In short: Territory Labor and the CLP have committed to phasing out commercial gillnet fishing for barramundi across the NT. Commercial gillnet fishing for barramundi will be phased out across the Northern Territory from August after both of the territory's major parties announced their support for an end to the practice. The NT's Labor government on Tuesday announced it would …
Conservation group WWF Australia says anglers are catching significantly bigger barramundi in parts of Queensland where commercial net fishing was banned in 2015. Key points: WWF analysis shows average barramundi lengths increased 13 to 23 per cent in Rockhampton, Mackay and Cairns Recreational fishermen report an increase in "trophy-length" barramundi WWF says gillnets should be banned throughout the Great Barrier …