For those who can remember what the World Class Golden Trevally Flats fishery was like throughout Hervey Bay 15-20 years ago.....
Surely these fish are worth more in recreational fishing/tourism dollars than they are as a commercial catch?

Golden Trevally was a low effort and catch fishery with no data available from 2018-2020 due to privacy requirements resulting from less than 5 licences fishing those years. Golden Trevally effort peaked in 2010 at 69 days while catch peaked in 2015 at 5.4t

This cannot be achieving the "Maximum Economic Yield" for what is a far more valuable recreational sport fish that could bring a much higher value to our Fraser Coast Communities through increased recreational sportfishing tourism!

The 3 key parameters of licences, catch and effort are all on a downward trend. While the overall CPUE appears to remain steady there has been a marked decline in Golden Trevally commercial catch since 2016. These parameters suggest that the overall fishery here in Hervey Bay is in decline....

QFISH indicates that the data for 2020 is incomplete and covers Jan-Sep only...

Please email Hon Meaghan Scanlon - environment@ministerial.qld.gov.au

And ask for an update on when can we all expect to see the DRAFT Re-Zoning plan released and you expect it to see it with NO RED CROSS HATCHING ON IT!