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Latest news: Fishing

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.

Native title fishers launch class action against state

Native title fishers launch class action against state

Native title fishers launch class action against state

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.

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Net free fishing ban areas extended in Gulf

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

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

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.

Endangered Macquarie perch given a layer of protection

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.

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Gillnet fishing ban to protect Great Barrier Reef

Gillnet fishing ban to protect Great Barrier Reef

Gillnet fishing ban to protect Great Barrier Reef

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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