When marine operator Bruce Bezuidenhout and veteran skipper Dave Palermo met on an ocean charter trip they got to talking about a boat. Dave was selling, Bruce was buying. The interaction sparked a partnership that’s now brought Caloundra its first dedicated fishing charter—Salty Fishing Charters. Bruce grew up by the ocean in South Africa with family fishing trips a regular occurrence. When they moved to Australia, weekends still meant time on the water and by 2005 they had turned that passion into business, collecting aquarium fish and later exporting live coral around the world. It was successful, but after nearly…
When marine operator Bruce Bezuidenhout and veteran skipper Dave Palermo met on an ocean charter trip they got to talking about a boat. Dave was selling, Bruce was buying. The…