Hand line fishing the Great Barrier Reef. ep 03

In this episode we cover some of the regulations, 24/7 tracking by gps based VMS and reporting requirements that all commercial fishers are required to comply with in Queensland.
One key point covered is the the reason the cost of seafood caught and supplied under a Quota managed fisheries is so high.

[@x2far]

That was a great video, Richard. Very informative.

[@Lime-Spider1959]

Mate I'm really enjoying your channel. The BS of all the compliance is mind boggling. After doing all that you then have to find and actually land fish. My hat's off to you !! Keep the vids coming they give the public a better understanding of how hard it is to run a business like yours Cheers

[@OBM1770]

Great video again mate! We will share on our socials. This labour government has to go! Out the door in 24! 👍

[@markspalding6092]

This information is gold mate! So much respect for you. The amount of paperwork and red tape you have to go through is insane. The building game is just as bad. So glad I stumbled upon your channel. The labor party both state & federally HAVE to go!

[@On3IOp3n]

Mate this is such a good platform to share this information, a lot of rec fishos and the public don't understand the restrictions and level of red tape you fellas go through to operate commercially. Thanks for the great video and its important people understand and support the commercial sector, especially since most love getting a bunch of prawns or fillets from a local fish store and are oblivious. Cheers guys!

[@deecee1819]

Geez - big eye opener. Great look behind the scenes and appreciate you sharing.

[@andrewreis8877]

You’re right about this government. Things need to change big time.

[@Rexy888]

I feel alot of commercial fishers are misunderstood due too people not seeing how they really operate day to day. Your channel is a great way of educating people on the processes and professionalism required by pros to hold and run a fishing licence i think the only way foward is for government agencies too work with fishers not against it. Love the channel keep it up mate💪

[@richardgilmore36]

Cheers mate. That’s exactly why we started filming. Over the last few years there has been a significant shift in the attitude of the government and FQ. The industry has been severely reduced by the push from ENGO’s and with what appears 100% support from government we are doomed. Our job is to feed the public and it is evident the public aren’t really aware of what’s going on. If we sit back and don’t educate people on how we really operate as opposed to what people think then we will be all gone. Thank you for your support.

[@70sPlugga]

Great Vid Richard, A real eye opener. I had a bit of an idea of all the reporting etc that you have to do, but I must admit I had no idea that it was policed to that extent, never lone everything you do behind the scenes. Tuff gig you got going for Maggie and yourself.. Hope you both can manage to keep up the great work you do. Makes me realise how easy it is for us recco's. Cheers for sharing budd :)

[@richardgilmore36]

Cheers mate.

[@trevorparnell3735]

had a similar sort of operation going to yours, had to stop because of all the BS being thrown toward fishers in the form of rules, quota costs and reducing price of product. I know of plenty of others who have stopped operating for the same reasons. The current state of things is ridiculous, and there isn't a realistic way forward with the current framework, particularly with a FQ attitude of "more rules" and "support the investor". Awesome vid, thanks for making it in the public sphere.

[@katrinaherse3523]

I hope you can keep doing what you love, the govt are just ridiculous

[@anthonypascall296]

With all the legalities of the job you do brother from a different mother, I would love to come out and share your utter joy of doing something that puts a giant smile on your dial. Love your content.

[@richardgilmore36]

Cheers mate.

[@darrencookfishing7961]

Wow that's a lotta work to go fishing each time, the quota carries over if you don't fill it? Cant imagine you'd get more than 10 for mackerel, with all your other expenses it sounds like a bit of a slog.... great lifestyle though. Thanks for sharing. Subbed

[@richardgilmore36]

The quota season if July 1- June 30. If you haven’t caught your quota you lose it. So if we have a tough season weather wise many fishers get caught out with excess quota and ultimately it’s wasted money.

[@glennegan3977]

Not sure how you can work all your life and still get it wrong. Fisheries and govt are not your enemy or your issue. Quite simply you are harvesting from a fragile and finite resource. If managed correctly you may be able to keep doing what you love. Unfortunately fisheries history worldwide shows that greed outweighs good management

[@richardgilmore36]

Unfortunately what we are seeing around Australia is a push from the ENGO’s towards closing down commercial fishing. The management of the resource had been the best in the world and that’s what drove me to enter the industry as owner and operator of 2 commercial licences. Unfortunately the science that has underpinned particular management changes recently has been extremely flawed. As an example Dr Simon Hoyle published a review of one of FQ’s stock assessments and found several examples of Data Misspecification. The stock assessment in question has subsequently enabled non industry investors to step in and gain a large percentage of the quota to control the market. In turn we have seen more than half of the fishing operations leave the industry in the last 2 years alone. What commercial fishers harvest from the reef is recorded down to 0.1kg. And 34% of the entire area is closed completely. What has been a direct result of the closure of our own industry is the surge of imported seafood from countries that have virtually zero management regulations and millions of fishers. To me that is shifting a problem elsewhere without considering the consequences in years to come.