Strict bans limiting commercial and recreational fishing in Perth and WA are announced in an effort to save some under-threat fish species from the brink of collapse.

THE Western Australian Government has announced major reforms across WA's coastline, which it said will further protect ...

Pink snapper and dhufish are among severely threatened species prompting one state to permanently close commercial fishing ...

Authorities say the "short term pain, for long term gain" is needed to bring species back from the brink of extinction.

Charter Fishing: Charter fishing operations in the Perth metropolitan area will cease from December 16, 2025. However, charter fishing for demersal species will continue in other parts of the West ...

A 21-month ban will commence on January 1 and will apply to commercial fishing for demersal species in the West Coast Zone ...

Tourism Council WA has welcomed the State Government's decision to protect the at-risk demersal scale fish, with marine tourism operators allowed to ...

A huge portion of a state’s coastal waters will be permanently closed to commercial fishing for at-risk demersal fish such as pink snapper and dhufish. Western Australia’s west coast region, from ...

Cockburn council has thrown support behind a councillor who wants all fishing banned around an artificial reef off North Coogee due to fears the practice will attract sharks to the snorkeller’s ...

Three petitions, each with around 30 signatures, had been lodged with the city, calling for bans on recreational fishing and swimming in the marina, as well as the night-time closure of the public ...

Western Australian authorities search for a man who failed to return from a fishing trip off the Albany coast on Tuesday ...