Fishing Fleets Stay Docked as Tiger Prawn Season Opens in Gulf of Carpentaria

For the first time in decades, parts of the northern prawn fishing fleet have stayed docked at the start of the tiger prawn season.
The season started on August 1, but Austral Fisheries general manager Andy Prendergast said it was the first time in nearly 60 years that some boats had not sailed.
"It's cheaper to not go than it is to go," he said.
"Our product's [sales price] has gone down by about 30 per cent, and our costs have gone through the roof...
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