We cannot afford to delay any longer.
Let's stand together, because saving #sawfish and #RiverSharks means healthier NT #waters that so many people depend on for work, play and culture.
On behalf of the sawfish and river sharks, thank you.
Dr Leonardo Guida (Shark Scientist) & Lawrence Chlebeck (Marine Biologist)
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Saving sawfish & speartooth sharks in the Top End. Northern Territory waters make up part of the last global stronghold for endangered sawfish and one of the worldβs rarest shark species, the speartooth shark. Commercial gillnets continue to operate in their critical habitats along the coastlines of major river systems in the NT. In 2024, [β¦]
The #NTGovernment has the ability to improve the environmental #sustainability of the commercial barra fishery and the time is now.
There are several solutions that the NT Government must implement now.
Solutions to save #sawfish and #RiverSharks in the #NTBarramundiFishery:
- Protect critical habitats in coastal waters of #VanDiemensGulf and the southern part of the #GulfOfCarpentaria;
- Buy back #GillnetLicences to take into account the loss of important fishing grounds
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