Western Australia’s decision to shut down parts of its demersal fishery is not an isolated environmental gesture, it is...

There are growing concerns about Indonesian fishermen illegally killing and eating protected turtles off Australia's northern coast, with authorities confirming eight animals have been found slit open ...

Plagues of "bold as hell" rats have overrun tropical fishing towns in northern Australia, where residents are clearing piles of "smelly" dead rodents off the beach every morning. The native ...

Federal authorities have confirmed a surge in illegal fishing off Australia's northern coast, with 101 vessels intercepted since July. Devastation caused by Cylone Seroja in Indonesia is one of the ...

Over the past month, the Australian Border Force has intercepted 12 illegal foreign fishing vessels in waters off the Northern Territory, seizing over six tonnes of sea cucumber, 500kg of other catch, ...

An Indonesian captain has been jailed for repeated ‘maruarding’ of fishing stocks off the Australian coast, with a judge saying he ‘thumbs his nose at the authorities’. Skipper Dora Hamidung was the ...

Just six of the 76 giant vessels worldwide are banned from operating in country’s waters Australia’s ban on super-sized industrial fishing boats is far too narrow and places local fisheries under ...

The issue threatens to overshadow Foreign Minister Marise Payne’s visit to Jakarta on Wednesday, where she had hoped to iron out differences over Australia’s plan to buy nuclear-powered submarines ...

Hundreds of illegal foreign fishermen have been caught in northern Australian waters in recent years. Experts explain why there’s been a sudden spike in the offending. The most recent case saw eight ...