Are you concerned about overfishing in Australian waters?

Parliament is voting on setting up a temporary ban on the newly-named Abel Tasman 'supertrawler' from fishing in Australia. The government wants to stop the 142m trawler Abel Tasman from fishing in Australian waters for two years while an expert panel gathers scientific evidence about the impact of such a large-scale operation on the local marine environment.What do you think?

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Published 12 September 2012 2:36pm
Updated 26 August 2013 2:01pm
Source: AAP, SBS

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