A keen Coastal fisherman has called on fellow anglers to make their voices heard.
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On Monday, the Tasmanian state government released a discussion paper for their ten year recreational sea fishing strategy.
Primary Industries minister Guy Barnett introduced the discussion paper as an 'invitation to contribute' to the strategy, and Coastal angler Kelly 'Hooch' Hunt has called on fellow seafarers to do just that.
Mr Hunt said the opportunity was there for fishermen to have their say on how the state could and would address angling issues in the coming decade.
"I really like that there is movement on this, but [fishers] need to get involved.
"We can't grizzle about the rules if we don't engage.
It's a 20 page document and they need to read it, and they need to go to page six and see how they can make their opinions heard."
In the discussion paper, Mr Barnett says recreational sea fishing plays a vital role in what he called the Tasmanian way of life.
"This 10-year strategy, to be released in July 2021, will clearly delineate the vision and outcomes for recreational fisheries and how they will be achieved.
"We highly value the opinions and ideas of our recreational sea fishing community and non-fishers with an interest in this topic.
"I want to be ambitious in our approach to meet the many challenges.
"Recreational sea fishers are as diverse as the gear they use, and fish they catch so it is important we capture this.
"We also want more women, children and recent immigrants to our wonderful state to embrace recreational sea fishing as a lifestyle choice and a form of healthy outdoor recreation."
Jane Gallichan, CEO of fishing advocacy group TARfish, also welcomed the discussion paper.
"It is vitally important that we take this opportunity to have hard conversations about everything from sea fishing licenses to catch share arrangements," Ms Gallichan said.
"If we squib this opportunity now, it will be ten years before we get the chance to change things."
Mr Hunt said there were a wide range of topics at play in the discussion paper, including bag limits and licencing requirements and the relationship between commercial fishermen and recreational anglers.
But, he said, he was disappointed to see little mention of policing and compliance mentioned.
He said the lack of enforcement of existing rules for fishermen often meant those doing the right thing were "hamstrung" while those ignoring the rules were rarely penalised.
For more information visit www.fishing.tas.gov.au/rec-strategy.