WA government pushes ahead with nine-month fishing ban despite 'draconian' label

WA government pushes ahead with nine-month fishing ban despite 'draconian' label

Source: adc

9/30/2022

Credit: ABC Landline: Chris Lewis

Some of the toughest fishing restrictions seen in Western Australia are a step closer to being implemented, closing a 900-kilometre stretch of coastline to some recreational fishers for up to nine months of the year.

The West Coast Demersal Scalefish fishery is home to over 100 types of demersal, or bottom-feeding, fish and the WA government has serious concerns about the sustainability of some key indicator species in the fishery, such as dhufish and pink snapper.

Australasian snapper

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