Well done mate. Can only imagine the work you and family have put in. Congrats

Good luck up there , hopefully the end of crap weather. 👍👍

Hopefully this will be a start to new beginnings for the north the sooner we end Gill nets the better it will be for everyone 😉

100% Im starting to get sick of the bullshit dribble i hear that linefishing cant produce volume and it probably cant if you want to just use barra netters as the transition and not get some actual data from skilled line fisherman to use. Most just dont have the skills nor the want to put in what is needed to be a successful linefisherman. The only downside to banning the nets and going 100% linefishing is that the price of barra will go up. However its our number 1 sportsfish and pumps millions upon millions of dollars into our communities so personally I think its a disgrace removing that product from the environment for the likes of $12/kg in nets.

Fuck the nets .

Well said Chris and Adam Won’t begin to tell you the volume caught(and released) over my guiding career. Don’t get me started Chris and Adam know

I agree with alot of what you have stated but one of the biggest issues I see in a completely line cought fishery is the fact there isn't enough high end restaurants or outlets willing to pay the premium price for the extra work and that needs to be met to make it viable and you also put holes in your explanation saying you have done alot of reef/bait fishing inbetween and yes its a guess but I'd confidently assume the there is alot of net fishers not holding the correct symbol on there licence to cover them through till the next barra opportunity. All in all I think you are doing a great job in the industry but to run down netting as a whole the way you do is wrong especially when netting can be done in a sustainable manner if the work is put in.

Chris .. if it was easy anyone could do it.. I’m in absolute awe and total respect for what you and Kim are doing.. At so many different levels.. the old saying rings true Those who make it happen.. Those who watch what’s happening.. Those who say what the hell happened .. Keep up the great work.. Fortune favours the bold.. 👌

Well said Chris. Your east coast customers appreciated the fine fish you supply. Keep up the mastery. Cheers

Well said mate.

I think it’s an absolute disgrace you people think fish and chips should be 25 dollars a piece for hard working families to be unable to afford .. maybe I should get some grants for being black and campaign how successful I am

Reckon their space for both Market for fish chips with net caught and their bycatch that is affordable for families and tourists on a budget and the high end restaurant line caught It’s about putting fish on the table that people can afford and the fishermen to make money out of their hard work 🎣🇦🇺

Great work Chris 👏

I’m glad this restaurant labelled Barra on the menu clearly . I’d order that . Last time I ordered Barra from a pub menu I asked if it was salt water or farmed Barra and the your Irish girl went out the back to check for me . When she came back she said it’s got product of New Zealand on the box ! I ordered a steak

I can guarantee that use arent the only 2 that know the figures and how long did it take use to catch a ton of line caught barra

Great work. Good to see different methods. Hopefully everyone finds a happy medium.

if you loaded up on muddy barra kept live on board then went reef fishing for a trip would the barra quality improve keeping them in clean water

Well said 👍🏼

Hah! There is another one out there doing the do, Chris. Go get em mate! Those who appreciate the quality deserve to eat the best , period! If this wasnt the case, we wouldn't have to re-educate the masses who say Barra are overrated!!. A promptly spiked and bled proper Salty, placed straight into a iced salty slurry is a 10 outta 10 in anyones language and deserves a better price. Ask a butcher to give you brahman prices for a cut of wagu and see the reaction you get. Everybody has a choice.

Ya doing a great thing mate the hatters will always try n bag out those that are having a crack , I don't even eat fish but have picked up some great advice on how to keep what I do catch for family at the best possible condition 👍

There are “fishermen” & there are fishermen. Wish there were a hell of a lot more of your calibre out there in the industry, Chris- a great steward for the commercial sector.

We need more commercially caught fish (line and net) for the entire public to enjoy full stop. No matter what method, it needs to be accessible. Seafood shops are really struggling, I have had call from a few that without access to nets over the last few weeks they would have zero local fish. The data shows very clearly the harvest strategies and management changes have only seen a significant reduction in all fish across the board for the consumer whilst the recreational use of resource has increased dramatically. I wonder how many people realise the removal of the nets is more about protecting sharks rather than dugongs and turtles….. I hope we see an increase in licences and quota allowed to catch the fish in the north.

Only fish that should be netted is mullet most other species would benefit from line caught industry and most in Queensland are line caught already eg reef fish,mackerel,tuna etc instead of net as it allows some fish to pass thru to continue breeding cycles especially barramundi as we all know need to travel from fresh to salt for breeding and at a certain time of the yr only to have a net layed across river and very few been able to complete the cycle therefore lowering stocks to a point where farming is going to be the only viable way to sell fish therefore putting commercial fisherman out of work anyway 🤔

Chris n Kim, we are so proud of what you have built while standing firm on your beliefs… keep up the good work and don’t listen to the whingers… love Rose n Rod 🌟💙💖💓

Nice work mate