HUNTER RIVER PRAWNERS BAN FISHING INDEFINITELY

NBN NEWSNovember 27, 2015

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Hunter prawners have made the agonising decision to ban fishing indefinitely along the entire Hunter River.

It comes after the release of preliminary test results showing an elevated level of a toxic chemical compound, in the wake of the Williamtown RAAF contamination.

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