▁therefore ▁see ks ▁to ▁promote ▁sust ain able ▁recre ational ▁fish ing , ▁with ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁humans ▁as ▁being ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁e co - system , ▁not ▁apart ▁from ▁it . ▁ ▁After ▁en list ing ▁ 5 0 0 ▁members , ▁the ▁party ▁achieved ▁federal ▁official ▁party ▁status ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁On ▁en list ing ▁ 7 5 0 ▁members , ▁it ▁achieved ▁NS W ▁official ▁party ▁status ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁the ▁Queensland ▁branch ▁was ▁launched , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁branch ▁came ▁into ▁being . ▁The ▁Fish ing ▁Party ▁( Que ens land ▁branch ) ▁( TF P Q ) ▁achieved ▁party ▁registration ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁but ▁not ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Queensland ▁State ▁election . ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁T FP ( Q ld ) ▁end ors ed ▁four ▁candidates ▁as ▁independ ents , ▁and ▁they ▁aver aged ▁ 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁within ▁their ▁respective ▁elect or ates . ▁The ▁Q ld ▁party ▁broke ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁NS W ▁based ▁Federal ▁organisation , ▁using ▁the ▁der eg istration ▁of ▁all ▁small ▁parties ▁to ▁register ▁a ▁new ▁name ▁and ▁attempt ▁to ▁w iden ▁its ▁appeal ▁and ▁vot er ▁base ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁registered ▁with ▁the ▁A EC ▁as ▁Australian ▁Fish ing ▁&