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‘Tantamount to theft’: WA fishers sound off about government rock lobster intervention

Fishers have called the state government’s plans to take ownership of a significant chunk of WA’s rock lobster industry everything from the “next WA Inc” to “a great plan” set to solidify the industry’s future. After Fisheries Minister Dave Kelly formally announced the government’s “development package” on Monday, the Western Rock Lobster Council of WA was quick to sound off about their concerns with the proposal. >click to read<23:24