$50k rent for illegal fishing boat

An illegal fishing boat that's been docked in Hobart for more than two years has cost the Australian Fisheries Management Authority around $68 per day in rent.

‘Rabbit fish’ saving Australia’s reefs

A small, brown and relatively boring fish could be the answer to improving damaged parts of the Great Barrier Reef off eastern Australia.

Red tide of death discovered in Southern Ocean

A University of Tasmania scientist has discovered two new types of toxic, fish-killing algae in the middle of the Southern Ocean.

Climate change affecting fish hearing

Scientists have found warming sea temperatures are affecting the hearing of fish, impacting their search for a home.

Fish losing way in acidic ocean: study

A new study into the impact of climate change has found increasing ocean acidity is causing reef fish to become lost.

Spearfishers to record grey nurse shark numbers

Spearfishers will survey the grey nurse shark population around Coffs Harbour later this month.

Illegal fishing boat at Hobart dock to be sold

An illegal fishing boat that has been docked in Hobart for more than two years is to be sold for parts and scrap metal.

Artificial breeding for tuna

A South Australian company has become the first in the world to create an artificial breeding program for southern bluefin tuna.