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…
Australian Border Force (ABF) apprehended 30 illegal foreign fishermen and seized and destroyed three fishing vessels in the week leading up to Christmas as part of an ongoing operation targeting…
A coordinated air, sea and land surveillance operation to combat increased illegal foreign fishing in Australian waters took place over 12 days in September throughout the Kimberley Marine Park (KMP),…
A joint project between the Western Australian Government and fishing company One Sea are set to boost scallop stocks along WA’s MidWest, South West and South Coast fisheries. Western Australian…