South Australia’s Spencer Gulf prawn fishery will undergo the world’s most rigorous environmental assessment for fisheries in the hope of becoming the first sustainable prawn fishery in Australia.

Andrew Tobin has been working in the wild-caught fisheries off Queensland's east coast and the Gulf of Carpentaria for more ...

Sawfish — with their long, toothed snouts that resemble saw blades — are being caught as bycatch in Australia’s largest tropical prawn fishery. In the warm, shallow azure waters off northern Australia ...

In short: Australian shipping company Sea Swift announced a suspension of its service supporting fishing trawlers last year, which means prawn fishermen in the Gulf of Carpentaria are bringing in less ...

A major decline in the catch of the banana prawn [shrimp], Penaeus (Fenneropenaeus) merguiensis, occurred over a six-year period in the Weipa region of the northeastern Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia.

The Commission convened for its 100th meeting in Canberra on 11 and 12 November 2025.As the meeting coincided with Remembrance Day, the Commission ...

The Logan River has been closed to commercial and recreational crustacean fishing after an outbreak of the virus in wild prawns. Restrictions are in place between Jabiru and Luscombe Weirs in the west ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from SA News. Followed categories will be added to My News. The impending resumption of live lobster exports to China has been widely welcomed by the SA’s seafood ...

Heavy rainfall in the Gulf of Carpentaria equals banana prawns up to $6 cheaper per kilogram than usual (and they’re the perfect pick for a prawn roll). The humble prawn is part of our summer cultural ...

Queensland Nationals senator Ron Boswell said the latest plan to make the Coral Sea -- which covers a million square kilometres -- a marine park and ban most fishing would be a threat to "affordable" ...