Fishing and Aquaculture

The fisheries patrol vessel Equinox
Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

New patrol vessel to be used for fisheries enforcement off Western Australia

Will Xavier
Deep sea crab species Paralomis papua
Potting

Rare red crab species discovered off Western Australia

Jens Karsten
Chinook salmon
Aquaculture

New Zealand Government fast-tracks approval of open ocean salmon farm project

Jens Karsten
Ronja King
Aquaculture

New Zealand King Salmon raises FY26 earnings outlook

Alan Bosworth
Cowa
Aquaculture

VESSEL REVIEW | Cowa – Australian salmon farmer's new workboat to take on harvest support and personnel transfers

Baird Maritime
Antarctic Discovery
Accidents

Investigators publish report on gas poisoning mishap on Australian fishing vessel

Jens Karsten
Western rock lobster
Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

Western Australia scientists conduct surveys to study rock lobster survival in shallow waters

Gareth Havelock
A Tasmania Police patrol boat
Accidents

Two hospitalised after oyster boat hits sandbar in Tasmania, Australia

Gareth Havelock
The waters off Ecuador's Galapagos Islands are home to more than 30 species of shark.
Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

OPINION | We kill cockroaches; why not sharks?

Fred Pawle
Assorted seafood
Ausmarine - Fishing and Aquaculture

Seafood import codes updated to help curb illegal fishing

Ausmarine
Seized ark shells from King Bay DPIRD
Ausmarine - Fishing and Aquaculture

Two charged for over the limit hauls of ark shells from Pilbara mudflats

Ausmarine
Some of the seized sea urchins
Ausmarine - Fishing and Aquaculture

Two WA fishers fined for illegal sea urchin haul

Ausmarine
Evidence bags of more than 27 kg of finfish fillets
Ausmarine - Fishing and Aquaculture

WA finfish catch limit offences discovered during roadside checks

Ausmarine
Ottalauss
Aquaculture

VESSEL REVIEW | Ottalauss – Compact waterjet workboat to support salmon farming in southern Australia

Baird Maritime
An Australian Border Force Cape-class patrol boat
Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

Australian and Indonesian authorities conduct joint patrol to combat illegal fishing

Will Xavier
An Australian Border Force Cape-class patrol boat
Police

Australian, PNG authorities conclude joint patrol of Torres Strait

Will Xavier
Some of the puerulus collected in the 2026 settlement season DPIRD
Ausmarine - Fishing and Aquaculture

Record settlements support WA rock lobster sustainability

Ausmarine
Ronja King
Aquaculture

New Zealand King Salmon returns to profit in H1 FY2026

Jens Karsten
The Australian Border Force Bay-class patrol boat ABFC Storm Bay in 2023 MarineTraffic com Sam Croft.jpg
Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

Australian Border Force intercepts suspected illegal foreign fishing vessel in Torres Strait

Will Xavier
Two Australian Border Force officers secure a foreign vessel suspected of illegal fishing off Croker Island in the Northern Territory, May 18, 2026.
Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

Australian authorities apprehend foreign nationals for suspected illegal fishing in Northern Territory waters

Will Xavier
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