01 April 2020
WA’s four main lobster processing companies, led by the Geraldton Fishermen’s Co-operative (GFC), have been negotiating with five airlines this week to secure a deal to export a weekly shipment of 30 tonnes of live lobster.
Read the full article, Australian fishermen brokering deal to fly lobsters to China, get coronavirus medical supplies in return, ABC News, 1 April 2020
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