Jay Cox runs an eco-tourism business at the Abrolhos Islands, after previously running fishing charters.abc.net.au/news/wa-fishing-rule-changes-spark-eco-tourism-push/101745890As WA's fishing industry grapples with some of the biggest changes to regulations in more than a decade, one operator says diversification is the only way forward.
, including snapper or dhufish, and a reduced possession limit of five kilograms of fillets or a day's bag limit of whole fish.Abrolhos Islands tour operator Jay Cox said while the quota system would apply to his business, the changes would not hit hard, because only enough fish to be eaten during each trip were caught.Mr Cox moved from fishing charters to broader tourism 13 years ago and said fishing-based tourism "wasn't going to last forever".
"I started charter fishing and realised that we just can't keep pulling so many fish out of the ocean.Mr Cox first began running fishing charters nearly 20 years ago, but switched to eco-tourism in 2009.
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And we wonder why Australia imports 70% of the fish we eat. Imported from countries like China who have no restriction.