Snapper fishery nursed back to robust health
A commitment to science-based fisheries management has seen commercial fishers in Australia’s Gascoyne region celebrating the first increase in pink snapper quota since 2018 – as the stock is set…
Imaging technology key to deep-sea fishery’s untapped potential
The MSC-certified West Coast Deep Sea Crustacean Managed Fishery off Western Australia could have have untapped potential in a number of high value, but as yet unfished, deepwater habitats in…
Multipurpose research vessel for Western Australia
Built for the Australia state’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) by Dongara Marine, the new 18.6 metre fisheries research vessel Djildjit Kaartadjiny will undertake fisheries research and…
The arrest followed a Facebook post which showed 46 baldchin gropers on the deck of the man’s boat
Social media boast leads to heavy fine
A recreational fisherman in Western Australia is more than $12,000 poorer after being arrested for catching close to double the daily bag limit of baldchin groper. The man’s downfall was…
