Compulsory wearing of lifejackets will save rock fisher lives

The Australian Professional Ocean Lifeguard Association (APOLA), whose members are council employees that protect our local government beaches (the ASU - a PSI affiliate - is the Union for these professionals), has provided the following advice to the ASU. We are now re-circulating their media release as a community announcement. APOLA has called for immediate action in making lifejackets compulsory for all rock fishers in an effort to stem the increase in lives lost through rock fishing. The question is how many more deaths do we have to have before the preventative measure of having to wear lifejackets is compulsory for all rock fishers? Full story at http://www.asu.asn.au/media/localgovt/20100607_rockfishing.html