Fish-for-the-poor project challenged in court

28 August 2016 - 02:00
By BOBBY JORDAN

The government is due to go to court tomorrow to defend an 8,000-ton fishing experiment that could decimate a valuable fishery. This follows a bid by several large fishing companies to have an experimental horse mackerel permit set aside on the grounds that it is illegal and contravenes scientific advice.

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