The TAngler Bin ? a recreational fishing line recovery scheme now in use across parts of Australia.
Like many of you, I become concerned when wildlife, domesticated animals or humans are injured by lost or discarded fishing line.
I have experienced myself how this can impact on the environment and also those around you.
We, as recreational fishermen, have an obligation and a responsibility to properly discard any fishing line that is excess to our needs.
Many of us already do the right thing, but lost fishing line does create problems. No angler likes losing his fishing gear but it?s a fact of life we can?t avoid that when out fishing it does happen. Very few anglers would lose their tackle on purpose, or deliberately discard line and hooks on river banks or beaches.
Much of the line found on our beaches and riverbanks is lost line which has been caught up on other objects in the water. This broken line and gear eventually ends up either washed up on beaches or riverbanks; it is something we can and should address to help protect our beaches, rivers and creeks.
To do so we need the support of our local council, coastal boards and government bodies to help instigate a positive change.
Such a change is the project known as the TAngler Bin, a recreational fishing line recovery scheme designed to address this issue. The project has been running successfully in NSW since 2006, with a rollout of the OceanWatch Australia bins at key recreational fishing hotspots in NSW coastal and inland locations such as recreational areas, beaches and other fishing spots.
It has since been introduced successfully in some parts of Victoria, NSW and Queensland, with more than 200 bins deployed. The project is now being rolled out to Queensland coastal locations and other areas around Australia on request.
The TAngler Bin is the first major operation in Australia to address problems connected with lost and littered recreational fishing line, such as unintentional injury to wildlife or domestic pets, fish habitat degradation, pollution of our marine and coastal environment and loss of quality recreational fishing experiences.
The project also includes an accompanying education and information campaign aimed at encouraging the prevention of fishing litter, to help anglers better understand that keeping their fishing spots tidy and free of lost and littered fishing line will better help preserve their fishing spots and our wildlife for the future.
It is important to note since the start of the project, more than 10 tons of discarded fishing line has been collected, with a large amount sent for recycling.
I cannot see why we cannot do the same if not better here on the Surf Coast and Bellarine. If you support this initiative, contact your local councillors and request they consider the proposal or email mybigcatch@bigpond.com to show your support or obtain more information on how you can help.
Source: http://www.surfcoasttimes.com.au/sport/fishing/2013/02/19/my-big-catch-tangler-bin-project/
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