The Gillard government was poised last night to approve an 11th-hour plan to stop the controversial super trawler Abel Tasman taking its huge fish haul from Australian waters.

A DUTCH super trawler will be prevented from fishing in Australian waters for up to two years, Environment Minister Tony Burke said on Tuesday. The move comes after a rising tide of public opposition ...

TASMANIAN recreational fishing groups are uniting against Seafish Tasmania’s plans to bring a large trawler to fish in Australia. Game Fish Tasmania Sports Fishing Club spokesman Neil “Nobby” Clark ...

Bill Rhea, a veteran seaman who survived when his 47-foot trawler rolled over in heavy seas on the Columbia River bar June 4, says he plans to repair his battered vessel. It will cost between $16,000 ...

Plans are underway to re-float a prawn trawler off the Pilbara coast, to examine how it sank. Three men were onboard the boat The Re-Turner, which failed to come back as scheduled to Point Samson ...

The company behind plans to bring a super trawler to Tasmanian intends to start fishing despite concerns over the quota process. Independent MP Andrew Wilkie says the Federal Government should suspend ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. THE Gillard government was poised last night to approve an 11th-hour plan to stop the controversial super trawler Abel Tasman taking its ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Federal environmental protection laws will be changed to prevent a super trawler fishing in Australian waters. Environment Minister Tony ...