Super Trawler Margiris is Almost here.
Submitted by TheJettyRat on Tue, 2012-08-21 13:45
The Margiris is the second largest super trawler in the world and it will soon be fishing Australian waters from NSW to WA. Here is a very intresting article and videos from the ABC discussing the pro's and cons of the super twawler fishing Aussie waters. Personally I think no super trawler should ever be able to enter Australian waters.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-15/super-trawler-debate/4200114
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Rig
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40 jobs
Hypocrisy at its best that this I'd allowed to go ahead. I like the benefit that this is going to create 40 jobs ha ha who cares look on seek.com jobs aren't that in demand at the moment
sarcasm0
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Hrmm?
http://www.afma.gov.au/2012/06/super-trawler-faqs/
Species TAC (t) 2011-12 TAC (t) 2012-13 % of estimated spawningbiomass in 2012-13 Redbait East 8,600 6,900 10 Redbait West 5,000 5,000 7.5
Q. Why did the Jack Mackerel (East) TAC increase for 2012-13?
The TAC was increased because of research, based on surveys conducted in 2002-2004, that was published in 2011. The research indicated Jack Mackerel (East) had a higher spawning biomass than previously thought.
Based on this information, SPFRAG recommended a take of 7.5 per cent of the estimated spawning biomass. This was reduced by 500 tonnes to account for other factors (such as state catches) to give a TAC of 10,100 tonnes.
6900+5000 =11900T WTF does 10100 T come from?
Does not compute?
Then : http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-15/super-trawler-debate/4200114
It is being brought here by Seafish Tasmania, which has secured an 18,000-tonne quota for jack mackerel and red bait - key prey fish which help to sustain populations of larger animals like southern bluefin tuna and fur seals.
That quota is half of the entire allowable catch in an area region known as the Small Pelagic Fishery.
HTF do they get an 18000 tonne quota?
Bodie
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Did i miss something?????
Did i miss something????? this ship now can operate in WA waters, as well as SA, VIC, NSW and QLD???? thought it was just tassie
THE controversial super-trawler Margiris will undergo a name change and will officially call Brisbane home, but it might not even visit the city's port.
The operator of the 142-metre factory ship, to be renamed the Abel Tasman, says it has nominated the Queensland capital in an application to have the vessel reflagged as Australian.
"However, that does not mean it will be based in Brisbane," Seafish Tasmania director Gerry Geen said in a statement on Monday.
"It may not even visit Brisbane."
Seafish had previously said the Margiris would be based at Devonport in Tasmania.
Speculation the company could abandon the idea of using a Tasmanian base was fuelled by Mr Geen at the weekend.
He described a motion in the Tasmanian parliament as "not particularly inviting to us to use Tasmanian ports".
Tasmanian Labor, Liberals and Greens combined last month to call on the federal government to provide more scientific information on the trawler's fishery.
The move came after months of opposition in Tasmania from green groups, recreational fishers and federal MP Andrew Wilkie, who instigated a complaint to be investigated by the commonwealth ombudsman.
Mr Geen said Tasmania, which Seafish has said would benefit to the tune of $10-15 million, could still figure in plans for the ship.
"The fact is that we intend to operate the vessel in the fishery stretching from the NSW-Queensland border to Western Australia and, of course, that includes Tasmania," he said.
"During operation the Abel Tasman may visit a number of ports, including Devonport as was our original plan, to offload our catch, resupply the ship and change work crews."
Mr Geen said 20 of the company's 45 Devonport employees had been flown to South Australia's Port Lincoln, where the ship is currently berthed.
He said the paperwork had been done to have the ship reflagged and renamed and, if approved, Seafish would apply to have its 18,000-tonne quota of small pelagic fish transferred to the Abel Tasman.
The ship would then leave Port Lincoln to fish in the Great Australian Bight with an Australian Fisheries Management Authority by-catch expert and a European "excluder net" expert both on board.
The decision to rename the ship - which is from the Netherlands - in honour of Dutch explorer Abel Tasman has caused anger in some quarters.
"Calling the vessel Abel Tasman would just be adding insult to injury for the hundreds of thousands of Tasmanians for whom that name has a deep connection and significance," Tasmanian Greens spokesman Kim Booth said.
"Just as a leopard cannot change its spots, this cynical use of Tasmania's namesake is ... shameless spin."
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/national/super-trawler-to-call-brisbane-home/story-e6frfku9-1226464190139#ixzz25OLqvO5c
Tim
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Always
Has always been what was proposed.
Thats part of the problem. Their quota is overall not area by area. They could actually go into one area eg like bass straight and decimate the bait stocks rather than spreading their catch over many areas.
This is where the Vics are worried about the effect on their SBT fishery.
crasny1
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Just lobby the Government to create a marine Park
closed to all fishing. That with F them.
On the one hand we as rec fishers cop the crap, other hand allow supertrawlers in. What the hell is wrong here. How many trips would amatuers need to catch that much fish???
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Labor = idiots!!
Labor = idiots!!
Jim
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Money and votes. Is Tony
Money and votes. Is Tony Burke worth assasinating?
Bend over
Jody
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Money
Got that bit right Jim ......... I personally think there is a whole pile of corruption going on here
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