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The Fish the Gillnet Ban Won't Save

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Oct 29, 2026
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A barramundi caught in a fishing net is a successful catch. A threatened animal caught in the same net is an environmental problem. The difference is simply whether the fishing industry intended to catch them. That distinction is driving a dispute over plans to ban gillnets in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef fishing zone.

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