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Defence helps Pacific partners fight illegal fishing
Illegal fishing costs Pacific Island nations hundreds of millions of dollars in...
Melissa Meehan 25 May 2026
Yolŋu man Nathan Djerrkura charts new course for his homelands
With the support of Charles Darwin University TAFE training, Yolŋu man Nathan Dj...
Phoebe Blogg 13 Mar 2026
Indigenous community hatches native prawn plan
Catching a native prawn and throwing it on the fire to make a meal is something...
Keira Jenkins 19 Jan 2026
Torres Strait Traditional Owners lead new research to record customary fishing practices
Torres Strait Traditional Owners are leading a new research project to record cu...
Natasha Clark 29 Dec 2025
Aboriginal commercial mud crab fishing research underway in WA
New research in Western Australia's north is supporting the development of a sus...
Callan Morse 15 Sep 2025
Australian blitz targets illegal fishing in the Pacific

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...

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Dominic Giannini Aug 23, 2025
From Sea to Sovereignty: How the Aboriginal Sea Company is reclaiming saltwater futures

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...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jul 28, 2025
Torres Strait reels in record sea cucumber season

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...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 11, 2025
NSW government seeks new members for Aboriginal Fishing Advisory Council

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...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 10, 2025
NT Indigenous ranger groups to be bolstered, partnership renewed

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 30, 2025
Aboriginal rangers to play key role as new Fisheries vessel boosts compliance efforts in NT waters

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...

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Tiesha Hewitt Jan 8, 2025
‘A significant step towards Treaty’: Tasmanian Aboriginal corporation secures long-term abalone fishing rights agreement

A Tasmanian Aboriginal corporation has secured long-term abalone fishing rights after the finalisation of an agreement with the Tasmanian government.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Dec 10, 2024
$500,000 on offer through NSW government grants for Aboriginal Fishing

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.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Nov 28, 2024
Public consultation opens on NSW draft cultural fishing regulation

The New South Wales government has begun public consultation on a draft regulation to support Aboriginal people fishing for cultural purposes.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 27, 2024
Northern Land Council calls for tough penalties after rangers spot more fishing vessel incursions

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...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 11, 2024
First Nations businesses thrive and break new ground on the global stage

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...

Northern Land Council "alarmed" at number of foreign fishing vessels in north-west Arnhem Land

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.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 16, 2024
First Nations leaders urge intervention to protect British Columbia salmon

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...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 30, 2024
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