Background Over decades numerous statements have been made, including by various ministers, regarding previous imposts on the Commercial Fishing Sector as justification for not affecting that industry during the development of the GSMP. Any proposal to change the status of commercial fishing in this area will certainly affect the local operators but to date there has been no real effect on them from any recent legislation. Great Sandy Marine Park & Great Sandy Strait- current position. Apart from some minor flow on effects from statewide legislation there have been very few constraints on any commercial fisher working in the specific area of the Park & even less in the Great Sandy Straits. * 99% of the reef fishing is done outside the park limits & has had no effect. * Most if not all spanner crabbing is done externally & has had no effect *Mud & sand crabbing has not had any restrictions placed on them in the area * There is a minor affect on trawling in very marginal areas but the reduction in numbers previously has more than compensated for this. There have been no changes at all in the Great Sandy Strait * Although spotty mackerel netting was supposed to stop the fishermen are still allowed to line fish them. Spotty mackerel were never netted regularly in Great Sandy Strait. There have been changes to allow net fishers to take large amounts (50 per person) of spotted mackerel throughout Qld. * There have been some very questionable Green Zones created in the GSMP including inland from tree lines and other ''on land" green zones. Most of the Yellow Conservation Zones have had a special "designation" ( Great Sandy Area ) put over them allowing continued netting in what "should be TRUE Yellow Conservation Zones. The only place in Australia where this has happened and without ecological justification. * There has been no other restriction on netting operations in the Great Sandy Marine Park or Great Sandy Strait. You NEED to sign this petition and share will ALL your friends, contacts & colleagues who want to see commercial netting STOPPED in our Great Sandy Marine Park in-line with the current Full Term - 10 Year review due to be completed this year ! More facts available @ http://www.frasercoastfishingalliance.com.au/pages/facts.php