The Queensland government has awarded AU$278,300 to two companies for automated fisheries monitoring under the Advance Queensland Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Anchor Lab and Fish ...

Authorities announce a special effort to crack down on illegal foreign fishing boats after intercepting 10 boats in Queensland waters since New Year's Day alone.

While the Easter long weekend is the perfect time for a little fishing retreat, here are the rules for fishers to obey or risk being slapped with a hefty fine. Fishers have been warned to make sure ...

Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol acting district officer Deryk Smith said Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol conducted a five-day operation focussing on mud crab fishing in the wider ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Gladstone. Followed categories will be added to My News. Treasurer Curtis Pitt, Fisheries Minister Bill Byrne and Member for Gladstone Glenn Butcher were on hand ...

Kerri Saint was fishing from her kayak at a causeway below the dam wall on Wednesday, July 17 when she made the concerning find. Speaking on Friday, she said there were “schools” of fish affected by ...

Scientists have confirmed the identity of an unusual, ancient and Endangered species of fish that is living in the coastal rivers of Queensland, about 1400 km north of where it was previously known to ...

The state government said on Thursday it would “deliver certainty and restore fairness for commercial and recreational fishers in the Wide Bay and across the state, with a new stock assessment ...

A man has been rushed to hospital after being bitten by a shark off the coast of Queensland. The man in 60s was attacked while spearfishing near Curtis Island in Gladstone, 568km north of Brisbane, at ...

Boaties will get more ramps, better fishing and free access to stocked dams under Premier Steven Miles’s plan to win over recreational anglers. The $100m “better boating, camping and fishing plan” ...

Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol District Manager Greg Bowness said the closure was in place from midday 1 August to midday 30 September 2017. "During the closure, all fishing is prohibited on ...