Recreational Fishing

Locals say more deaths are "inevitable" at Narooma Bar if steps to improve safety are not taken, but opinions on how to address the issue vary.

Residents say they have seen fish and other marine life washed ashore in the days since a large-scale toxic algae bloom and fish kill at Fleurieu Peninsula beaches.

The sight of thousands of salmon off WA's Cheynes Beach has sparked excitement for another bumper fishing season.

Thousands of small fish have washed up on beaches all along the NSW south coast and experts don't know why.

It's been seven months since the Cape du Couedic wave buoy started malfunctioning off Kangaroo Island, with the BOM blaming supply issues in Canada for delays to a replacement.

The 34-year-old's body was found south of Eden after a three-day search by emergency services.

An amateur fisherman's ingenious plan to use his phone to monitor his fishing reel backfired when it floated out to sea in a bucket. He couldn't believe his luck when the phone turned up three days later. 

Australian redclaw have sent wildlife authorities into damage control after the crayfish were found in the wild in the US state of Texas. 

Peak fishing bodies are at odds with Labor's stance on mandatory catch reporting, which some say is an irresponsible bid to secure votes from recreational anglers.

The ban on the eastern blue groper has been widely criticised for failing to address climate-related pressures, with the fisheries watchdog admitting 'limited numbers' were being harvested by anglers even before it was made illegal. 

Many millions of dollars of prime-eating fish are being wasted as the number of bull sharks increase dramatically, an experienced Queensland fisherman says.

A proposed shake-up of Victoria's fisheries department will result in a significant rise in maritime crime and negatively affect the environment, according to a former officer.

A fishing crew says it can't believe not one, but three, great white sharks approached its boat during a game fishing competition in waters north of Newcastle.

Numbers of eastern blue groper have halved in shallow waters around the Sydney coast since 2008, but are stronger in deeper water a new study has found.

A public chest freezer in the tiny Eyre Peninsula hamlet of Arno Bay is limiting the amount of fish waste going into bins and providing free bait.

First responders want life jackets made compulsory at rock fishing sites across Western Australia after a dramatic reduction in drowning deaths at a notorious south coast beach.

The NSW government banned all fishing of the iconic blue groper last year, but since then there has been no research done to assess if it's been successful or if the species is in decline. 

A Karratha woman shares video of the "eerie" moment she and her family discovered tens of thousands of dead fish along a stretch of beach near Karratha, as locals call for answers.

The northern monsoon is approaching its latest-ever recorded start, meaning crushing humidity, dry floodplains and nervous farmers.

Shark attacks have steadily risen over time as more people enter the water, but one shark researcher says the likelihood of being bitten is still "exceptionally low".