and increased concentration of #FishingPressure in areas like the #Daly and #Roper River regions.
- Phase-out commercial #gillnetting and implement alternative fishing methods that pose less risk to #EndangeredSpecies, such as line-caught barramundi.
- Install cameras on all of the fishing fleet by the end of 2024 to monitor the #bycatch of endangered species.
- Actively support #TraditionalOwners ' needs and aspirations in caring for Sea Country.
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Last year, three gillnet fishing areas were closed by concerned Traditional Owners because of the impact of #gillnetting has on their food security and culturally significant animals, including sawfish.
The commercial fishery's loss of access to these coastal waters means gillnetting is now being concentrated near the mouths of the #Daly and #Roper rivers at levels not seen in up to 10 years.
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such as #turtles, #dolphins and #dugongs that are at a high risk from commercial #gillnetting in the Gulf. Many of the Gulf’s #ThreatenedSpecies, including #sawfish, are also of significant cultural importance to #IndigenousAustralians.
Protecting threatened species habitat from the threat of commercial gillnetting in the Gulf is paramount to improving the #survival and recovery of their #populations.
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