WA commercial fishers ‘shut out’ of discussions on major ban, inquiry told
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A Western Australian fishing industry representative told an inquiry that commercial fishers were excluded from discussions about a major demersal fishing ban. The inquiry is examining the ban's impact.
Manue Daniels, interim chief executive of the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council, spoke during the Inquiry into the impact of the Demersal Fishing Ban on Thursday.
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