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Stages-how about inviting one of Gallops stooges to view the forum-could act as a conduit to give the prick a much needed reality check.

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They probably already do

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-----Original Message-----
From: paulmurray@6pr.com.au [mailto:paulmurray@6pr.com.au]
Sent: Sunday, 28 November 2004 2:35 PM
To: pluobikis
Subject: RE: Marine Parks - Our Ref: 200414219 (Re: exclusion of
recreational fishers from 95% of the inshore fishing areas from Ningaloo
to Exmouth)


Gday Peter:

I think I'll be leading my program with this tomorrow. You should call in and
have your say. You're right about the snapper ban, the government didnt have a
clue about that until fishermen started shouting -- and a lot of it was done
on my program. They bullshit about being the protectors of the fisheries, they
just want to protect their political backsides.

Regards,
Paul Murray

Quoting Peter Luobikis:
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Luobikis
Sent: Saturday, 27 November 2004 10:29 PM
To: 'Ggallop@dpc.wa.gov.au'
Cc: 'Tony@tonysimpson.com.au'; 'Randall, Don (MP)'; 'Behjat, Liz (D. Randall, MP)'; 'Livingston, Livy (D. Randall, MP)'; 'Elizabeth Bradshaw'; 'judy-edwards@dpc.wa.gov.au'; 'kim-chance@dpc.wa.gov.au'; 'bob-kucera@dpc.wa.gov.au'; 'Randall, Don (MP)'; 'ebradshaw@loop.wa.gov.au'; 'paulmurray@6pr.com.au'; 'Marlene Robinson'
Subject: RE: Marine Parks - Our Ref: 200414219 (Re: exclusion of recreational fishers from 95% of the inshore fishing areas from Ningaloo to Exmouth)


It seems once again only a single voice was heard on this matter. You ignored completely Fisheries WA and Recfishwest and the individual voices. You based this decision on the ridiculous notion that recreational fishing is solely responsible for doing damage to the reef. If the Labour government believes they can ignore the people, think again. People will, one way or another get their voice heard, Mr Gallop your government has just placed the final nail in the coffin by ignoring this issue. Due process was clearly not followed as will come out prior to the election, Frank Prokop of Recfishwest will expose the incompetent manner your department has handled this and he is supported by a large number of people.

There is no scientific basis to this matter and you know it. There is a small majority high profile group pushing this and the commercial tourist diving companies will now profit accordingly at the expense of our reef.

The Recreational fishing community has mobilised to expose how the labour government has displayed gross negligence, incompetence and arrogance in regard to a huge industry. I have friends in Exmouth who are now seriously concerned over their future.

We will be heard despite you ignoring your own sitting member in Exmouth, the people of Exmouth and Recfishwest who do more for preservation of fish stocks in WA than your own department. If it wasn't for Recfishwest fisherman the Cockburn Sound snapper breeding stocks would have been destroyed (that's right it wasn't Glen Jakovich, Fisheries acted on reports from Recfishwest). You have woken a sleeping giant over this.

The email below and the related follow-up was a smoke screen as you well know, this matter was decided before correspondence was acted on.

Peter Luobikis

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marlene Robinson [mailto:mrobinson@dpc.wa.gov.au]
> Sent: Friday, 12 November 2004 10:43 AM
> To: pluobikis
> Subject: Marine Parks - Our Ref: 200414219
>
>
> Mr Peter Luobikis
>
> Dear Luobikis
>
> Thank you for your email to the Premier regarding marine park issues.
>
> In recent weeks the Premier has received a large number of emails
> relating to these issues, expressing a range of different views.
>
> It is taking some time to work through the many issues involved and
> prepare draft responses for the Premier's consideration.