Commercial Rock Lobster Fishing Season Abruptly Halted
The commercial rock lobster fishing season has been abruptly called off in parts of the state – a move the government says is a short-term safeguard for export markets despite concerns over the impact of a newly approved antibiotic.
A public notice from the Department of Natral Resources and Environment was issued on Friday informing that parts of the commercial rock-lobster fishery south of the D’Entrecasteaux Channel was closed from one minute past midnight “until further notice”.
The notice, signed off by...
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