Fisheries Minister Don Punch will soon act to ban shark fishing from the shore at Perth swimming beaches, saying a simple change to the legislation is all that is needed to put an end to the sport ...

The fishermen were out in Coral Bay on Wednesday, where the bronze whaler shark had been fighting on a line for an hour. It was then that the predator decided to engulf the boat’s propeller. The shark ...

Starting on December 8, recreational abalone fishing will be allowed in Perth. Fishing will be limited to one hour on four Saturday mornings between December and February. The maximum catch is still ...

An elderly man died after the recreational fishing boat he was on collided with a commercial vessel off the Perth coast. (9News) The survivor, shaken by a day on the water gone horribly wrong, was ...

Crown Perth's former head of compliance says he felt like "a school kid asking for permission" when a colleague asked their boss if it was OK if they went on a fishing trip with WA's chief casino ...

Perth's coast is experiencing one of its most successful salmon runs in recent seasons with the best beach spots to hook the fish revealed. Reports coastal waters are brimming with schools of salmon ...

Beloved Perth charity founder tragically dies aged 40 In Warnbro Sound, pink snapper cannot be caught until February 1 as they are spawning. The management strategy is designed to preserve demersal ...

If you want my advice, encourage them to spread their wings and not feel they have to settle too close to home. Not that I don’t love my weans and I’ll always be a regular visitor wherever they lay ...

A 36-YEAR-OLD Perth dad has slammed police as “un-Australian” after he was handed a whopping $200 fine for a seemingly innocuous act. Now, Western Australia’s police minister has come to his defence, ...

A Perth man has said he is amazed at the rubbish he collects from the city’s waterways when he goes magnet fishing. David Leslie took up the pastime 18 months ago as a hobby. But he has since started ...

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