00:02Every catch is now worth its weight in gold for fishermen like Ryan Starkey.
00:07He fears if fuel prices keep rising, he'll have to stay anchored and customers will miss out.
00:13It's not just about price, it's are we going to be able to even go to work.
00:18The Federal Government's temporary halving of the fuel excise will decrease diesel and petrol prices,
00:24but the industry says operational costs are still too high.
00:28I think the 26 cents means very little.
00:32Particularly for large trawlers that guzzle up to 40,000 litres of fuel at sea each trip.
00:38So you can do your maths, it's well over $100,000 of fuel just to send them out to fish
00:44now.
00:45There is some good news, consumers are being reassured there's enough seafood to keep prices steady for Easter.
00:51I think everybody's going to wear less profit, we still need to catch fish.
00:56The industry recognises that consumers are also feeling the cost of living squeeze,
01:01but they're asking for their support to ensure the long term survival of Australian caught and processed seafood.
01:09But if fuel prices don't drop and supply is consumed, there's a warning about how high prices will rise after
01:15Easter.
01:16We want to produce affordable seafood for the community and this is really, really impacting that opportunity to do so.
01:26What countries can do to eat and eat some water.
01:27I think there's a beans that the jelly can sell people, it's a big deal.
01:27I think there's been a bit of an candy challenge.
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