NSW: Fishing closures would see seafood prices soar say fishers
By Denise McNamara
SYDNEY, Feb 28 AAP - Seafood prices would skyrocket after a court rubber-stamped theNSW government's five year ban on commercial fishing in 29 estuarine waters, an industrygroup said today.
Botany Bay and Lake Macquarie would be open exclusively to recreational fishing afterthe Professional Fishers Association (ProFish) today lost a legal bid to prevent theirclosure to commercial fishers.
ProFish had challenged the closure of the areas in the Land and Environment Court,claiming the government only conducted environmental assessments on commercial …
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