abc.net.au/news/gulf-of-carpentaria-proposed-gill-net-ban-criticised-by-fishers/102851114Queensland fishers say a proposal to close some waters in Far North Queensland to gill netting will result in more imported and costly seafood for consumers, but conservationists welcome the change.
The state government proposal suggests closing about half the current gillnet fishery area of the gulf.Gulf of Carpentaria Commercial Fishers Association chairman David Wren said the closure would take 6 million portions, or 600,000 kilograms, of protein from the Australian market.He said it would also make his enterprise unviable.
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