An international scientific team says that management of fisheries at the community level can help curb overfishing and the 'tragedy of the commons' which is driving humans to decimate the planet's dwindling fish stocks.

A group of leading marine scientists has discovered that sharks on Australia's east coast display a mysterious tendency to interbreed, challenging several accepted scientific theories regarding shark behaviour.

An archaeologist from The Australian National University has uncovered the world's oldest evidence of deep sea fishing for big fish, showing that 42,000 years ago our regional ancestors had mastered one of our nation's favourite pastimes.

Rick Huckstepp is a former fishing guide in the Northern Territory and now works as a freelance photo journalist working for the One the Road Magazine as well as many fishing Magazines.

Nearly 300 anglers have won a major environmental prize for their combined contribution of more than 1600 years of fishing data to Victorian scientists.

Commercial fishing is one of the most important economic activities in the Torres Strait Protected Zone and provides a significant opportunity for financial independence for Traditional Inhabitants.

Australia has boosted its support for Pacific fisheries organisations to help ensure food security and economic opportunity throughout the region.