Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority responds to illegal fishing on the Reef – Australasian Leisure Management

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has advised that it will be out in force during the September school holidays and the October long weekend, particularly at known illegal fishing hotspots.
Reef authorities continue to call on recreational fishers to follow the law when visiting the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, following an increase of 11% in illegal fishing from the same period last year – the highest number of annual recreational fishing offences ever recorded.
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