The primary role of TARFish to look after the interests of recreational fishers in all matters and that is why we have, and will continue to be proactively involved in the marine farming industry expansion.

The Tasmanian scallop fishery is important for many recreational fishers and needs careful management to protect access, sustainability and abundance. Less than optimal management has made access to scallops difficult or impossible for recreational dive fishers. It is important to learn from past mistakes and ensure the environment and recreational fishing interests are protected.

TARFish rejects, on principle, the package of proposals that are contained within the paper due to, what it believes, is a fundamental breakdown in the process that has been used to arrive at the suite of proposals.