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Leanne Ngo is a member of Women in Recreational Fishing and is excited about the thousands of fish being released before the school holidays.

One fish, two fish, 35,000 fish: Rainbow trout released for school holiday anglers

Grab a rod and head to the lakes as more than 35,000 rainbow trout are released across 70 Victorian lakes with the hope of getting kids off screens and into nature.

  • Nicole Precel

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Bottom trawling footage from David Attenborough documentary Ocean.

Attenborough’s new doco is bringing audiences to tears. One voice has gone completely silent in its wake

What may turn out to be David Attenborough’s last film might turn out to be his greatest legacy.

  • Nick O'Malley
Bottom trawling footage from David Attenborough documentary Ocean.

Forrest calls for global fishing overhaul as Australia backs major treaties at UN summit

The mining billionaire says “the ocean is in freefall” following a UN conference, where Australia backed a global commitment to marine protection and ending plastic pollution.

  • Alex Condon
Andrew Forrest.

Why Andrew Forrest bankrolled David Attenborough’s last great project

The mining billionaire was a nature-loving teenager when he first fell in love with Attenborough’s films.

  • Rob Harris
Australian salmon should be avoided according to the experts.

Want to avoid farmed Atlantic salmon? Get hooked on these alternatives instead

Experts advise avoiding the Tasmanian-farmed fish variety following recent catastrophic events. Here are some alternative – and more sustainable – catches to try instead.

  • Ardyn Bernoth
Taylor Rogers, 15, fishing at Darling Harbour on Saturday.

The ‘FishTok’ craze getting teenage boys outside

A social media trend is encouraging teenage boys to get off video games and spend the weekend fishing with mates.

  • Kayla Olaya
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Blue groper.

Fishing ban extended to protect blue gropers in NSW

The decision comes after research showing the population of the beloved fish has plummeted in Greater Sydney.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Retired chief investigator for Victorian Fisheries Murray Donaldson.

Fears of poaching and fraud as state fisheries officers are sacked

Industry experts warn criminals will quickly move back into illegal fishing and poaching once fisheries officer stocks are slashed.

  • Bianca Hall and Benjamin Preiss
A blue groper in Clovelly, Sydney, in December 2023.

Sydney’s beloved blue gropers are disappearing. Can we slow their demise?

It’s the state fish of NSW, yet its population has been halved in Greater Sydney and the Mid North Coast over the past 12 years.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Swimmers at Coogee Beach after hundreds of dead fish washed ashore.

Failed net to blame for dead fish washed up on Perth beach

The “unintended failure” of a commercial fishing net has been blamed for an event that forced the closure of a Perth beach.

  • Claire Ottaviano

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