Fishing
Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing is insidious across the Pacific, robbing small nations of hundreds of millions of dollars and risking the sustainability of legitimate operations throughout...
At the Developing Northern Australia Conference held in Cairns last week a powerful presentation was delivered showcasing the work the Aboriginal Sea Company (ASC) is doing to create real change acros...
Torres Strait / Zenadth Kes fishers have harvested a record 19.22 tonnes of bech-de-mer – generating an estimated $700,000 for the local economy during a short but successful three-day season (3...
The NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is seeking Expressions of Interest from Aboriginal people to fill four vacant coastal and inland regional membership positions on the...
Combatting illegal fishing off the coast of northern Australia will be strengthened by more support for Indigenous Rangers. The announcement, as part of the federal government's Operation Lunar, will...
The NT government has responded to calls from Traditional Owners to strengthen protection of the Territory's waterways and fishing. Earlier this week, Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Gerard Mal...
A Tasmanian Aboriginal corporation has secured long-term abalone fishing rights after the finalisation of an agreement with the Tasmanian government.
Applications for grants supporting Aboriginal fishing - cultural fishing, commercial opportunity and research - have opened in New South Wales with $500,000 in funding on the table.
The New South Wales government has begun public consultation on a draft regulation to support Aboriginal people fishing for cultural purposes.
The Northern Land Council says authorities must take a tougher approach to foreign fishing vessel incursions amid an influx of boats breaching Aboriginal land and waters along the West Arnhem Land coa...
On the sea floor of the warm, shallow waters stretching from the Kimberley coast to northeast Arnhem Land live slimy, round trepang. This delicacy, also known as sea cucumber, is reported to have init...
The Northern Land Council says they are alarmed at the increased number of foreign fishing vessels landing on the shores of North-West Arnhem Land.
The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs called on Monday for both levels of government - BC and Canada's federal authorities - to take immediate action on the severe impacts of Alaskan interceptio...