Illegal foreign fishing boats a 'threat' to Torres Strait Islander commercial fishers

Illegal foreign fishing boats a 'threat' to Torres Strait Islander commercial fishers

Source: ABC Far North

1/31/2023

Credit: ABF

Traditional owners in the Torres Strait have taken aim at border protection and fisheries authorities for what they say is a "lax attitude" to incursions by illegal fishing boats.

A fisherman from Iama (Yam Island) this month reported seeing a suspicious vessel at Warrior Reef, about 30 nautical miles south of the Papua New Guinea (PNG) mainland.

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