Western Australia’s demersal fishing ban hits hard in coastal tourist town of Kalbarri
Veteran commercial fisherman Phil de Grauw is not used to spending so much time on land. After more…
Mandatory rollout of electronic camera monitoring coming for trawlers in Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
More than 225 trawlers will be fitted with Queensland government-owned cameras to monitor the unintended catch of endangered…
Demersal fishing ban leaves industry ‘drowning’ as mental health concerns rise
Beverley and Jeffrey Cooke began shark fishing in Augusta in the 1980s, hoping to one day pass the…
Claims ‘trade will trump biosecurity’ as government proposes ‘weakened’ disease testing for imported raw prawns
The federal government is being accused of allowing “trade to trump biosecurity” over proposed changes that industry says…