{"id":3438,"date":"2025-07-11T14:35:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T04:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/?p=3438"},"modified":"2025-07-12T14:44:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T04:44:02","slug":"supporting-fishing-in-tasmania-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/11\/supporting-fishing-in-tasmania-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting Fishing in Tasmania"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MEDIA RELEASE. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

DATE: June 28, 2025
<\/b>Parliament House, Hobart
<\/b>11am Saturday, June 28 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Peter George - <\/b>Supporting Fishing in Tasmania<\/b><\/h3>\n

In attacking Peter George\u2019s recreational fisheries position, Eric Abetz appears to be fishing for any fabrication in an effort to save his own seat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr George\u2019s policy position was crafted in conjunction with two of Tasmania\u2019s leading recreational fishers, including John Stanfield, who leads a group of more than 6,000 Tasmanians dedicated to \u201cwetting a line\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr George\u2019s published position is strongly in support of both recreational and commercial fishing.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a minister, Mr Abetz is strongly pushing expansion of industrial salmon farming in Storm Bay - by far the greatest threat to marine life and fishing in state waters.<\/b><\/p>\n

In attacking me, he\u2019s is doing the work of the salmon barons who have both Labor and Liberal Parties in their pockets and are terrified of Independents like me being elected.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cI have no idea of where Mr Abetz is getting his information from but it\u2019s simply false. Full stop.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs John Stanfield and thousands of recreational fishers will tell you, a decade of the Liberal government has actually been a disaster for recreational fishers, including swingeing cuts in bag limits and the abolition of effective fishing advisory bodies.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0ON PERSONAL ATTACKS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"I regret having to engage with Mr Abetz at what might seem a personal level.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCoincidentally I was at a lunch yesterday with some Liberal officials in the Franklin electorate yesterday where we agreed on the need to engage in civil debate rather than the personal attacks that have become a hallmark of Tasmanian politics.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"If we can lift the standards or political behaviour, we\u2019ll repair Tasmanians\u2019 faith in our parliamentarians.<\/span><\/p>\n

MEDIA CONTACT: Tiffany Ashdown 0448 513 614<\/strong><\/p>\n

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