Trawl fishermen united in use of new technology to save seabirds
Fishermen call to mandate use of new technology to reduce effects on seabirds The South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA) and the Great Australian Bight Fishing Industry Association (GABIA) are excited to announce that we have developed world leading technology that reduces interactions between trawlers and seabirds by up to 96%. Furthermore, plans are in […]
Fishermen call for use of new technology to reduce effects on seabirds
The South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association and the Great Australian Bight Fishing Industry Association (GABIA) have developed world leading technology that reduces interactions between trawlers and seabirds by up to 96%. Plans are in place to roll this technology out across the trawl fleet. Trawl fishermen from both Commonwealth managed trawl fisheries in South Australia are committed to […]
NSW and the NT Committed to Seafood Country of Origin Labelling
NSW Deputy Premier Troy Grant (pictured left) has unveiled a new labelling scheme which will see seafood in NSW restaurants labelled according to its country of origin. The Australian fishing industry welcomes the announcement. The industry has been campaigning for truth in labelling either by mandating the now voluntary Australian Fish Naming Standard and/or by removing the […]
Diesel fuel rebate guaranteed
SETFIA is pleased that in the lead up to the election there is bipartisan agreement about retaining the fishing industry’s rebate of the diesel fuel tax. A tax long associated with road users. This rebate is crucial to ensure the ongoing viability of our fisheries. On April 15 The Australian newspaper ran a story titled, Labor […]
Lost buoy finds its way home
SETFIA member Wayne Cheers was recently out seining for flathead 50 kilometers east of Lakes Entrance (Victoria) and was stumped when his gear tangled with a strange plastic yellow device floating freely on the surface . Wayne retrieved the barnacle encrusted plastic cone and set out to find why a black cylinder attached to it was beeping […]