Thread: Whitebait debate

the big one I see is that in the case of the west Coast they want to prohibit whitebaiting from basically every waterway.
This bugs the locals greatly as it is another slap in the face from the eco warrior politicians.
They cant do bugger all there now. Extractive industries are a no-no. They go through the appropriate consents only to get vetoed by Sage.
Forestry is screwed compared to what it was and farming is starting to get a bad rap as well.
They feel like they are under attack from the townie greenies and their vote doesn't count so they have the shits with this especially considering there is little on-paper research to back its justification.
If you cant guess I am en ex-pat west coaster. I didn't go back there after moving home form OZ due to lack of long term work.
And whilst I do occasionally like a feed of whitebait, I'm not too worried. haven't had a feed in over 2 years and certainly don't fish for the stuff.
In the Coast's case it seems to be just another blanket ban by a government who doesn't care about them and their voice doesn't count
Considering the goings-on since march does it not sound familiar?