Port Stephens Fishing Ban Extended

BY IAN CROUCH

A fishing ban around a mangled fish farm at Port Stephens has been extended until February.

The temporary ban was put in place after 20,000 Kingfish escaped from a breeding pen last month.

5,000 of the predatory species have since been recovered.

The Fisheries Department has decided to extend the ban in the hope of recapturing more Kingfish.

Findings on what caused the breeding pen to break up are due to be released this week.

Fishing Ban Extended picture: fishingworld.com.au

Fishing Ban Set To Be Lifted In Port Stephens

BY IAN CROUCH

A ban on catching Kingfish in Port Stephens is set to be lifted tomorrow.

It came into force after 20,000 of the predatory species escaped from a fish farm sea cage last month.

Fishermen have reported catching legal size Kingfish on hand lines with bare hooks and no bait.

The fish is prized by Japanese sushi makers as the best in the world for sashimi.

The Mangled Fish Pen Destroyed By Rough Seas Last Month Picture therherald.com.au