Ban super trawlers forever

Five weeks ago the Government announced that they were banning the super trawler from fishing in Australian waters for two years until further research into its impacts were completed, following months of intense pressure. Thank you again for being part of that campaign.

It's now up to us to ensure the two year temporary ban becomes permanent. We must clean up fisheries management and work towards more sustainable fishing practices in Australia. The government is currently seeking submissions to a review on Australian fisheries management legislation and we have 2 days left.

The enormous threat of a super trawler to our fisheries and marine life, and the public uproar that developed around this issue revealed an even more serious problem: our fisheries management is being driven by economics when environmental data is lacking, funding for research is scarce, and decision-making processes are not always balanced or transparent.

The government review provides us with an opportunity to not only remind them that super trawlers are not part of a sustainable fishing future for Australia, but that we also want transparent management that protects our precious marine resources and wildlife for generations to come.

We only have 2 days left before submissions to the fisheries management review close, so please use the simple steps at www.stopthetrawler.net/take-action to email our fisheries managers today.

We achieved something really big with the ban on the super trawler, but as you may have seen on 4 Corners this week, Seafish is still trying to take it fishing and the Government needs to make the temporary ban permanent. Our fisheries and marine life need to be protected and strengthened in the long term. I hope you can take a few short minutes to make a submission today and help lock in the ban and improve our fisheries management for good.

Thanks so much for your support,

Rebecca