Land: Australia

Two fishermen survived a fatal fishing trawler tragedy on the NSW coast and recount their ordeal of the tragedy.

Australia’s Queensland commercial fisheries information system had reached a milestone with its commercial fisheries information system or CFISH finished 20 nyears of successful operations.

Small-scale marine finfish hatchery has seen recent improvement in hatchery production due to some new technology.

The Australian authority has done good job by bringing back the new commercial scalefish fishery on track.

A fishing boat sank off the east coast of Australia, two fishermen alive and one, the skipper, is still missing.

Anti-whaling activists said on Monday they had chased the flagship

Commercial fishing boats take boldest and biggest fish from the waters leaving behind a population of meek and mild fish.

Clean Seas Tuna Ltd has suffered huge loss of $26,000 for the half year to 31 December 2007 that clearly indicates the position of the industry.

In a public meeting commercial fishermen has jeered and heckled the Fisheries Minister Jon Ford over the issue of fishing ban in a particular area.

Dr Brendan Kelaher, a marine biologist, has asked for an update on Marine Park from Narooma Chamber Commerce members.