Foreign boats set to fish in Australian waters, expert claims

By Nicole Hasham
Updated December 10 2017 - 10:43am, first published December 8 2017 - 12:54pm
FV Margiris giant fishing trawler that will operate in Tasmanian waters


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FV Margiris giant fishing trawler that will operate in Tasmanian waters 1939803.jpg
South Australian Senator Anne Ruston poses for a photo in a florist store in Adelaide,  Friday 25 September 2015.  AFR news Picture By David Mariuz
South Australian Senator Anne Ruston poses for a photo in a florist store in Adelaide, Friday 25 September 2015. AFR news Picture By David Mariuz

The federal government is stripping marine protections from remote waters off the Australian coast because it plans to change the law to allow foreign fishing boats with low-paid crews to fish there, a leading fisheries expert claims.