Fishos Friend(TM) – is an Australian Made and Owned product and currently ready for manufacture stage, and hopefully due for sale in 2025.
The Fishos Friend ™- all purpose measure, will be made out of a hardened processed plastic called ASA. This is to ensure that the product is of sound and sturdy construction. ASA is also saltwater and chemical resistant.
This is to enable the product to withstand being out in direct sunlight without much fading or warping. All of these additives are to ensure that a quality Australian Made product is available for all persons. Enabling the product to be used all year round in any environmental conditions.
The Fishos Friend™- all purpose measure, is designed to measure the minimum (and in some cases the maximum) legal size of fish, crustaceans, and shellfish. (As per each states legal requirements). And primarily comes in four sections.
The fish measure section ranges from 0 – 1250 mm, and opens out in four sections. In the first section there are 6 individual slideout gauges. Which remain as a permanent feature in that section. These gauges cover the minimum legal size of crustaceans and shellfish. The crustacean gauges cover Green and Brown mudcrabs, Blue Swimmer crabs, Southern and Western Crayfish, Marron, Abalone, shellfish, and other. As per that states regulations.
Laser etched along, and on the back of the four main sections (including on the crustacean gauges), are the minimum (and in some case the maximum) take possession and limit size of all fish and crustaceans. Including mixed Bag Limits and Protected Species.
As each State has its own legal requirements for Fish Management, then each State will have its own gauge. The gauge of each State will also have it’s own color to distinguish it from the other states. As well as having the appropriate State name put on the front of the product. Ensuring that no fisherpersons can get the separate state gauge mixed up with the state they are fishing in.
The competitive advantage that the Fishos Friend™– all purpose measure has over other competitors is, that there is nothing on the market what so-ever that can do all of the things as previously mentioned. This will be a very new, and very innovative product, able to fill a niche hole in the market.
The market for such a product is very much in demand. The overseas market also has huge potential.
Fishos Friend will create 100+ permanent jobs in the manufacturing/assembly processes in Brisbane (with 60+ jobs for people with with disabilities in the assembly/packaging, warehousing, distribution to retailers), on the Australian version alone. With a further 100 jobs also created for manufacturing export product. So that is 200+ jobs created all up in the manufacturing/assembly processes, for Queenslanders.
Fishos Friend(TM) – is an Australian Made and Owned product and currently ready for manufacture stage, and hopefully due for sale in 2025.
The Fishos Friend™ – all purpose measure is designed for the fishing industry. Primarily the recreational angler, but also for research purposes. As there is 6 million plus recreational fisherpersons in Australia, then the product will be sold through all avenues that support the fishing industry. This means that the Fishos Friend™ will be distributed and sold at the local Tackle shops (both large franchises and the small individual store owner), boating supply shops, boating dealers, the Dept of Fisheries offices in each State, camping stores, and any other Business that wants to help promote responsible fishing. So that we can conserve what stocks we have now by “Fishing for the Future”.
The problem I am addressing is for the education of all anglers on the awareness of the legal size and bag limits, of all fish, crustaceans, and shellfish, in all States of Australia. So we can “Fish for the Future”. So future generations can enjoy what we are presently enjoying. With Fishos Friend™ (which made in Australia and affordable for everyone), there is No excuse for anglers to take undersize fish, crustaceans, or shellfish, or exceed the bag limit. Educating sustainable fishing practices for the recreational angler. Aiming to teach anglers to “Fish for the future”.
By having logos on the Fishos Friend™ saying “Catch your limit, but limit your catch”, “Try Catch’n’release instead”, “Release today, catch tomorrow”, and “Take a photo and let it go”, will therefore assist with doing my bit to assist in keeping sustainable fisheries stocks. To educate people to look after and respect nature, create/save Australian jobs, and support the local economy. Australia wide.
With the sale of the Fishos Friend™- all purpose measure sold Australia wide, is doing our bit to ensure that most fisherperson are educated to “Fish for the Future”. So future generations can enjoy what we are presently enjoying.
Fishos Friend will create 100+ permanent jobs in manufacturing/assembly processes in Brisbane (with 60+ permanent jobs for people with disabilities, in the assembly/packaging, warehousing and distribution process, to retailers), on the Australian version alone. With a further 100 jobs to manufacture the export product. So 200+ jobs created in manufacturing/assembly processes in Queensland.
