Should fishing be banned to protect the environment? | 60 Minutes Australia

The battle between conserving the world's fish population and the right to bear a rod.
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Synopsis | Troubled Waters (2011)
Up and down the Australian coastline, there's a massive battle going on over the number of marine parks springing up along our shores - those vast stretches of ocean where fishing is banned. Conservationists and governments are pushing for even more of these no-go zones, but local fishermen believe they should be able to dangle a line where they want, when they want. With research suggesting that the world's fish population has plummeted by 90% in the last half century, everyone agrees that something has to be done. The question is what and how you balance the needs of the environment against every Australian's right to bear a rod.
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