Science
Record numbers of illegal fishers caught | Observer – Observer
HERE’S what you need to know ahead of the school holidays.
PATROLS in illegal fishing hot spots on the Great Barrier Reef will be stepped up during the September school holidays and the October long weekend, targeting the 34 per-cent of the reef that are no take areas.
The highest number of illegal fishing offences ever recorded on the reef have occurred over the past year, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority GBRMPA said.
GBRMPA Reef Joint Field Program Director Chris Cochrane said restrictions on recreational activity, cheaper fuel and great…
-
Noosa News23 hours agoTeenage boy crashes into Ipswich home, left fighting for life in hospital
-
General22 hours agoTed O’Brien was all over Chris Bowen like a wind turbine on an endangered bird
-
Business23 hours agoThe BetaShares Global Defence ETF (ARMR) is up 19% this year. Are defence stocks the new safe haven?
-
Noosa News23 hours agoEnvironment Centre NT launches legal action against government’s Mataranka water plan