Darwin Australia, artificial reef for shore anglers

[cam123]

I just said I would share this pic as I thought it is a fantastic idea. Basically the local authorities took three confiscated foreign trawlers and sank them about 20- 25 meters off a deep water wharf. They added a few concrete pipes and there you have an artificial reef for recreational angling from the shore (and two fingers to illegal fishing trawlers ) .

Not only that, they also made a walkway off the main footpath with shelters, similar to bus shelters, for shade (because fishing in near 40 degree heat isn't as fun as you might think ) steel tables for cutting bait, gutting fish etc. with a hole in the middle to dispose of waste... and a tap too!

I couldn't help but feel that they would end up destroyed by morons if something similar was to be done in Ireland, but lets hope some local authority might take a leaf out of the Auzzies book, make an example out of illegal trawlers fishing in Irish waters and give something back to recreational fishermen while they are at it (it would be good for local tourism and all)!!

Hopefully I will have something decent to show in a report soon, I have only been down there once so far but the place is teeming with fish, only problem might be getting the big fellas out of the water and up to the platform

[thelegend]

what an excellent idea, thanks for sharing, dont think the irish goverment could manage a good idea like that tho, as they are trying hard to manage all the bad ideas and failing miserably

[chuckaroo]

claaass
thanks for posting

[lugworm]

So this is the new hot spot col.......nice waaaaaaaaaan ......better get a few reports now kid couple double figure tunas r some s*** lol.......

[liamemac]

absolutely brilliant

[Greenthumb]

That's pretty bad ass

[eoghanb]

We could make a great reef out of all them pyrite ridden houses,north Dublin is crying out for help,but as said earlier this is Ireland so good ideas are not our speciality

[cam123]

So this is the new hot spot col.......nice waaaaaaaaaan ......better get a few reports now kid couple double figure tunas r some s*** lol.......

Ya Dan as I said was only down there once but there was massive shoals of little fish like sprats or something and you could see big trevally and queenfish coming up and just smashing them! Apparently you can get Spanish mackerel there too! So hopefully now I'll get lucky! Hows Thailand did u get any fishing done? I'll have to Skype ya wen ur back!!!!

[Ashley Hayden]

The creation of artificial reefs has been put forward as a panacea to fisheries decline for many years now. Be careful of this approach, it's a very good way for both public and private business interests to get rid of their unwanted garbage and used capital assets, ref: Oceans of Life, Callum Roberts, Penguin Group 2012, Illustrations 44 and 45.

Far better to protect and nurture the natural environment.

[lugworm]

So this is the new hot spot col.......nice waaaaaaaaaan ......better get a few reports now kid couple double figure tunas r some s*** lol.......

Ya Dan as I said was only down there once but there was massive shoals of little fish like sprats or something and you could see big trevally and queenfish coming up and just smashing them! Apparently you can get Spanish mackerel there too! So hopefully now I'll get lucky! Hows Thailand did u get any fishing done? I'll have to Skype ya wen ur back!!!![/quote

Thailand is sick bro.....having a great time.....were up north now at the mo heading down the gulf soon and meeting up wit kieth k in koh tao......vietnam then on the 17th.....

[cam123]

That's the job Danny, tell Keith I was asking for him! Will have to try and make it over to him at some stage!

Ashley Hayden

Far better to protect and nurture the natural environment.

I agree that artificial reefs are not a practical solution to the problem of the decline in fish stocks but you have to admit that the sinking of trawlers used in illegal fishing sends a strong message to those involved in the practice.

Also if those trawlers are then sunk in such a way that they create an artificial reef that would benefit shore anglers then all the better!!!

[willie bendit]

We could make a great reef out of all them pyrite ridden houses,north Dublin is crying out for help,but as said earlier this is Ireland so good ideas are not our speciality

Then they would be pyrite ships !.....Geddit ?

[thelegend]

We could make a great reef out of all them pyrite ridden houses,north Dublin is crying out for help,but as said earlier this is Ireland so good ideas are not our speciality

Then they would be pyrite ships !.....Geddit ?

lmao