News - Fishing and aquaculture

New sardine management plan launched

3 October 2023

A new management plan for South Australia's commercial sardine fishery will increase commercial opportunities for fishers while maintaining the sustainability of the resource for future generations.

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Illegal abalone take convictions and ban from fishing

28 September 2023

Two men have been convicted and fined in the Adelaide Magistrates Court for the illegal take of abalone at Port Hughes on the Yorke Peninsula in 2022.

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Illegal King George whiting take detected

29 August 2023

PIRSA Fisheries Officers have detected two fishers on the Yorke Peninsula for exceeding the daily boat limit of King George Whiting.

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Upper Spencer Gulf the star as cuttlefish numbers remain strong

11 August 2023

Giant Australian cuttlefish remain strong in numbers during this year's Point Lowly spawning aggregation, the latest annual estimate of abundance shows.

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Black bream fishery closure

3 August 2023

A seasonal closure on the taking and possession of black bream from Lakes and Coorong waters will be in place from midnight tomorrow (Friday 4 August) through to midnight 31 January 2024, in an effort to protect the species during its spawning period…

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Illegal mulloway fishing detected

27 July 2023

The public is being asked for assistance to apprehend fishers responsible for the illegal taking of 250 kilograms of large mulloway yesterday at Port Wakefield.

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Fishing season extended for SA rock lobster industry

26 July 2023

South Australian commercial rock lobster fishers will have greater flexibility to access international markets, following changes to seasonal closures in the state's two southern rock lobster fishing zones.

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Reel Talk; Rec fishing tourism survey opens

20 June 2023

The next steps in growing the state's recreational fishing tourism sector – currently worth $380 million a year – gets underway this week.

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Rock lobster offender banned

18 May 2023

A 32-year-old Mount Gambier man has been fined and banned from fishing after attempting to sell recreationally caught Southern Rock Lobster on Facebook.

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First Snapper fingerlings set to swim as part of $1.2 million restocking program

18 May 2023

Snapper stocks in South Australia will be boosted when 100,000 baby Snapper are released into the Spencer Gulf, near Port Pirie.

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