Feb. 15, 2019

SUFB 702: Western Australian State Government Take Over Percentage of Local Fishery

SUFB 702: Western Australian State Government Take Over Percentage of Local Fishery

Imagine you are a local rock lobster fisher that relies on the sale of your catches to support your family. There are only 2000 fishers within the community, so it's relatively small. Now, How would you feel about that? This situation is happening in...

Imagine you are a local rock lobster fisher that relies on the sale of your catches to support your family. There are only 2000 fishers within the community, so it's relatively small. Now, the state government decides it is going to take 17% of the fishery to provide funds for the local community. 

How would you feel about that? This situation is happening in Western Australia right now. 

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