Recreational fishing is one of Australia’s largest sports. Unfortunately though, some people don’t respect mother nature. People die because they don’t respect what the elements can do. They don’t keep an eye on the waves when they are rock fishing. They don’t wear the proper clothing. People even are so stupid they overload their boats and don’t take out the appropriate safety gear with them. Then when the weather turns nasty, they wonder why they capsize or sink. The smart fishermen respect the rivers and the sea. They take all the safety precautions they can, including looking at the weather reports before they go and telling someone where they will be and when they intend to be back.
There is another kind of danger to fishing, it is the danger to our ecosystem, our environment. True fishermen across Australia fish for food and fun, but only take what they need and of a size that is legal. But there are those out there that take everything and it will be those people that will say, what happened to all the fish, where are they. If we over fish or take the breeding stock, we are left with nothing.
Please be careful and be aware of yourself and others.
