About SUNFISH QLD Inc.

SUNFISH QLD was formed in 1993 out of the Queensland Sport and Recreational Fishing Council (QSRFC) which had been operational for some 20 years.

Representing all recreational anglers as well as members, SUNFISH QLD is the state’s peak recreational fishing group and consults all the major Statewide fishing organizations such as:

Australian National Sportfishing Association (ANSA)
Australian Underwater Federation Queensland (AUFQ)
Queensland Amateur Fishing Clubs Association (QAFCA)
Queensland Game Fishing Association (QGFA)
Freshwater Fishing and Stocking Association of Queensland (FFSAQ)
Blue Fin Fishing Club (over 5,000 members)

SUNFISH QLD services its members in many ways and has

a democratically elected Executive
nine Regional Branches spaced from the NT border to the Gold Coast
a registered membership of over 45 000 club, group and individual anglers

The SUNFISH QLD management committee (Sunfish Central) services the members of SUNFISH through a centralized information and administrative function, keeping members up to date on relevant issues. Some of the benefits are:

a quarterly newsletter
daily information
contact with Government
coordination of replies to Government Discussion Papers
strategic observation of fisheries and environmental matters
liaison between 45,000 individual member anglers and the angling public

We have as affiliates, the Queensland Boating Industry, the Small Craft Council and the Queensland Tackle Industry with whom we have formed a Recreational Fishing Industry Alliance.

The Executive of SUNFISH has developed working relationships with The Queensland Minister for Primary Industries and other State and Federal Ministers whose portfolios impact on the fishery.

SUNFISH QLD has regular stakeholder meetings with the Queensland Department of Primary Industry & Fisheries and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. These communication lines are used when necessary to advise of our position on relevant issues or give advice on matters concerning anglers.

SUNFISH QLD is primarily an advisory group for recreational fishers throughout Queensland.
We are consulted by Government for a variety of purposes such as a recreational fishing advisory source and networking with recreational fishers throughout Queensland. Our members sit on the Queensland Fisheries Management and Advisory Committees. We have some fifty people on those and other groups, all working voluntarily.

SUNFISH QLD is involved in many other areas such as habitat protection/restoration, land care, coast care, education, research and a myriad of other committees.

SUNFISH QLD is however, at arms length from the Government and is APOLITICAL.

SUNFISH QLD has established the most efficient and effective fisheries information network in Queensland.

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