https://www.tarfish.org/news daily 0.75 2026-06-02 https://www.tarfish.org/news/newchair monthly 0.5 2026-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecf870f2388b536b2df5f23/1780360667467-6LC0RQV2SFWAW6K19V8J/Bob+Gordon+head+only+B%26W.JPG News - TARFish welcomes Bob Gordon as Independent Chair - Bob’s professional life spans more than four decades, including senior executive and CEO roles across the forestry and natural resources sector, major commercial enterprises, and national industry bodies. But it is his work strengthening community organisations and delivering real social impact that makes his appointment particularly significant for TARFish. Most recently, Bob has made a significant contribution to Football Tasmania, where he helped strengthen governance, improve organisational performance, and support the growth of community sport across the state. His work has consistently focused on building strong, sustainable organisations that deliver real value to the people they serve. Bob has also played a pivotal role in the development of disability housing, working with community organisations to expand access to safe, high quality accommodation for Tasmanians living with disability. His leadership in this space reflects a long standing commitment to fairness, inclusion, and practical solutions that improve lives. Alongside his community contributions, Bob brings extensive board and governance experience. He has served as a Non Executive Director of MyState Limited and currently chairs the Australian Forest and Wood Innovation Institute, driving a$200 million national program of research initiatives. Bob’s breadth of experience, from Indigenous community development in the Northern Territory to international commercial partnerships across Asia, gives him a uniquely grounded, strategic perspective on how organisations can serve their communities while planning for long term sustainability. Bob’s experience, values, and proven track record make him an outstanding addition to the TARFish Board. We look forward to the leadership, integrity, and community focused vision he brings to strengthening governance and organisational sustainability, deepening community engagement, and ensuring recreational fishers have a strong, credible voice in Tasmania’s fisheries management. https://www.tarfish.org/news/sardinepolicy monthly 0.5 2026-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecf870f2388b536b2df5f23/19b8ac98-db26-417d-a062-0fc76b019188/sardine+policy+paper+image.png News - Will the Tas Government get sardines right? - Tasmania is on the cusp of establishing a new commercial sardine fishery, following an IMAS stock assessment estimating a biomass of more than 200,000 tonnes. As the Government moves toward development, TARFish has carefully reviewed the science, the community consultation outcomes, and the Tasmanian Sardine Policy Paper. Our position is clear: Tasmania must take a slow, staged and science‑led approach that protects recreational fishing and ensures long‑term sustainability. TARFish is pushing for a net public benefit test and a slow, staged rollout, not a rush to 7,500 tonnes. No fishery should open without a harvest strategy locked in, and no catch increases should occur until two DEPM surveys and full biological studies are complete. Recreational fishing on our north‑west and east coasts is booming. We won’t support a fishery that risks localised depletion or reduces fishing amenity. Recreational fishers deserve certainty and that means: Science first. Strategy first. 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Each region had its local flavour, but the conversations carried one unmistakable theme: Tasmanian fishers feel increasingly misunderstood. There is a belief that those making decisions about our waters and our access often fail to grasp what recreational fishing truly means to Tasmanians. Many spoke of feeling sidelined in policy discussions or misunderstood in public debates about sustainability and access. For many of us, recreational fishing is not just as a pastime, but part of our identity, our family time, and our connection to Tasmania. Alongside that frustration came constructive ideas, genuine goodwill, and growing appreciation for the role TARFish maintains. 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TARFish made a strong submission to the proposed changes to the south east marine parks and particularly to the Freycinet Marine Park that proposed a substantial lock out around Joe’s reef. Well, we had a win there and they have accepted our recommendation to zone it Habitat Protection so rec fishing is still permitted. It didn’t all go our way though, every other recommendation we made was rejected. You can check out a side by side map of the changes here. 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