SETFIA highly commended for environmental practice
22 August, 2011. For immediate release. South East Trawl fishermen have been recognised for their work in improving their performance while operating in the marine environment. Their work has been highly commended in the Excellence in Environmental Practice category at this year’s Sydney Fish Market Seafood Excellence Awards. Simon Boag, the South East Trawl Fishing […]
No fisheries driver for marine parks
14 June, 2012. For immediate release. Following Minister Burke’s announcement on the national network of marine parks including the new Jervis Bay marine park in southern NSW, SETFIA’s CEO Simon Boag commented: “There is already a network of 13 marine parks in south eastern Australia which combined with other fisheries closures have seen 85% of […]
The fishermen of Australia are our true conservationists
12 July, 2012. For immediate release. SETFIA met with the Leader of the Federal Opposition, Mr Tony Abbott yesterday at the Melbourne Seafood Centre (the Melbourne Fish Market). In a press conference that followed Mr Abbtot summarised the state of Australia’s fisheries perfectly. In response to a question about marine parks he stated, “Australia’s fisheries […]
Australian fisheries in great shape
11 December, 2012. For immediate release. Today the Australian Government released the first ever snapshot on the status of major Australian commercial fish stocks. The report found that Australian fisheries are healthy and well managed. Only a tiny fraction of the 150 stocks reviewed were found to be “overfished”. All Australians can now be assured […]
Marine park management: tick and flick emails are not consultation
25 February, 2013. For immediate release. The South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA) urges Minister Burke to engage in some genuine face-to-face consultation on the issue of Marine Park management. The South East Fishery is having another two marine parks imposed upon it. This will bring the total number of parks in the fishery […]
Eastern orange roughy stock rebuilding strongly
30th August, 2011. For immediate release. Orange roughy is managed in five zones in southern Australia. The eastern stock is located off the east coast of Tasmania. Targeted fishing for orange roughy is only permitted in one of these five zones, there is no targeted fishing in the eastern zone. CSIRO today released a report […]
Young guns work to save seals
Ashley McNamara (left) (21) and Brendan McKewen (24) are the Skippers of the 71 foot South East Trawl vessel the Western Alliance. The pair of Gen-Y’ers have volunteered to run the shortened trawl project that was launched in September. The project is supported by ExxonMobil and the Australian Government’s Caring for Our Country program. Seals […]
Environment award for trawl fishermen
Australia may have bowed out of the Rugby World Cup in the semis but South East Trawl (SET) Fishermen continue to do well. SET fishermen have been recognised in a strong field and have placed as finalists in the prestigious Environment and Sustainability Awards at the 2011 Regional Achievement and Community Awards. Ian Walker (right, […]
Monster pink ling
Crew member Richard Knox couldn’t believe his eyes when this massive pink ling was hauled on board the Petuna Endeavour. The average pink ling is 1m long and weighs less than 10 kg’s. The maximum reported weight for pink ling is 25 kg’s at which time it would be 30 years old. However, the pink […]
Industry manage eastern gemfish
Prior to management under the Harvest Strategy, eastern gemfish were depleted in southern NSW when in the 70’s and 80’s when catches were as high as 7,000 tonnes a year. Eastern gemfish spawn in June, July and August and most by-catch is taken in winter as the fish undertake their spawning run on NSW’s south […]