Drones are currently being used in the Gulf of Carpentaria in aim to help protect the region’s marine life from illegal fishing activities.
Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said that the total number of fines and prosecutions for fisheries offences, in the Karumba district had risen to 24 this year, with a total of more than $24,000 in fines.
Mr Furner said compliance activity was vital to protecting fish stocks that supported Queensland’s commercial and recreational fishing industries.