DPI Fisheries - Have your say on draft aboriginal fishing strategy

7:50 PM Wed 1 Sep 2010 GMT

'AFS Design - DPI Fisheries Victoria' DPI Victoria

DPI Fisheries Victoria has released a draft Aboriginal Fishing Strategy for public comment. Fisheries Victoria Executive Director Anthony Hurst said the draft Strategy contained a number of proposals to recognise Aboriginal customary fishing rights, increase Aboriginal participation in fisheries management and improve economic opportunities for Aboriginal people in the fishing industry. Mr Hurst said Fisheries Victoria recognises that Aboriginal customary fishing is unique and separate from recreational fishing. 'One of the ways we propose to more formally recognise this difference is to add Aboriginal people fishing for customary purposes to the list of people exempt from the requirement to hold ...

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