Commercial crabbing resumes in Shoal Bay
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:29 am
It appears that after a hiatus from 2014, commercial crabbing has resumed crabbing in Darwin's Shoal Bay.
There is a belief among some fishos that the whole bay is closed to pro crabbing, but Shoal Bay has never been fully closed to pro crabbing, only some of the creeks are off limits.
There has been a push to have the whole bay closed to commercial crabbing, which has not yet happened.
Given that Shoal Bay is hugely popular for recreational crabbing, and forms such an important part of the Darwin fishing and outdoors lifestyle, there is a strong argument to have it closed.
AFANT's report here ... https://afant.com.au/afant-calls-for-ur ... shoal-bay/
There is a belief among some fishos that the whole bay is closed to pro crabbing, but Shoal Bay has never been fully closed to pro crabbing, only some of the creeks are off limits.
There has been a push to have the whole bay closed to commercial crabbing, which has not yet happened.
Given that Shoal Bay is hugely popular for recreational crabbing, and forms such an important part of the Darwin fishing and outdoors lifestyle, there is a strong argument to have it closed.
AFANT's report here ... https://afant.com.au/afant-calls-for-ur ... shoal-bay/