Independent Braddon and Bass federal candidates will campaign for a better deal for recreational fishers.
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Recreational fisher and anti-super trawler campaigner Todd Lambert will run in Bass and Brett Smith, who was part of the campaign against a tourism development at Lake Malbena will run in Braddon.
"Given recreational fishing is a huge part of our Tasmanian lifestyle and injects so much into our local economy, it is vital we (recreational fishers) remain a powerful voting bloc as, in my opinion, our fisheries remain under attack from corporate greed on so many levels, environmentally, socially and economically," Mr Lambert said.
"I believe through the powerful voting bloc that are recreational fishers, our concerns and voices are finally starting to be heard and, by running, myself and others can perhaps glean a better outcome for us all as both parties seek our support within this area.
"To have two rec fishers, Mark Duncan and Craig Garland, running in the Senate, along with Brett Michael Smith (Braddon), who has been a strong campaigner on the Lake Malbena issue, (and) myself in Bass, we should shake both the majors up once again, one would hope."
