The killing of a protected species of groper off North Stradbroke Island is being investigated,with three men urged to turn themselves in.
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.
“Within the developed world,Australia would appear to be at the tail end of the queue to do something about neonic pesticides.”
Michael Daunt taught Eric Clapton,Guy Ritchie and Ronnie Corbett the delicate skill of fly casting.
Four fishermen are lucky to be alive after their boat capsized off the Western Australia coast on Saturday.
Shark Safety campaigner Lisa Hills said while it was a great start,the majority of the state’s coast,including major tourism destinations,was still not protected.
They celebrated like lottery winners when they landed a monster marlin in the last hours of the fishing tournament. The party ended on shore.
Every grade five student in Victoria is to receive a free fishing rod and tackle box. But why are Victorian taxpayers footing the bill for fishing kits for private school students?
The nets are used to catch fish but they can also injure and kill dugongs,turtles,dolphins and protected shark species.
Peter Whitaker,79,said he and friend John Gillard,80,were fishing for whiting on a “brilliant” day in January 2021 when the boat he was on was “crushed like a can of sardines”.
Shark “trophy hunters” are finding themselves increasingly on the outer as the community demands a line drawn between fishing for food and hunting for sport.