Western Fisheries Magazine, Latest Issue

The end of the world – part three

After the Dutch and the French, the other global power to take an interest in New Holland was Britain, as Cathy Anderson discovers. It took some eccentricity and a lot of determination by the British explorers in their leaky ships, as they filled in the gaps on the map…

Where fishing meets farming Western Australia's prawn trawl fisheries

Trawling in the northern hemisphere has been practiced intensively for many decades and the way it has been carried out has resulted in a bad reputation for this fishing method. In contrast, Western Australia's trawl fisheries are relatively young, non-intensive and have a very different approach that resembles traditional farming, as Steve Ireland reveals.

Flashing indicators geting to the botom of the health of WA's demersal fish populations

The Minister for Fisheries recently announced revisions to some of the most significant recreational fishing rule changes ever to have been made in Western Australia. The changes come after extensive research revealed that the populations of several iconic ‘indicator' species in the West Coast Demersal Scalefish Fishery are at high risk from collapse. Ben Carlish looks at the science behind the sea change.

Education lift out poster

Bycatch, trawling and sustainability
Environmental Issues and Impacts Poster Series
No. 4 - Bycatch

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