Australia: Queensland fishers rebut activists trying to discredit industry at Christmas

Published 2024년 12월 17일

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The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) is advising families to avoid prawns caught in Queensland and New South Wales, and wild-caught barramundi due to potential bycatch of sharks, rays, turtles, and dugongs. The AMCS promotes farmed seafood instead. This has infuriated local commercial fishers, who claim they have proof that gillnets do not indiscriminately kill bycatch. The seafood industry is facing challenges due to increased costs from conservation measures, but remains confident in the sustainability and quality of its products. The Queensland Seafood Industry Association is encouraging consumers to buy locally caught seafood to support local fishermen.

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Leanne and Sienna Green removing barramundi from gillnets in the Burdekin region. All fish are taken out alive and nets are taken out of the water on an hourly basis. Picture: Supplied Queensland's commercial fishers fighting for survival are being subjected to a consumer campaign designed to steer Christmas shoppers away from their product. All articles from our website & app The digital version of This Week's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox All articles from the other agricultural news sites in your area Despite evidence to the contrary, the Australian Marine Conservation Society is telling families preparing to stock up on seafood for their Christmas lunches that prawns caught in Queensland and New South Wales, along with wild-caught barramundi, should be avoided because sharks, rays, turtles, and dugongs could be caught as bycatch. Instead, the annual GoodFish sustainable seafood guide produced by the AMCS tells consumers to look for farmed barramundi and ...

Source: Queenslandcountrylife