Fish Marketing Board

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Additional InformationA Fish Marketing Board centre was established in 1936 near the entrance of Lake Doonella to monitor commercial catches. The following year it was relocated to Hilton Terrace with a prominent wharf reaching out into the river. The board helped keep records on what was being caught but its importance was in marketing the produce and assisting with its speedy transport to reliable markets so that fishermen could get a reliable income. Following World War II large scale net fishing began and by 1944 there were 11 permanent net crews of 1-4 men, as well part-time professional fishermen. The focus of net fishing moved out of the Noosa River and into the ocean, however, the Fish Marketing Board remained for a long time, eventually being relocated to Tin Can Bay in 1990.

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Subject (Keywords)Fishing

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Fish Marketing Board