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Fisherman praises ‘godsend’ rescuers after falling overboard

Fisherman praises ‘godsend’ rescuers after falling overboard

The fisherman who was rescued after he fell overboard has spoken out about the community mission to save him and his tinny.

  • byJocelyn Garcia
Perth fisherman who died in Yanchep ocean mystery identified

Perth fisherman who died in Yanchep ocean mystery identified

The grandfather’s body was recovered on Thursday from a beach in Yanchep,around 19 hours after his boat was spotted five nautical miles off the coast driving in circles with no one on board.

  • byKelly Haywood
What do sharks want – and why do they bite?
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What do sharks want – and why do they bite?

Tracking programs have started to piece together a new picture of the ocean’s most fearsome predator. Here’s what we know about the secret lives of sharks.

  • bySherryn Groch
East coast mussel lovers gain access to yesterday's haul

East coast mussel lovers gain access to yesterday's haul

A mariculturalist in Jervis Bay Marine Park is shelling out on establishing a one-day supply chain to NSW and Queensland.

  • byMike Foley
'Fish massacre':Fisheries staff feared easing of marine park controls

'Fish massacre':Fisheries staff feared easing of marine park controls

NSW fisheries officers were stunned by the Berejiklian government's decision to roll back marine park protections in the Batemans Bay area.

  • byPeter Hannam
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More than a job:Indigenous saltwater people mix business with culture

More than a job:Indigenous saltwater people mix business with culture

About 180 Indigenous people have used a marine course to get new qualifications and opportunities to start new businesses and use their cultural knowledge to protect the marine environment.

  • byJulie Power
'Worrying sign':Rollback of protection puts marine park status at risk
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'Worrying sign':Rollback of protection puts marine park status at risk

The global conservation status of a NSW marine park is at risk after the Berejiklian government weakened its sanctuary status without consultation to allow recreational fishing,documents show.

  • byPeter Hannam
China accused of using football stadium-style lighting to plunder fisheries

China accused of using football stadium-style lighting to plunder fisheries

Fishing trawlers are using lighting systems,equivalent to illuminating an entire football stadium,to help hoover up more than 150,000 tonnes of squid in key parts of the East China Sea.

  • byJames Massola andEryk Bagshaw
WA rock lobster fisher's $8 million penalty after three-year probe

WA rock lobster fisher's $8 million penalty after three-year probe

Geraldton-based Sam Vincent Basile took lobsters above his quota on several occasion and breached the zone he was assigned to.

Hunt for nature's bounty turns Rye Pier into a'chicken cemetery'
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Hunt for nature's bounty turns Rye Pier into a'chicken cemetery'

The sea floor around Rye Pier has been littered with disintegrating chicken carcasses and plastic rubbish,dropped by crowds of people fishing for migratory giant spider crabs.

  • byMiki Perkins