Two fishermen may have died after a simple turnbuckle broke when their net snagged, rolling their prawn trawler in the dark, in heavy seas off Queensland.

Austral Fisheries chief executive David Carter said most of the estimated 4000-tonne catch would go to supermarkets to be snapped up by eager prawn devotees. Austral, which has 11 boats, is among the ...

Charges are now pending and the operator faces a maximum fine of $110,000. Officers from the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and the NSW Police Marine Area Command boarded the Queensland ...

SEAFOOD retailers in the Far North are hoping prawn trawlers will put local stores first to stop prices increasing at the next harvest. It comes as industry stakeholders are unsure what impact the ...

PRAWN lovers are mistakenly feeling fishy about ocean-caught prawns in the wake of the white spot disease in the city’s north, fishermen say. Trawlers from the Gold Coast Fishing Cooperative said they ...

The US has lifted its ban on wild prawns from Queensland and Western Australia that was introduced in 1996 because nets used to catch prawns were also catching turtles. The ban has been lifted after ...