Sea Harvest, Westmore Seafoods Launch Supreme Court Challenge Over WA Fishing Ban
Opposition to WA's new demersal fishing restrictions has intensified, with trawling companies in the state's north launching legal action in the Supreme Court and a new group, Fish For All, campaigning for the legislation to be paused while an independent stock assessment is done.
Earlier this month, the WA government announced a suite of reforms to commercial and recreational fishing of demersal species in an effort to recover the state's at-risk fish stocks.
These include a permanent ban for commercial fishing of demersal species...
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