It was created to defend recreational fishing against perceived intrusion from the commercial fishing industry, in particular to oppose the use of super trawlers such as Geelong Star in Australian waters.
The party was announced in April 2015,[2] and was registered by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) in May 2016.
However, the Senate ticket only received 0.70 percent of the state-wide vote.
On 4 July 2017, the AEC gave notice of its consideration to deregister the party under subsection 137(1)(cb) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.
[5] The party's founder, ex-Labor candidate Kevin Harkins, said the process was voluntary and that the party's members felt the interests of recreational fishers would be better served by a lobby group.