Fishers Reeling over Extended Gillnet Ban
date:Aug 10, 2012
The fishers target gummy sharks, which are sold as flake in fish and chip shops, but their nets occasionally trap sea lions and dolphins, reportsABCNews.

A ban on gillnet fishing in areas mainly along South Australia's west coast and Eyre Peninsula was extended last October for 18 months to protect sea lions from nets and to gain more data during their breeding cycles.

However, Kyri Toumazis from the Shark and Gillnet Fishermen's Association says without fishers and their boats in those waters
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