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Facebook posts lead to first book deal for author, 68

Gloucester’s Faye Passanisi, who comes from generations of fishing families, has become an “accidental author” in the wake of feedback from her daily inspirational messages on social media. “I would just write my feelings each day and I received an outpouring of feedback from people who wanted more,” she said. Then she inadvertently became a member of a Facebook group for fishing families. “One day, I got a friend request from Bill Allen, after which began our journey in writing this book.” “Port Bliss” tells the story of Brandy Rogers, who joins the crew of the Sea Quest, the same vessel that led her husband to his watery grave six months before. >click to read<09:49

Redland Bay in the claws of Crabman and Crab Watch Qld

A Redland Bay man who has seen his once secluded fishing spot turn into a hotspot for illegal crabbing has taken matters into his own hands. Gavin, also known as “Crabman”, knew that something had to be done. That something, he decided, was the creation of Crab Watch QLD, a Facebook group that reports, names and shames those who go against the rules of crab fishing. “Crabman is just the voice of a lot of people who have identified a problem in our fishing community,” Crabman said. Read the rest here 17:56