Our Goals:
- To ensure the sustainability of Australia's recreational trout
fishery and habitat.
To establish a national network of chapters with state-wide regional
branches to ensure the goals of the foundation are protected, enforced
and enhanced.
To be the independent voice of trout fisheries throughout Australia,
promoting common goals via national network and our extensive media
connections and website.
To identify and undertake specific environmental projects to enhance
or repair recreational trout fisheries.
To secure permanent classified trout waters using a
river-basin-by-river-basin Fisheries Management Plan in all trout
holding regions.
Some of our Achievements over the last Seven
Years:
- Membership increased from about ten to well over
a thousand.
- Successfully stopped the use of Rotenone in
streams and rivers.
- Inclusion of "Classified Streams" into
Government policy.
- Participation in "Inland Waters Classification"
committee.
- Inclusion of "Adopt a Stream" into Government
policy.
- Established affiliation between the ATF and
Native Fish Australia.
- Successful execution of North East rivers’
access projects.
- Industry acceptance of the ATF as the "Voice for
Trout."
- A ‘balanced’ voice in the "Removal of Willows"
campaign.
- Successfully blocked EPBC nomination to remove
trout from Australian inland waters.
- A permanent position on the "Round-Table"
advising Gov’t policy.
- A permanent position on "Fish-Stock Vic." Forum
(formerly CONS).
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