Fisherman Locks Boat to Geraldton Fisheries Office in Demersal Ban Protest

A Geraldton shark fisher locked his boat to the gate of a WA government department complex overnight in the latest protest against Labor’s controversial demersal fishing ban.
John Higham of Higham’s Fresh Fish said he locked his boat to the gate of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development facility out of frustration that bureaucrats were not listening to fishers affected by the ban.
“It’s just been kicked in the guts really, like, how am I gonna pay my mortgage now?” he told this masthead...
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