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WA lobster fishers call for respect as cargo ships allegedly run over fishing gear

Lobster fishers want cargo ships to avoid their fishing gear. (Supplied: Jay Barret)

West Australian lobster fishers say large cargo ships are regularly destroying thousands of dollars worth of fishing gear, and they are calling for better understanding and respect from large ocean vessels for their $500 million industry. 

Lobster fisher Jay Barret works the ocean at Ledge Point, 120 kilometres north of Perth, in a highly trafficable area for cargo ships sailing to and from the Port of Fremantle. 

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