While the total catch will fall well short of last year’s unprecedented 3168 tonnes, industry figures remain upbeat. “This year is down about one third from 2015 – which was an extraordinary season – ...

Recreational fishermen in the Northern Territory are venting concern over recent fish kills, which they say are being caused by prawn trawlers. The Nhulunbuy Fishing Club, on the north east Arnhem ...

In short: Sharks are attacking the catch of fishing trawlers leaving fishers with torn nets and empty pockets. Fishers along the east coast are also complaining about the frequency of sharks taking ...

New vessel’s performance exceeds efficiency expectations, says Damen. Recently, the first in series Damen Shrimp Trawler 2607 successfully completed its sea trials in the Port of Hamriya, UAE. Damen ...

NT Police made a 125 nautical mile trek to provide urgent assistance to a prawn trawler located at Cobourg Peninsula after officers were notified of a crew member ‘engaging in violent conduct’. The ...

PRAWN lovers are mistakenly feeling fishy about ocean-caught prawns in the wake of the white spot disease in the city’s north, fishermen say. Trawlers from the Gold Coast Fishing Cooperative said they ...

2001-04-02 04:00:00 PDT Watamu, Kenya-- Two rare green turtles lay spread-eagled on the sand, their heads lolling lifelessly in a pool of seawater. Each had a mangled flipper tied with rope to a large ...

A break in cyclones and heavy rain in the Gulf of Carpentaria bode well for the northern prawn fishery after 52 trawlers set off late last month. Australian Fisheries Management Authority chief ...

Austral Fisheries chief executive David Carter said most of the estimated 4000-tonne catch would go to supermarkets to be snapped up by eager prawn devotees. Austral, which has 11 boats, is among the ...

North Carolina lawmakers have a plan to pay commercial fishermen impacted by proposed restrictions on shrimp trawling in the state's coastal sounds. The Senate gave its final approval to the trawling ...