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Queensland Government Slashes Fishing Quotas, Fish Prices Set to Rise

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Queensland Government Slashes Fishing Quotas, Fish Prices Set to Rise
Fishermen pull up fish in their gillnet during a midwater pair trawl (peche en pelagique en boeuf) on the Gulf of Gascony sea, off the coast of France, on Jan. 8, 2020. Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images
Nicole James
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On July 1, Fisheries Queensland cut the amount of Spanish mackerel allowed to be caught.

For professional anglers, the amount dipped by approximately two-thirds from 578 tonnes to 165 tonnes.

Nicole James
Nicole James
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Nicole James is a freelance journalist for The Epoch Times based in Australia. She is an award-winning short story writer, journalist, columnist, and editor. Her work has appeared in newspapers including The Sydney Morning Herald, Sun-Herald, The Australian, the Sunday Times, and the Sunday Telegraph. She holds a BA Communications majoring in journalism and two post graduate degrees, one in creative writing.
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