North Australian Fishing

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-01/ ... /101916128

I can see this putting pressure on other areas. Might be pressure to reopen closed areas. Hope they sort it out.

Should be good fishing this year for those with permission!

According to NT Seafood Council chief executive Katherine Winchester, up to 23 per cent of the Territory's yearly barramundi and threadfin salmon catch, or about 140 tonnes of fish, comes from those waters.

Ms Winchester said commercial fishers would have to fish grounds that were located further from Darwin, which for some businesses was not viable.
"For some of the smaller operators this is the only area they fish, so they're currently not earning any income, and their boats have not headed out [for the season]," she said.

Cameron Berryman from Wild Barra Fisheries is the new chair of the NT Barramundi Licensee Committee.
He said consultations were ongoing between the Territory government and Northern Land Council (NLC) regarding access to the Mini Mini and Murgenella.
"We're hopeful we can gain access at some point, but we respect the decision that's been made," Mr Berryman said.

140 Tonnes! from the small operators! makes you wonder what the big operator like Wild Barra is netting. No concern to them, they don't fish the areas in this story.

No need to wonder - the commercial catch from the Barra Fishery is publicly available. The concern for Wild Barra will be that the displaced netters will turn up in the areas usually fished by Wild Barra.