Saturday, August 17, 2024
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The Reflections Sustainable Fishing Collection, a pioneering initiative by OzFish and Reflections Holidays, is about to launch with a trio of angling competitions throughout high fishing spots in New South Wales. Every occasion provides $25,000 in prize cash, with a steadfast dedication to conserving aquatic habitats for future generations.
The sequence begins at Reflections Copeton Waters from November 1-3, 2024, strikes to Reflections Burrinjuck Waters from March 21-23, 2025, and wraps up at Reflections Lake Keepit from Might 16-18, 2025.
Earnings from the competitors entry charges shall be directed by OzFish, Australia’s sole fishing conservation charity, in direction of rejuvenating fish habitats inside the native watersheds.
Steve Kamper, Minister for Lands and Water and Minister for Sport, applauded using Crown land vacation parks for championing the reason for wholesome waterways.
“Reflections Holidays manages holiday parks on Crown land across the state including at popular dam and lake fishing locations including Copeton, Keepit, Burrinjuck and more,” Mr Kamper mentioned.
“Fishing is a highly popular recreational activity and sport so it’s terrific to see this initiative with environmental charity OzFish, which is driven by recreational fishers and volunteers who work with communities and other organisations to protect and restore fish habitats.”
Cassie Worth, CEO of OzFish, highlighted this collaboration with Reflections, a Crown Land Supervisor that reinvests all earnings into sustaining its 40 vacation parks and 45 group reserves throughout NSW, as a groundbreaking and industry-leading enterprise.
“Entrants in the Reflections Sustainable Fishing Series can expect a few changes to the regular fishing competition format – fish health will be at the forefront, with a catch and release photo system for entries, and entrants will receive advice on the correct way to handle fish. This series is the five-star experience in sustainable fishing,” Ms Worth mentioned.
“Our partnership with Reflections Holidays is perfect alignment: their ethos in caring for the environment and getting people outdoors is in harmony with OzFish’s goals of sustainable fishing and restored and protected habitats for fish.”
Nick Baker, CEO of Reflections, emphasised the group’s dedication to lessening its ecological affect. He famous that the brand new fishing sequence encourages respect and look after the state’s valuable waterways amongst members and their households.
“Reflections Holidays is privileged as a Crown Land manager to care for more than 25,000 acres of nature reserve, which includes premium fishing locations that are enjoyed by our guests, many of them families,” Mr Baker mentioned.
“The Reflections Sustainable Fishing Series is an exciting new development in our partnership with OzFish because it actively educates anglers to show care in how they fish and for the fish they catch, passing that knowledge on to others to adopt wherever they fish.”
The initiative additionally focuses on lowering plastic use and waste, encouraging recycling, and making certain the right disposal of outdated fishing gear. Each Reflections vacation park options an OzFish TackleLoop bin for depositing previous fishing deal with. Moreover, the TackleLoop Restore Tent shall be obtainable to restore any fishing tools that members herald.
