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Fishers, environmental activists and ecojustice watchdogs have raised concerns over the exploratory drilling for oil and gas off the West Coast that is scheduled to begin this month.
Call for compensation for small-scale fishers
Small-scale fishers are concerned that plans to cut the crayfish quota from next year will threaten their livelihoods.
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has given in to the demands of small fishers and increased the crayfish quota for the 2021-22 season. But for the next two years, the quota will be cut again.
But quota to be cut again over the next two years to allow the stock to recover