MarkC
09-15-2006, 04:58 AM
Can you say 'Steel Trawler'. Their vessels are beginning to come onto the market now. Look at www.boatpoint.com.au.
I don't know if these vessels are a bargain or not. They might be of interest to someone looking for a project boat or a trawler.
200 fishers hand over licences
The Federal Government has spent around $90 million to buy back licences and permits for nearly 200 commercial fishers.
Fisheries Minister Eric Abetz has announced the buyout of more than 400 licences and permits from Australian fishers.
More than 500 commercial fishers lobbied for a slice of the $90 million on offer in the first round of fishing licence and permit buy backs.
Senator Abetz says there has been an encouraging response from the eastern tuna and billfish fishery, as well as the southern and eastern scalefish and shark fishery.
But he says a number of requests from northern prawn fishers, or Bass Strait scallop fishers, were not considered good value for money.
Senator Abetz says in total, tenders from nearly 200 fishers have been accepted in the first round.
"The Government fully accepts an occasion such as this is filled with a lot of mixed feelings for the fishing communities," he said.
"Clearly they were dying the death of a thousand cuts because of market forces.
"The taxpayers have come to the party by trying to ease the burden."
Gail Richey, from the Commonwealth Fisheries Association, has welcomed the result.
She says it will help fishers leave the industry with dignity.
"It's the same as any other primary industry where people are forced from the land or forced from what they would rather be doing," Ms Richey said.
"But in our view it is much better to have a structured removal from the fishery because it allows them to go with a bit of dignity, some money in their pocket to re-establish themselves in another business or other employment."
A second round of buyouts, worth about $60 million, will be opened in the middle of next month.
Fishers will have five weeks to submit a tender.
from ABC web site friday, 15 sept.
I don't know if these vessels are a bargain or not. They might be of interest to someone looking for a project boat or a trawler.
200 fishers hand over licences
The Federal Government has spent around $90 million to buy back licences and permits for nearly 200 commercial fishers.
Fisheries Minister Eric Abetz has announced the buyout of more than 400 licences and permits from Australian fishers.
More than 500 commercial fishers lobbied for a slice of the $90 million on offer in the first round of fishing licence and permit buy backs.
Senator Abetz says there has been an encouraging response from the eastern tuna and billfish fishery, as well as the southern and eastern scalefish and shark fishery.
But he says a number of requests from northern prawn fishers, or Bass Strait scallop fishers, were not considered good value for money.
Senator Abetz says in total, tenders from nearly 200 fishers have been accepted in the first round.
"The Government fully accepts an occasion such as this is filled with a lot of mixed feelings for the fishing communities," he said.
"Clearly they were dying the death of a thousand cuts because of market forces.
"The taxpayers have come to the party by trying to ease the burden."
Gail Richey, from the Commonwealth Fisheries Association, has welcomed the result.
She says it will help fishers leave the industry with dignity.
"It's the same as any other primary industry where people are forced from the land or forced from what they would rather be doing," Ms Richey said.
"But in our view it is much better to have a structured removal from the fishery because it allows them to go with a bit of dignity, some money in their pocket to re-establish themselves in another business or other employment."
A second round of buyouts, worth about $60 million, will be opened in the middle of next month.
Fishers will have five weeks to submit a tender.
from ABC web site friday, 15 sept.