00:00An early Christmas present for recreational fishers hitting the waterways this summer.
00:08Restrictions on catching garfish and blue swimmer crab in the Spencer Gulf are now eased.
00:13The science which tells us that those stock levels are actually doing quite well and we can now reopen the limits.
00:20Restrictions have also been lifted for migratory fish species such as salmon and tuna in the Gulf St Vincent and Kangaroo Island fishing zone.
00:29We've seen an increase in reported catches so the general confidence in the community is looking up.
00:35The government says the changes are off the back of a positive trend in testing results.
00:40The footprint by and large has been reduced significantly to a couple of small little patches.
00:47The patch in northeast Kangaroo Island around Emu Bay.
00:52The restrictions have only been in place for nearly two months and were initially slated to run until the middle of next year.
00:58The government says the latest changes will have minimal impacts on fish stocks but restrictions will remain in place for certain species under threat.
01:07It's welcome news for Adelaide Tackle Shop owner Steve Castle.
01:11It's going to promote so many more people going away for Christmas time and school holidays to catch a feed of fish.
01:17Despite the improved water conditions, he says his business is still suffering in what should be his busiest trading period.
01:25We've had a 32% downturn in the last four months and it's got to be the algae bloom.
01:36Hoping the new year will bring a return to a popular pastime.
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