Fishing
‘Absolutely incorrect’: The evidence is in on whales and offshore wind farms
Those who hold doubts about offshore wind farms may not be aware that their misgivings have been deliberately planted.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Tourism
Lucky to be alive: a Perth family’s harrowing story of survival at sea
A monster wave turned a fishing holiday into a disaster for a Perth family, who have lost a $170,000 boat – but not their lives, thanks to a lucky break.
- by Claire Ottaviano
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Marine life
WA mega-marine park proposed to rival Ningaloo needs work: scientists
This vast and ambitious plan has weaknesses – particularly around the popular tourism area of Esperance – that could hobble it from the start, say scientists.
- by Holly Thompson
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Asylum seekers
These men watched a croc kill their friend. Australia doesn’t know, and he’s not the first
Faced with diminished fish stocks and what they say are outdated Australian government policies, Indonesian fishermen are risking everything.
- by Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa
How (and where) to snag a fish in Melbourne and regional Victoria
Victorians are hooked on fishing. Here are some expert tips to increase your chances of success.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Popular WA tourist destination bans shark fishing
Fisheries Minister Don Punch banned wire trace within 800 metres of the shore along Perth’s metropolitan coastline in 2023. This regional council has weighed in.
- by Holly Thompson
How humans are taking whale food and feeding it to cats and dogs
“It’s like a dystopian, post-apocalyptic David Attenborough documentary where you have penguins swimming on one side and a massive trawler on the other.”
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Why Cronulla won’t get a marine park to save Gus the Groper’s mates
Locals were enraged when a beloved fish was killed over the new year period. Now the Sutherland Shire mayor has withdrawn his support for an aquatic reserve.
- by Michael Koziol
‘You can’t just have people shooting and killing animals and asking questions later’
The killing of a protected species of groper off North Stradbroke Island is being investigated, with three men urged to turn themselves in.
- by Courtney Kruk
Biologist reels in ‘world’s longest goldfish’ from suburban lake in Perth
The feral fish was more than half a metre long and five centimetres longer than the current Guinness world record holder caught 20 years ago.
- by Sarah Brookes
Insect apocalypse: Call to restrict pesticide ‘more toxic than DDT’
“Within the developed world, Australia would appear to be at the tail end of the queue to do something about neonic pesticides.”
- by Tim Barlass