In response to growing concerns about public safety following two fatal shark attacks in the past three years, the Western Australian government is set to enforce a comprehensive ban on the use of ...

A "judgement call" about a permanent commercial fishing ban for demersal species went further than the advice handed to her, WA's Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis says.

A controversial fishing ban covering a huge swathe of Western Australia’s coast will likely be probed by parliament after the ...

People in the coastal tourist town of Kalbarri say they are already suffering the effects of WA's demersal fishing ban, less than two months after it came into force.

Tough new fishing bans aimed at boosting critically low stocks of popular species are set to send seafood prices soaring. The harsh bans for recreational and commercial fishers in Western Australia ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The risk status of demersal fish in Western Australia has prompted a major new ban. Source: Getty/Government of WA You'll likely ...