General
Commercial southern bluefin tuna fleet battles turbulent La Niña weather and global market
A massive fleet of commercial southern bluefin tuna boats has migrated to the south-east coastline of South Australia as the industry battles the worst fishing season weather conditions in 10 years.
Key points:
- Thousands of live tuna will be towed to Port Lincoln for key export markets
- Cooler weather conditions caused by La Niña are hampering tuna fishing efforts
- Dozens of tuna fishing-related vessels and six spotter planes are operating off the state’s south-east coastline
More than 40 vessels and six spotter planes are involved in the search for large schools of bluefin tuna off the picturesque tourist town of Robe.
About 10,000 fish at a time will be captured and towed in cages to farms at Port Lincoln — the home of the state’s tuna…
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