Two major black market seafood compliance operations undertaken by the Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) have resulted in hefty fines handed down in Perth courts this month. The DPIRD said the penalties serve as an important reminder to only...
The Northern Territory Seafood Council (NTSC) strongly opposes Chief Minister Eva Lawler’s announcement to ban on the use of commercial gillnets to boost recreational fishing in the Northern Territory. The council said the policy is aimed at “grabbing votes from a noisy minority and lacks economic...
The Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) recently took delivery of a new vessel to be used for fisheries research. Built to a design by Southerly Designs, the vessel has been named Djildjit Kaartadjiny and replaces the DPIRD’s earlier research vessel George Cassels, which is no longer operational. The new boat […]
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A 28-year-old man from Exmouth has been issued penalties and costs totalling more than $7,000 after guilty pleas to 14 illegal fishing charges in Exmouth Court recently, the Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) confirmed. The illegal activity took...
A 53-year-old man from the suburb of Wandina has been penalised more than $2,000 in a Geraldton court for the illegal use of fish traps and taking four marron out-of-season from the Chapman River, the Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) said in a...
A 34-year-old Bluff Point man, who was found with abalone taken from a closed area, has been ordered by a Geraldton Court magistrate to pay more than $9,000 for illegal fishing and related offences. The man was intercepted by a WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD)...
Eighteen illegal fishers from two Indonesian vessels recently pleaded guilty to fisheries offences reported in Australian waters in April 2024. In separate incidents throughout the previous month, Australian authorities located, intercepted, and apprehended two Indonesian vessels fishing illegally in Australian waters. One of the vessels initially attempted to evade authorities, with the other located hiding […]
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The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has released its Inspections Annual Report, highlighting a significant increase in maritime safety regulatory activity. The Inspections Annual Report covers AMSA’s inspection activities on domestic commercial vessels (DCVs) such as fishing boats and ferries, as well as regulated Australian vessels and foreign-flagged shipping vessels under port state control. Domestically, […]
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Hatchery-reared juvenile scallops have been successfully deployed for the first time off the coast of Rottnest in a crucial step towards developing a more productive and sustainable saucer scallop fishery for Western Australia. The WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) recently deployed about 5,000 scallop spat, testing the transport and deployment process […]
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The Chinese fishing fleet is responsible for systemic illegal fishing and human rights abuses in countries bordering the Southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO), undercutting China’s claims of supporting sustainable development and thriving blue economies in the region, according to a new report published by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF). China’s distant-water fleet (DWF) is by far […]
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