Mugs like this give us a bad name
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by Nathan Aus
As a fisherman and trawler operator, these types of vessels and their greed really piss me off (excuse the French, ladies).
The average net size of the Margiris (now signed the Abel Tasman), dominates the sea the length of the Sydney Opera House and the Titanic laying twice her length beside the Opera House.
That's just extreme and isn't fishing, nor any fair dinkum aspect of a reasonable catch mariner. The (real) Australian Government was going to put the brakes on this, but only went half what is needed and didn't even scratch the surface of Greenpeace's list of concerns (mind you, we'd all be vegans if they had their way). Still..
It's a crime what sets out on our waters. I take my hat off to the groups and others in the industry trying to put an end to them. It makes us all look bad.
Nath
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I heard there are nets that can drag for hundreds of kilometers as well, not sure what they are called but they are ridiculously big.
They are indeed comrade and a bloody hazardous environmental catastrophe in the making. They take everything from sea bream to sea grass.
It's Abbot, Remember No Cuts to the ABC and SBS, no new tax's, no surprises etc, etc
Bloody Liberals
Tony Burke was the Minister who kicked this off though and he was Labour. Both these jokers are the same on environment credentials they rape the ocean and scratch their sacks in awe, wondering why nothing's left for future generations.
And this is why i support a minor party
v5 great screenshot!
Australian politics at all levels disgust me : (
Well its still going to be around for nearly 2 years...
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I thought it got put off?
International legal posturing mate. The boat changed country rego which reset the action which in turn triggered an assessment under Tony Burke's legislative changes. He was the Minister responsible at the time I believe.
Or it could have just changed country registration to pay lower registration fees, lower port fees, or lower taxes. That's usually why ships change their country registration.
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The Super Trawler
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2012/10/18/3613408.htm
It's all a question about what everybody wants, not just the government, Greenpeace, or the fishing industry. People say, "Opera? Feh! That goes straight over my head. Why can't they all sing in English?" But if asked if people would like more fish, they say "Yum!"
And here I thought this article was going to be about a coffee mug that says something like "World's best sheep shagger".