date:Jul 10, 2012
But now fishers say lucrative coral trout stocks in Queensland are being put at risk because fisheries managers won't cut the quota, reportsABCRural.
Fishermen say alarm bells are ringing after the fleet managed only 60 per cent of its total allowable catch this season.
But Dr Brigid Kerrigan from Queensland Fisheries says a proposal to temporarily cut the quota is not supported by industry or science - and it could make things worse.
Instead, she's announced a stock assessment of coral trout