Huge Adelie penguin colony almost wiped out
ALMOST the entire cohort of chicks from an Adelie penguin colony in the eastern Antarctic was wiped out by starvation last summer in what scientists say is only the second such incident in over 40 years
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Isolated island opened up to the wider world
ONE of the world’s most remote places became a little less isolated Sunday when the first commercial flight arrived in St. Helena, a South Atlantic island that until recently was only accessible by boat and where Napoleon Bonaparte spent his last years in exile
Major release of water will bring new life to SA region
Up to 100 gigalitres of water will be released from upstream to improve the health of South Australia’s Coorong and Lower Lakes
Two baby penguins survive breeding season
A COLONY of more than 18,000 pairs of Adelie penguins in Antarctica have suffered a catastrophic breeding season with just two chicks surviving, wildlife experts say
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Tides bring in the barra for land-based fisho
It was a day of unseasonable cloud and humidity, and the rain turned into a downpour after sunset.
Looks fishy but a corker idea
A WATERY grave in a toilet bowl would have been the likely resting place for one sick little goldfish until someone came up with an ingenious contraption to save the day.
Man stabbed by swordfish
A Hawaiian man died after he was stabbed in the chest by a swordfish he was trying to spear.
Barra Classic monster ‘put up a great fight’
I RECEIVED an email from my mate Neil Mellon detailing how he landed his PB barra down the Daly during the Barramundi Classic.
Short, sharp shock to keep track of lake stock
The Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries has spent a day conducting electrofishing surveys at two Durack Lakes (9 and 10).
Netting results in Daly struggle
By ALL accounts, it was tough going down the Daly last weekend. The tides were coming off the springs, which is a pattern that has seen some huge barra caught over the past few years there.
First metal lure success leaves fisho ‘chuffed’
FISHO Lachie Orange nabbed a beaut spanish mackerel off rocks at Fannie Bay. He caught the 4kg, 90cm specimen using a two-inch metal slug on six-pound line and a small egg-beater reel.
Time for tuna as water temperatures cool
The 2015 dry season is shaping up to be an absolute corker for pelagics.
Land-based barra fishing a good challenge
My usual fishing locations are within 20 minutes of my place.
Private pleasure cruise
THE Stabicraft 2400 Supercab is an offshore fishing machine.
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