Any hopes of ending SA’s three-year snapper ban early have been dashed by a new survey that’s revealed their numbers have continued to fall despite drastic intervention. The biomass of the prized ...
A trio of fishermen have been fined after being busted with snapper during a routine inspection on the Fleurieu Peninsula. The three men were found to be in possession of 22 illegally caught snapper ...
Researchers caught an 81-year-old midnight snapper (Macolor macularis) like the one pictured here off the coast of Western Australia. The fish is the oldest coral reef fish ever discovered. Australian ...
CANBERRA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The government in South Australia (SA) is planning a three-year ban on fishing for snapper to allow depleted stocks to recover. The statewide three-year ban, which could ...
Snapper stocks are declining in SA waters, and there is a risk they could vanish altogether, the Minister says The State Government is proposing a three-year ban on snapper fishing, acknowledging the ...
With Queensland and Western Australia also considering restriction­s or bans on snapper fishing to replenish stocks, the SA government will today announce drastic action to protect the fish, proposing ...