Stop the super trawler

[SNAPPERCOFFIN]

http://www.communityrun.org/petition...ime=1340005902

[Moonlighter]

Done.

Thanks

ML

[ozynorts]

done..............................

[the baker]

Yep done...

[TREVELLY]

Yep and emailed to mates

[timeout]

Done

[dugggy]

done.....10 characters...

[chris69]

Before you all jump up and down my be you might want to know the boat has not even got a licence to fish you might want to read this first http://www.examiner.com.au/news/loca...y/2585358.aspx

[Grand_Marlin]

Not having a license is just a formality, otherwise they wouldn't be gearing up to bring it here.
I am all for sustainable fishing, both recreational and commercial, but this is ridiculous... This particular boat is not needed here.
18 tonne of Slimy Mackerel isn't a lot and it certainly isn't enough to sustain a boat like that.
(18,000 kg @ $4.00 = $72,000)
Wages for the 46 people on board for one week would be half this amount and fuel would take up the rest.
Therefore as the smoke clears and the mirrors are taken away, it is obvious there will be some big $$$ earned from other species.
There will be a loophole somewhere (most probably to do with the Lithuanian involvement) that allows a boat like this to class almost any other species as by catch.
An operation like this needs millions of dollars a year to be sustainable...

Enough said, petition signed.

Pete

[OPTI]

well said pete ,this boat is a disgrace ,i carnt believe our government as the waste millions on imposing green zones on us ,and then let this monster come over and fish here.

[kingcray]

signed

Dean

[chris69]

18000 ton Grand marlin thats 72 million and everyone thinks bait just comes out of the frezzer at the bait shop lol.

[Richo1]

Signed....

[garman1]

signed................

[Hossfish]

Me too.

Greg