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,…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Commercial catch limits for deep sea crab and rock lobster on the south coast of Western Australia will be increased due to effective fisheries management supporting fisheries sustainability. The South…
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 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…
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