This action is for NT Residents Only
Every day that destructive commercial barramundi gillnets are in our Territory waters, they pose a serious risk to threatened, endangered and protected species including dugongs, turtles, dolphins, and endangered sawfish, increasing the risk of local extinction for some species.
In June 2024 the CLP committed to phase out the barra gillnets. Two years on and there has been no tangible action to meaningfully progress the phase out.
The environmental stakes have risen with snubfin and humpback dolphins now listed as threatened under Australian laws, and the freshwater sawfish has been uplisted to Endangered.
The economic stakes have risen too, with Queensland challenging the Top End as the “Barra Capital of Australia”.
We must ensure the CLP Government buys out commercial barramundi gillnet licenses, to safeguard our Top End lifestyle, maintain a sustainable tourism industry and protect our threatened species.