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Monday 14 October 2013

Shark Bay prawn fishers get a new opportunity

Shark Bay prawn trawlers will get a boost with limited access to grounds that have not been fished for almost a decade.  

Since 2004, no trawling has been allowed below the so called Snapper Trawl Line (STL) in Denham Sound, in order to minimise potential impact on juvenile pink snapper.

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