Record fishing turnout despite 15-year port blockage from cyclone
Cardwell's fishing tournament drew record entrants. The port has been clogged since Cyclone Yasi in 2011.
The 20th annual Barra Bonanza drew more than 350 anglers this weekend. Record numbers of female anglers took part.
Port Hinchinbrook has been clogged with mud and silt since Cyclone Yasi crossed in 2011. Organisers check tides a year ahead and plan races around narrow windows.
The government got the land and put $64 million toward restoring the port and dredging the channel. Early works are done and dredging bids closed in September.
Environmentalists have raised concerns about what this will do to the nearby Hinchinbrook Channel.
- more than 350
- Tournament entrants
- Cyclone Yasi in 2011
- Port blocked since
- 64 million dollars
- Port restoration budget
- 20th annual
- Event edition
Why it mattersA thriving event is held back by 15 years of wear and tear. Fixing the port could bring back tourism and fishing.
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