date:Jul 16, 2012
This followed unsatisfactory compliance levels earlier in 2012 when the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) took action against a small number of boats for not using their seabird mitigation devices. The devices, called warp deflectors but more commonly known as pinkies, are colourful buoys that sit alongside the trawl gear so that seabirds can see it and avoid getting caught.
Since the original compliance actions, which included two official warnings and two orders to return to po