Locals are rallying to formally ban gillnet fishing in Portland Bay, where a voluntary agreement between commercial and recreational fishers has been in place since 1994.
No Netting in Portland's public Facebook page has drawn comments from many concerned locals, some of who have made threatening comments.
The Victorian Fisheries Regulations prohibited use of certain types of nets — including mesh — in Portland Bay between the Lee Breakwater and Snapper Point at particular times, including between December 24 and January 22 every year, Easter weekend, and on long weekends.No Netting in Portland wanted commercial netting banned in this area all year round, in addition to prohibiting all forms of commercial netting in Portland Bay along the coast from Lawrence Rocks to the Fitzroy River mouth.
"Commercial fishers have gone above and beyond that, so it's been very rarely netted over the last 30 years," he said.
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