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Mergers and AcquisitionsPremiumInvestors, buyers look over Fremantle Octopus

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

FishingPremium2024 Aggregate Comp wraps up with record catches

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

Hunt is onVideoCommentsThe open season that triggers beach frenzy for West Aussies

A ban on a much-sought-after delicacy lifts for just an hour tomorrow morning — and it always creates mayhem.

Troy de Ruyter

WA newsPremiumTragedy as boatie killed after being thrown from vessel

A man has died and another is recovering in hospital from hypothermia after a boat overturned in Perth’s north this morning.

Caleb Runciman

Cray cray!CommentsFrenzy for much sought-after delicacy about to swamp Perth

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.

Troy de Ruyter

Square MetresPremiumSQM: Cray-zy plan excludes depot in Lancelin

Lancelin is the haven for western rock lobsters, but new plans have turfed the town’s only cray depot from the beachfront.

Kim Macdonald

FishingPremiumKununurra Apex Barra Bash reels in record number of anglers

The 2024 Kimberley Coastal Camp Apex Kununurra Barra Bash has once again shattered records, attracting nearly 1500 eager anglers from across the region. 

Katya Minns

KimberleyPremiumMultiple foreign fishing vessels intercepted off WA coast

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

Reel ‘em inVideoCommentsHook in your kids for this activity before it’s BANNED again

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.

Troy de Ruyter

Moby FishCommentsMonster goldfish pulled from Harvey River by local fisherman

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

OYSTER LICENCESPremiumAlbany shellfish zone to become one of Australia’s biggest

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.

Melissa Sheil

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Shocking video emerges of teens fishing at Perth aquarium

Two teenagers have been let off with a warning after they brazenly filmed themselves fishing at Perth’s largest aquarium.

Caleb Runciman

Crab FestCommentsCrab Fest draws huge crowd for fun in the sun

Thousands of people keen to crack into some crab attended the first day of the Channel 7 Mandurah Crab Fest on Saturday. 

Kasey Gratton

Season wash outCommentsPremiumLifesavers rescue almost 80 fishers in final abalone hour

WA’s latest abalone session has marked its most danger this season, with almost 80 rescues across the West Coast Zone amid ‘challenging’ conditions. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

Catching Crabbing CriminalsCommentsFisheries agents prowling WA crabbing hotspots

The long weekend brought many to the Peel-Harvey Estuary to enjoy the nice weather and fishing spots, but amongst the crowd fisheries agents watched on to ensure there were no crabbing criminals.

Craig Duncan

Serious punishmentCommentsPremiumWA abalone fishers slapped with slew of fines

Fisheries officers were out in force during Saturday morning’s abalone hour admonishing greedy shellfish lovers — issuing almost double the official bag limit warnings than the last session.

Hannah Cross

Window doubledCommentsPremiumFishers get extra two weeks to cast line for demersal catch

Higher fish stocks than expected being relinquished from the commercial sector mean recreational fishers will get an extra two weeks to cast a line for demersal species.

Jake Dietsch

Fishing finePremiumWA man fined $9000 over illegal abalone haul

A man has been fined thousands of dollars after using a screw driver and a spanner to take more than 50 abalone and sea urchins from a prohibited abalone fishing area.

Jessica Moroney

Dangerous conditionsCommentsAbalone fishing session cancelled due to risky weather

Saturday’s scheduled abalone fishing session has been cancelled ahead of windy weather and choppy conditions, likely to put fishers in danger.

Harriet Flinn

Blue economyCommentsOcean energy tech could land green salmon on the menu

Floating salmon farms could use onboard electricity generated from the ocean instead of diesel by harnessing an energy trap developed by an Aussie innovator.

Marion Rae

Tragedy PremiumMan dead after pulled from water at popular fishing spot

A crabber has died after being found unresponsive in the water of a popular estuary in WA’s south west. 

Sarah Makse

Going fishingCommentsPremiumMy deep dive into WA’s abalone fishing madness

There are only four hours each summer over four days when abalone can be ‘fished’ and I was part of the mayhem at Mettams Pool on Saturday along with hundreds of abalone hunters — Caleb Runciman reports.

Caleb Runciman

Ocean escapadeVideoCommentsNo rescue for overboard crayfisher who swam to shore

The wife of a crayfisherman who was thrown from his boat recounted how the skipper went into ‘survival mode’ after authorities descended on Rockingham Harbour trying to find him. 

Caleb Runciman and Harriet Flinn

Multi-agency operationCommentsPremiumHuge new bid to tackle illegal foreign fishing off WA coast

A new operation has been set up off the WA coast to help authorities tackle the higher-than-usual number of illegal foreign fishing boats detected in the region.

Kimberley Caines