This is a video filmed during my time as Fisheries Officer in Hong Kong. I put this video together in … More
Author: David C. Cook
Press cuttings relating to gillnetting
Mostly from 2006 to 2011, mostly from the Cairns Post and the Port Douglas and Mossman Gazette The concern in … More
Grey mackerel gillnet fishing in the GBRWHA falls short of ESD requirements
1 March 2014 This working paper was prepared to demonstrate to the then Minister for Fisheries and his fishery advisers … More
Minister’s admission a shocker!
Fish and Boat, September 2013 – page 30 This article addresses shortcomings in the advice given to the Fisheries Minister … More
Grey mackerel sustainably fished!???
Fish and Boat, September 2013 – page 30 An explanation of why this author considers Fisheries Queensland were mistaken, in … More
Gillnetting in the GBRMP: recommendations for urgent change
Fish and Boat, July 2013 – page 35 This article discusses some of the measures required to lift management of … More
Misinformed, misguided, and downright unsustainable!
page 32 – NQ Fish and Boat, June 2013. At the time of writing, the east coast inshore finfish fishery … More
A closer look at our inshore fishery
page 33 – NQ Fish and Boat, May 2013. This articles discusses some of the important features of the Queensland … More
Is our inshore fishery sustainable?
page 36 – NQ Fish and Boat, April 2013. This opinion piece raises the point that “sustainability” can be used … More
A Community Campaign for Sustainable Inshore Fishing in Far North Queensland
26 August 2012 A report to the Minister for Fisheries and local MPs in Far North Queensland SUMMARY A record … More