All posts tagged "fishing"

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  Australia’s Greatest Fish & Chips shops announced

  The winners of the 2021 Great Australian Fish & Chip Awards, organised by Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), have been announced, with the...

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  Big fine for man found in illegal possession of a sawfish rostrum

  In a court case at Karratha, a 35 year-old man pleaded guilty to possessing a green sawfish rostrum and was ordered to...

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  IMAS to conduct national survey of recreational bluefin tuna catch

  On behalf of the Australian Government, IMAS is to conduct a national survey of recreational tuna fishers aimed at gaining an understanding...

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  Southern Bluefin Tuna rec fishing survey

  The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to undertake a survey of the recreational catch of Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT).

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  Fish attractors to reely help anglers

  Stories of the ‘one that got away’ might become a thing of the past for Toowoomba anglers thanks to an Australian first...

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  Fisher fined for $1500 for protected waters catch

  Taking 106 sea cucumber from protected waters has seen a recreational fisher fined $1500 in the Caboolture Magistrates Court.

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  Investing in recreational fishing to create jobs

  The Territory Government’s first trial Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) was deployed as part of a plan to enhance and expand recreational fishing...

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  Charter Fishing Action Plan? What Charter Fishing Action Plan?

  The QLD Government has released a plan to grow regional tourism and jobs by developing a world-class charter fishing sector.

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  Bycatch plays an important part in healthy marine ecosystems

  Bycatch is sometimes considered as an inconvenience to daily fishing operations, but there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to...

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  AFMA assumes responsibility of commercial fisheries compliance in the Torres Strait

  From 1 July 2018 the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is responsible for the day-to-day management of compliance of the commercial Torres...