Some of the proposed no-fishing zones in the Government’s South Coast Marine Park plans are completely illogical and unjustifiable.
That’s why Recfishwest is strongly encouraging the south coast fishing community and anyone who fishes along the coast or might want to in the future to make a submssion on the Government’s proposed plans before the 16 June deadline.
Here’s all you need to know to make a submission:
- Don’t feel like you have to make a long submission with lots of scientific references in it – you just need to tell DBCA where’s important for your fishing if they fall in the green zones (proposed no fishing areas) or areas where you might want to fish in the future that are in the green zones. Even if you only write a couple of sentences with this information in it and submit it, you’ll potentially make a difference.
- Keep your submission respectful – DBCA will disregard any submissions with offensive or racist language in it.
- Emailing your submission can be easy – simply look at the green (no-fishing) zones on DBCA’s map. If your favourite fishing spots or areas where you might want to fish in the future fall in these green areas, send an email to pscmp@dbca.wa.gov.au with the subject line ‘South Coast Marine Park Submission’. In your email say you want to be able to still fish in these areas and why this is important to you (more tips on how to do this in the top link below).
- If you’re not confident of your writing ability and/or if having a pre-set form would make it easier for you to give your views, we suggest completing DBCA’s online survey (more tips on how to do this in the top link below).
CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR TIPS AND ADVICE ON MAKING A WRITTEN OR ONLINE SUBMISSION
CLICK HERE TO SEE RECFISHWEST’S OFFICIAL SOUTH COAST MARINE PARKS SUBMISSION TO DBCA