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    Crayfishing is big business, but is shack life worth it? Some think not; where there was once up to forty fishermen, there are now just five. Their shacks are left abandoned, uninhabited and have an unknown future. by: afn Views[478] The Western Rock Lobster: 5.5 million kilograms of these are pulled from Australian waters each year. Most are exported to China, Japan and America and can fetch up to AU$45 a kilogram. by: afn Views[370] Since the closure of a fuel supply near the shacks, fishermen now make the 260km round trip to a nearby town to buy fuel and bring it back in drums. Once back at camp they ferry it by dinghy and load it onto their boats by hand. by: afn Views[323] When asked about the loneliness of shack life, Fluffy replied “you have good days and bad days, but it’s been in my blood all my life. I would never do anything else”. Having some mod cons can help as well. by: afn Views[387] On a remote stretch of the Western Australian coastline a small community of fishermen reside in shacks along the beach. They make their living by catching Western Rock Lobster, known locally as crayfish. Veteran fisherman ‘Fluffy’ is alone here for most of the season; his wife lives and works 130 kilometres away. by: afn Views[410]
     

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    Monday, 14 Jan 2013 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    I think I caught the photography bug from my parents. For as long as I remember there was always a camera in my face and I hated it. I soon learnt if I was the one taking the photos, I could avoid being IN them. What started out as a means of escaping ... Read more >
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