Demersal shutdown pushed through
Western Australia’s fisheries minister Jackie Jarvis has confirmed that the closure of commercial demersal fishing in the West Coast Bioregion will go ahead. This is taking place despite the significant…
Western Australia shuts down key fisheries
The commercial fishing industry in Western Australia is demanding answers following the government announcement of the West Coast region to become an exclusive recreational fishing zone for snapper and dhufish,…
Australian industry hits back on MPA announcement
Western Australian industry body WAFIC doesn’t see marine protected areas as a problem – ‘as long as they are well-designed and support a balance between commercial and environmental outcomes. But…
New WAFIC CEO hits the ground running
The Western Australia Fishing Industry Council (WAFIC) has just welcomed its new CEO – and Melissa Haslam has immediately been in the thick of it by calling on the Federal…
Uncertain future for WA’s Cockburn crab fishery
Western Australia’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s (DPIRD) latest stock assessment for the Cockburn Sound crab fishery has shown signs of recovery but suggests reduced productivity in the…
WAFIC appoints new CEO
As Darryl Hockey steps down after four years as the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council’s (WAFIC) chief executive officer, former Forest Industries Federation WA executive director Melissa Haslam is set…
Broken promises and sidelined science – a recipe for disaster
The fishing industry in Western Australia is facing a hostile environment – as government decisions concerning the future of fisheries look to be based on dogma instead of science as…
Calling on government to deal with rogue agency
Fishermen in Western Australia have slammed approaches made by the department responsible for planning marine parks, claiming that they stand to be ‘wiped off the map’. According to WA Fishing…
Western Australia’s fishermen to learn from Scotland’s experience
A group of Australian fishing industry associations are set to learn from Scotland’s experience of living and working alongside the renewable energy sector. The Western Australian Fishing Industry Council (WAFIC),…
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…
