Domestic Product, and employs around 10,950 people.
"These findings remind us that there is more to regional communities in the Murray-Darling Basin than irrigation. These results highlight that healthy fish and fish habitats are critical to the economic viability of our regional communities."
"The take home message from this research is a simple but important one, healthy rivers mean more fish. More fish, means more fishers spending money in the Basin and that is a key ingredient," said Mr Collins.
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