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…
Roof protest against demersal ban
A Western Australian fisherman took to the roof of a government building to protest against the demersal fishing ban that came into force at the beginning of this year. John…
Drones boost fight against illegal fishing
Supporting action against illegal fishing by foreign vessels, Australian Border Force (ABF) has deployed Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) to Operation LEEDSTRUM in the Kimberley Marine Park (KMP) in Western…
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…
Boats burned, poachers charged and deported
The Darwin Local Court continues to be busy with the cases of Indonesian fishermen apprehended in Australian waters, with almost two hundred having faced charges there since July last year.…
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…
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…
