by AFTA | Jan 19, 2023 | President's & Chair Report
Warning to all political policy decision-makers: “taking away recreational fishing rights and access will be the peril of your own making; recreational fishers have had enough!!” The Hon Bob Baldwin AFTA Independant Chair AFTA Chairs Report January 2023...
by AFTA | Dec 16, 2022 | President's & Chair Report
“Lesson to all government experts: Fish stocks won’t increase whilst you allow the commercial sector to fish during the species spawning whilst shutting out recreational fishers!” The Hon Bob Baldwin AFTA Independant Chair AFTA Chairs Report December...
by AFTA | Nov 21, 2022 | President's & Chair Report
Message to all Politicians and Advisers, Good Recreational Fishing Policy is built on engagement with, and an understanding of what the recreational fishing sector actually needs, not what a disconnected desktop departmental bureaucrat determines. The Hon Bob Baldwin...
by AFTA | Oct 18, 2022 | President's & Chair Report
it is pointless to shut down the recreational fishing sector during spawning periods yet apply no restriction on the commercial sector. It defies logic if sustainability is truly the goal. The Hon Bob Baldwin AFTA Independant Chair AFTA Chairs Report October 2022...
by AFTA | Sep 28, 2022 | President's & Chair Report
The Recreational Fishing community need to engage directly with their Local MP on issues of concern, just like other groups such as the Greens do, we cannot just leave it to others! The Hon Bob Baldwin AFTA Independant Chair AFTA Chairs Report September 2022 ...
by AFTA | Aug 19, 2022 | President's & Chair Report
AFTA advises members never to complete loaded surveys that simply give the Government the answer they are looking for; it is akin to putting your head on the chopping block with the only option being Guillotine or the Broad-Axe!! The Hon Bob Baldwin AFTA Independant...