Australia imposes a two-year ban on super-trawlers

Monday, November 19th 2012 - 11:19 UTC

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Australian Environment minister Tony Burke signed into force on Monday a two-year ban on any super trawler operating in the small pelagic fishery. The ban is based on a battery of new laws and seems directed to the arrival to Australia of the Dutch vessel Abel Tasman. Read full article

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British_Kirchnerist
Seems to me Australia is right here. Wonder what aussie_sunshine thinks though =)
Nov 19th, 2012 - 01:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Troy Tempest
@01 BK

Since “Aussie sunshine” was a Troll Identity, from BA, why would it be of interest??
Nov 19th, 2012 - 03:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Frank
To the best of my knowledge the mackerel is made into fish food for the salmon industry with something like 6kg of mackerel being turned into 1 kg of farmed salmon. I also believe that global mackerel stocks are getting seriously depleted.

I will stick to congrio on my plate thankee.
Nov 19th, 2012 - 05:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Troy Tempest
@03 Frank

Thanks for the info Frank.

So, it would seem that the super trawler fishing is not just to get more food, but a wasteful depletion of fish stocks to harvest much more profitable fish.
Nov 19th, 2012 - 06:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Ayayay
Yeeeeaaaahh!! Love Australia's care for our world!!!
Nov 19th, 2012 - 07:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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RedBaron
Excellent move by the Aussies - keep the greedy Dutch out of the picture. Hopefully, the supertrawlers will be scrapped.
Nov 20th, 2012 - 09:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Frank
@6 Plenty more of them out there ripping the guts out of the oceans. That dutch one is just one. Most are under dodgy flags like Vanuatu
Nov 20th, 2012 - 05:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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