Wind power and MPAs threaten local seafood supply
Two key Australian fishing groups have said that trawl and shark fishing can survive if offshore wind is prioritised toward low-fishing areas. Four of Australia’s six offshore wind zones affect…
Fishing squeezed out of S-E Australian waters
More marine park impacts will reduce fish supply and jobs in rural towns - they do not address the actual risks facing the marine environment, warns Simon Boag of the Southern Shark Industry…
Calling out Junk Science
Fishing industry organisations in Australia have branded a recent CSIRO article, published in the renowned Nature Sustainability journal, as junk science and based on dubious data. The article, titled By-catch rates in…