Another fight looming over super trawler
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Tasmanians are gearing up for another fight against a super trawler fishing in waters around the island state.
A petition with 75,000 signatures will be handed to federal MPs in Canberra on Wednesday,
Seafish Tasmania has been given preliminary approval to use the 95-metre Geelong Star to catch up to 16,566 tonnes of jack mackerel, redbait and blue mackerel for the 2014-15 fishing season.
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