Fisheries and environment are winners with new AFMA office at Lakes Entrance
A joint media release has been issued by: The Hon Barnaby Joyce MP Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Senator the Hon Anne Ruston Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources The Hon Darren Chester MP Member for Gippsland Simon Boag South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association https://gallery.mailchimp.com/8675ff88100c2889bfa4846f3/files/2e2c3767-d22a-4104-aeb8-d3957290e419/JOINT_Media_Releas
What will the Auditor General say about Victoria’s fishery management?
By Ross Winstanley* The Victorian Government is spending $27 million of public funds to cut consumers’ fresh fish supplies by 400-500 tonnes in order to double the number of recreational fishers and to benefit business interests. How did governments come to abandon balanced and evidence-based resource sharing reflecting broad community interests, instead focusing on boosting recreational […]