Newspaper - Shark Fishing Lakes Entrance - Mercury issues 1977

Historical information

During the late 1970 and 80's a ban on large shark was introduced by Victorian Govt health department due to concerns over mercury content. This created an illegal trade in large shark

Physical description

Newspaper report on shark fishing at Lakes Entrance . Plus a second clipping with Lakes Entrance fisherman John Parsons and Peter Friend on the 'Queen Mab' and a third photo of Peter Spralja and Ernie Barney

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