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Record anti-salmon rally calls for major party sinking

Record anti-salmon rally calls for major party sinking

More than 6000 people have rallied in opposition to salmon farming, with speakers including Bob Brown urging voters to ditch Labor and the Liberals.

Move to enshrine eco approval smells fishy, critics say

Move to enshrine eco approval smells fishy, critics say

Move to enshrine eco approval smells fishy, critics say

Move to enshrine eco approval smells fishy, critics say

The federal government has been accused of selling out the environment and undermining democratic rights after pushing controversial laws through parliament.

Days of fish kills expected after ex-tropical cyclone

Days of fish kills expected after ex-tropical cyclone

Days of fish kills expected after ex-tropical cyclone

Days of fish kills expected after ex-tropical cyclone

Large numbers of fish have been washing up on a beach dead or dying in the wake of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, habitat advocates say.

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Animal welfare probe amid mass salmon farm deaths

Animal welfare probe amid mass salmon farm deaths

An animal welfare body is investigating an aquaculture company operating in southern Tasmania, where more than 5500 tonnes of salmon have died.

'Unprecedented': thousands of tonnes of dead salmon

'Unprecedented': thousands of tonnes of dead salmon

Mass fish farm deaths caused by bacteria and warmer waters have resulted in more than 5500 tonnes of salmon being dumped at waste facilities.

Animal welfare probe after live salmon sealed in bins

Animal welfare probe after live salmon sealed in bins

Footage from an aquaculture farm in southern Tasmania has shown live salmon being sealed in bins amid mass fish deaths in the region.

Plea to save dinosaur fish from extinction

Plea to save dinosaur fish from extinction

Environmental advocates are calling for the United Nations to save an endangered dinosaur fish as a farming ban is under consideration.

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'I support salmon farming': PM backs Tassie industry

'I support salmon farming': PM backs Tassie industry

'I support salmon farming': PM backs Tassie industry

'I support salmon farming': PM backs Tassie industry

Anthony Albanese has declared his support for salmon farming in Tasmania, marking another split on an environmental issue as Labor prepares for an election.

Scientists make splash as native fish risk going under

Scientists make splash as native fish risk going under

Scientists make splash as native fish risk going under

Scientists make splash as native fish risk going under

Scientists are demanding action over findings a third of native freshwater fish species populations are under threat.

Howzat? Merv saves old-foe Beefy from the crocodiles

Howzat? Merv saves old-foe Beefy from the crocodiles

Howzat? Merv saves old-foe Beefy from the crocodiles

Howzat? Merv saves old-foe Beefy from the crocodiles

They were sworn enemies on the cricket pitch but now English legend Ian Botham has thanked his old Ashes rival Merv Hughes for saving him from the crocs.

Offshore wind zone cut to appease locals, save whales

Offshore wind zone cut to appease locals, save whales

Offshore wind zone cut to appease locals, save whales

Offshore wind zone cut to appease locals, save whales

The latest offshore wind zone, slashed by almost half in response to community concerns, has been cautiously welcomed by environmental groups and unions.

Doctor saved wife before fatal crocodile attack

Doctor saved wife before fatal crocodile attack

Doctor saved wife before fatal crocodile attack

Doctor saved wife before fatal crocodile attack

A doctor and father of three's final heroic act was to save his wife from being attacked by the crocodile that took his life.

Illegal fishing boats burned after Australian incursion

Illegal fishing boats burned after Australian incursion

Illegal fishing boats burned after Australian incursion

Illegal fishing boats burned after Australian incursion

The Australian Border Force has burnt and sunk dozens of illegal fishing boats entering the nation's waters in a warning to fishermen who want to flout the law.

Teen hooks million-dollar barra

Teen hooks million-dollar barra

Teen hooks million-dollar barra

Teen hooks million-dollar barra

A 19-year-old man has reeled in a tagged barramundi and won a million dollars in Australia's most lucrative fishing competition.

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Native title fishers launch class action against state

For decades NSW South Coast Aboriginal people have been prosecuted for catching seafood and they have now launched a class action against the state government.

Net free fishing ban areas extended in Gulf

Fishing with gillnets will be prohibited in more areas of the Gulf of Carpentaria under reforms by the Queensland government that are set to be enforced.

Blue gropers caught 390 times before new fishing ban

Fishing for the "beautiful, big" blue groper will be banned in NSW and Victoria after scores were taken by fishers, including a 40-year-old male named Gus.

Maugean skate has 'enough' protection, Tasmania says

Tasmania has asked the federal government not to make changes to fishing arrangements in Macquarie Harbour, where the threatened Maugean skate lives.

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Endangered Macquarie perch given a layer of protection

The endangered Macquarie perch has been given new protections in a bid to re-establish wild populations of the native fish in Victoria's waterways.

Gillnet fishing ban to protect Great Barrier Reef

Hundreds of fishers will be compensated after the Queensland government moved to phase out gillnet fishing on the Great Barrier Reef by 2027.

These Omega-3 tablets will come without a trace of fish

Consumers want the good oil, not more harm to dwindling fish stocks, which means a new brew of marine and soil bacteria could catch on as a food supplement.

Pleas in a pod: dolphins teach each other how to beg

Dolphins in Queensland are learning from their peers how to beg for food, which could pose short and long-term risks, researchers say.

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