Supplied: Michael ThompsonQueensland fishermen say sharks are taking up to 70 per cent of their catch and are urging the State Government to take action.Sharks are taking fish off lines and biting through trawler nets, causing major losses for fishersFisheries Queensland says it is investigating shark predation
Michael Thompson runs a fish shop at Beerwah on the Sunshine Coast and chairs The Fisherman's Portal Inc — a group he says represents almost 250 commercial fishers in Queensland. Mr Thompson blames sharks for forcing him out of full-time commercial fishing and says the problem is widespread. "I used to work between Cape Moreton and Fraser Island, sometimes up to 1770, but progressively it's got worse and worse," he said."As every single commercial fisherman that works out there — that's line fishermen — will tell you, from the border of Queensland right to the tip of Queensland, there's massive shark problems on the entire coastline.
"We've still got a great fishery, we can still go and catch or hook multiple fish — the fish are there.Trawler operator Peter Bowman has been forced to tie chains on his nets to deter sharks.
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'QLD fishers taking up to 70 per cent of hungry sharks food'
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no, it is *not* the QLD fishers' 'catch' ... the sharks are not obligated to starve so industry can make a profit.
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