HEALTH FEARS: Fishing has been banned in Gladstone harbour until authorities can determine what is causing illness in fish. Picture: Rob Maccoll Source: The Sunday Mail (Qld)
THE commercial fishermen who blew the whistle on what they call an environmental disaster in Gladstone Harbour say dead fish will soon wash up on its shores.
They insist sick, blind and ulcerated fish were being pulled out of the harbour for months ahead of last week's official ban by the State Government.
Operators say they were working alongside Queensland Fisheries officers, who were monitoring possible turtle kills, when they dragged sick and slime-covered fish from waters around Gladstone Harbour.
The fishermen say the Government acted only after it was presented with an ultimatum a fortnight ago that they would go public with their concerns. The ban was slapped on 24 hours later.
Sunday Mail
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