Authorities are urging fishers to stay safe during this year’s salmon run with the annual event set to draw a crowd across the Great Southern and WA.
Jacki Elezovich
Albany’s recreational fishers are hauling in a bumper catch of dolphinfish thanks to an extra strong Leeuwin Current and fish aggregation devices attracting the warm water species to the south coast.
Claire Middleton
The 3.4m-long mammal had been playfully swimming ahead of the vessel when it got too excited and mistimed a leap. WATCH THE FOOTAGE
Troy de Ruyter
The expert fisherman, who regularly shares New Zealand adventure vlogs, said it was ‘one of the scariest things he’s ever seen’.
Kellie Balaam
WA fishers have landed a pre-election win with Labor giving in to demands over quotas and licence conditions for crays.
Dylan Caporn
An overzealous abalone fisher who tried to take more than twice the legal bag limit of the prized mollusc was issued a hefty fine on Saturday morning.
Hannah Cross
Abalone fishers urged be cautious on the reefs this Saturday.
Sofia Fimognari
Political waters are churning in Albany as the Premier denies his party has plans to install a marine park from Bremer Bay to Augusta, lashing the Liberal politicians who have suggested otherwise.
Melissa Sheil
A ‘marron whisperer’ has given away his top tips to ensure a successful catch with the month-long fishing season now past the midway point.
Josh Kempton
A Liberal Government would slash recreational fishing licensing costs by up to $250 a year, leader Libby Mettam says.
Joe Spagnolo
Abalone fishers have been urged to put safety first this weekend after there were several rescues including saving two unconscious fishers at the opening session of the abalone fishing season.
Claire Sadler
Two Indonesian illegal fishers are in jail and 14 others have been fined or posted bonds for thousands of dollars in the latest prosecutions by Australian authorities.
Katina Curtis
A group that organises free weekly fishing sessions for people with disabilities celebrated its yearly wind-up and awards ceremony on Friday.
WA’s biggest octopus supplier has hired advisory firm Kidder Williams to sound out interested investors or buyers for the privately-owned company, which is backed by institutional investors and family offices.
Sean Smith
The 2024 Broome Aggregate fishing competition has come to a close, with over 80 anglers taking part in one of the most successful tournaments in recent years.
Katya Minns
A ban on a much-sought-after delicacy lifts for just an hour tomorrow morning — and it always creates mayhem.
A man has died and another is recovering in hospital from hypothermia after a boat overturned in Perth’s north this morning.
Caleb Runciman
The hustle and bustle on WA’s coastal waters is about to hit a high as the hysteria for catching a popular seafood hots up and the festive season looms.
Lancelin is the haven for western rock lobsters, but new plans have turfed the town’s only cray depot from the beachfront.
Kim Macdonald
The 2024 Kimberley Coastal Camp Apex Kununurra Barra Bash has once again shattered records, attracting nearly 1500 eager anglers from across the region.
Border protection authorities have intercepted three suspected illegal fishing boats off WA’s Kimberley coast last week, seizing hundreds of kilograms of sea cucumbers in the operation.
Lauren Price
The school holidays are almost here — and there’s one thing you’ll be able to do with your kids over the two-week period before it closes.
A Harvey fisherman has pulled an absolute monster out of the Harvey River, hooking a goldfish which had grown to be over 30cm long and over a kilo in weight.
Craig Duncan
Albany will soon be home to one of the biggest shellfish production zones in Australia with the State Government granting aquaculture sublicenses to Harvest Road Oceans for stage two of the project.
