January
The return of fishing is big business for Aussie retailers
No longer just a hobby for beer-guzzling blokes’ trips, fishing is having a moment with Australian families.
August 2024
Billionaire fisherman faces barramundi wipeout
Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison’s private company, Wild Barra Fisheries, faces uncertain future under plans to ban gill nets in the NT and Queensland.
July 2024
This managing director caught a 300kg marlin – and threw it back
During the week, Henrik Isaksson runs the local arm of podcasting giant Acast. On the weekend, he’s into casting of a very different kind.
April 2024
Trout, lobster, tuna, nothing: A typical catch for this winemaker
Matt Fowles spends his spare time at Cape Bridgewater in Victoria, fishing for his family. “I only ever take what I need, and I use it all.”
January 2024
Tokyo’s top tuna for the New Year sells for $1.2m
The giant tuna was over three times the amount offered last year in the sale at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market, and the fourth highest since records started in 1999.
June 2023
They won $5m on a huge marlin (until a shark took it)
The crew of the Sensation thought they had won the jackpot at US fishing tournament with a 280kg marlin. But they were disqualified because of a shark bite.
April 2023
This fishery looks to export ‘Penfolds Grange’ of abalone to the world
Brad Adams has captured the attention of fine diners in Hong Kong but he now hopes to export his sustainably grown greenlip abalone to the rest of the world.
January 2023
For this pharma boss, fishing is an experience in positivity
He catches nothing ‘almost always’, but James Graham says that if you try, and keep on trying, the fish will be there somewhere.
July 2022
Here fishy, fishy: KPMG tracks buyer for NZ’s Burnsco
KPMG’s scouting for Australian buyers keen to add a meaty NZ retailer to their portfolio.
February 2022
Why fishing floats this coach’s boat
Taking fish you’ve caught yourself home to eat is a wonderful feeling, says Nikki Fogden-Moore, but that’s not the point.
September 2021
A quest for the best barramundi in Kununurra
One million baby barra have been released into freshwater Lake Kununurra under a restocking program, but it’s the saltwater variety that is a real taste sensation.
June 2021
North Stradbroke heli-tour offers fishing with forebears
Patience pays off at Australia’s newest Indigenous angling tour – on a quiet beach just 15 minutes from Brisbane.
March 2021
Plenty more fish as online seafood marketplace ShoreTrade raises $8m
Sydney restaurateur turned tech entrepreneur Peter Manettas is expanding his online marketplace for trading freshly caught fish across the US and Asia.
February 2021
US wildlife officials who secretly ate $25k of illegal caviar charged
Authorities say Wisconsin conservation officials ran an illegal caviar production ring that involved two octogenarians and buckets of fish roe.
January 2021
Shark populations are crashing, with ‘small window’ to avert disaster
There is a problematic disconnect between fisheries and environment agencies in just about every country in the world, one shark advocate says.
November 2020
Why this executive still dreams of the one that got away
Warren Zietsman got hooked on fishing as a toddler and always takes a rod with him, whether he's heading inland or to the beach.
June 2020
CSIRO signs AI deal with Microsoft
CSIRO will use AI to try and get plastic out of waterways, tackle illegal fishing and help farmers, while it is also digitising decades-worth of research to share globally.
November 2019
This co-founder finds work/life balance by fishing
Cameron Mackenzie from Four Pillars Gin says standing on the edge of a river is a form of meditation. He reveals his love of fishing for AFR Magazine's Other Passions column.
Pairings in paradise: Lizard Island teams up with Penfolds
The organisers of the winemaker’s 175th anniversary celebrations plan to make this two-night culinary extravaganza an annual event.