None, that's why I know where to find blue groper

Lmao scuba serveys?
I'm not trying to have a go at you or anything but how much do you know about Victorian blue groper?
I have been in discussion with a marine biologist "Dr Matt Koopman" regarding this bullshit ban that is in place.

Give up mate. You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.

Reminds me of the story Puko told me about the Grey Nurse Survey at Seal rock a few years ago.
He was hired to take out a posse of Pseudo Scientists to photograph the dorsal fins of the sharks to identify and survey the number of individuals in residence.
Well of course they muddled and kerfuddled as Tanker Wankers do but surprising they did actually manage to plant themselves on the sea bed for a short time before they ran out of air.
Pucko free diving about chuckled as he observe large Grey Nurse Sharks passing hither and tither behind their backs and in I plain view but the Posse did not seem to be able to see them? Perhaps they had seen a nudibranch! They managed their way back to the boat with a few rather pathetic photos. Puko told them of the Sharks that they did not see and offered to jump in and take a couple of photos. Thinking him to be an ordinary man and not thinking properly due to exhaustion from their "days work" they agreed. Pucko sealed off and was back in a flash with a big bunch of photos. The reaction from the 'Scientists'- "Shit mate, you'll put us out of a job!!!", he put himself out of a job....

You know?
Good on ya mate! However, as for SCUBA diving survey you just openly admitted that you simply don't know that you are talking about .

I guess I don't. Maybe you should pass your superior knowledge of fish surveys onto your mates at the VNPA, they seem to have the Mornington Peninsula piers well covered but I guess that boring SW facing surf zone probably doesn't have any fish in it anyway. Or maybe just no parking?

"Either knowledge and power or ignorance and impotence"

Scuba survey, all of 1hr. Two hrs with a second tank. Limited ground covered because of cumbersome gear. Limited time in the water. Limited time in shallow water where BG often lurk.
Vs
Spearfishing. 4-6hrs in the water in session. Massively more ground covered actively searching for fish. More dive sites visited in more remote locations.

Fisheries didn't even know which BG species existed in vic and where until a spearo (also a biologist) smacked one which now sits in Melbourne museum several years back.

This ban is fucking bullshit.

If you want to sprook off about protecting fish then consider this:
Reduce bag limits such as only2 Kings over 90cm. Only one bluefin tuna. 5 snapper not 10. 10 whiting not 20. Raise the size limit on snapper to 35cm, trevally to 25cm etc, etc as per the limits in S.A.
Get rid of this towards 1million crap! Why put more load on the fisheries by introducing more rec fishos to the sport when Lots don't know or respect the rules.