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Yep a real win win situation. NOT!

Put out an overly onerous and obviously unworkable piece of regulation, wind it back a little so it is kind of workable and have everyone rejoice and cry common sense has prevailed. The fact these guys have a job shows you there is no common sense in government at all.

Black bream native to all waterways in southern WA? Barra are native where the winter temps don't kill. Trout are already endemic is a number of Southern waterways and will struggle to survive summer too far north. Silvers aren't known for their ability to collapse a river system if they find homes in new waterways.

Just why is any regulation needed for with these fish species?

Because otherwise some numbnuts would just stock & release anything into waterways... without any knowledge, thought or concern as to any possible effects...

Like I said Rup. Barra wont survive the southern winters, trout likely not survive the summers, bream are native pretty much everywhere. So I ask again, what are we legislating against?

Santalum, dont try and make any sense of WA Fisheries Rules and Regs as it will drive you crazy. Even those working there struggle to work with it !

Today, I emailed translocation@fish.wa.gov.au to inform them of my intention to receive my winter stock of rainbow trout and very promptly received this reply:




Seems we still need to do paperwork....


Does anyone still have a mostly completed version of the form for rainbows? Gavin?

bunson..... where ya been? We miss ya

This whole thing has gone beyond a joke verging on ridiculous.

If you intend purchasing them from me I have been told by fisheries several times that my customers only need to send them an email with the details as outlined on my website. I am sure if you do that they wont send you any forms.

Been busy maintaining my basic system, growing veggies and a good batch of barra this summer. I'm getting into my running again, signed up for a few events in the upcoming months... Had some work, but that's finished for now and will probably restart in May?

I mentioned you as the supplier in my email to them, they still sent me paperwork!

Just send them an email or dont bother at all. I recon only about 5% of my customers are notifying them of their intention to translocate fish and I would say that figure would be less than 1% from other suppliers.

As a public sector policy 'muppet' myself, I feel I should put a little effort into defending my DoF cousins

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Consider them defended.

I notice on their most recent strategic plan, they indicate: "Finalise Biofouling, Translocation and Stock enhancement policies and frameworks by December 2013."

December may not be when new translocation policy is actually finalised, but you never know.

It's a shame there are no active forum members who work at DoF, coz they would be able to clarify where things were at internally.

They are probably keeping very quiet

Hmm quote button doesn't include attachments....regarding your application for jades....
Is this going anywhere Troutman ? Or is it dead in the water ?
Barra are next to useless down here , jades could be a usefull alternative.
Apparently quarantine wa now charge $22 for inspection. Pretty excee on small lots