NSW Government invites shark net tenders
ABC News has reported the NSW government is calling for tenders for its annual shark meshing program. You can find the tender announcement here on the NSW Government website.
Reef gillnet ban will protect dolphins, dugongs, turtles and sharks in big leap forward
The commitment by the Queensland and the Australian governments to remove gillnets from the Great Barrier Reef and improve fisheries transparency is a huge win
Could Tasmania host world’s first extinction of shark or ray in modern times?
Maugean skate may follow thylacine and be extinct in 10 years, new study finds Salmon farms and dams are destroying its only home in Macquarie Harbour
Endangered sawfish win reprieve with NT fishing closure
Critically endangered sawfish and rare river sharks have won a needed reprieve to recover following the decision of traditional owners to close the East Alligator River and Mini Mini-Murgenella Creek estuaries to commercial fishers.
Australia has national approach to stop live shark finning after WA move
Australia will have a nationwide approach to stop illegal live shark finning from today when Western Australia will become the final state to make sure sharks are delivered to port with fins intact.