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Queenslanders love seafood and the best seafood is local Queensland seafood. You can help our local seafood industry by sending a message of support to Minister's Peter Garrett MP and Tim Mulherin MP. Help ensure future generations of Queenslanders are able to enjoy delicious local Queensland seafood. To: Hon Peter Garrett AM MP Re: Access to Queensland Seafood As a seafood consumer I am concerned at the continuing loss of access to local seafood through closures to commercial fishing. I understand that Queensland's commercial fisheries are accredited as sustainable under the Australian Government's Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, that Queensland and Australia are recognised as world leaders in fisheries management, and that Queensland already has a higher percentage of waters adjacent to a developed coastline protected as Marine Parks than any other comparable region on the planet. As one of the 90 per cent of Queenslanders who rely on professional fishermen to harvest some or all of my seafood requirements, I request that no further areas be closed to those professional fishermen harvesting seafood on my behalf. I am aware that your Governments are under pressure to impose even more restrictions on the areas, techniques and species that are currently accessed on behalf of Queensland seafood consumers, and respectfully request that you protect my existing access to wild caught Queensland seafood by resisting such pressure. Yours sincerely |
