In response to growing concerns about public safety following two fatal shark attacks in the past three years, the Western Australian government is set to enforce a comprehensive ban on the use of ...

A "judgement call" about a permanent commercial fishing ban for demersal species went further than the advice handed to her, WA's Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis says.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The risk status of demersal fish in Western Australia has prompted a major new ban. Source: Getty/Government of WA You'll likely ...

A fishing ban along 900 kilometres of the Australian coast comes into force today. There are concerns this could lead to a spike in costs for the seafood staple at a restaurant or fish and chip shop.

But the state's fishing and mining industries have questioned the effectiveness of "no-take zones" in ensuring sustainability, saying the jury is still out on the science. The Australian Conservation ...

The state’s commercial fishing lobby says affordable fish and chips could be a thing of the past due to reductions to demersal catches along most of Western Australia’s coast. From January next year ...

Commercial fishers in Western Australia's north impacted by the establishment of a marine park are still awaiting state government compensation five years later. New fishing laws have increased ...