Fishing
Cone Bay: New aquaculture zone
Fisheries minister Ken Baston says the government has declared a new aquaculture zone at Cone Bay.
He said people wanting to start new fish farms in the 2,000 hectare zone will not need to see environmental approvals as they have already been granted.
You can read his statement here:
Kalumburu: Missing people located
Three Kalumburu newcomers were located on Carronade island after they were lost for 24 hours.
The store manager and a New Zealand couple had been on a fishing trip in rough weather conditions.
Police say they did not tell anyone where they planned to go.
A plane located them early this morning.
Thangoo: Three men stranded overnight
Three men on a fishing trip spent a night stranded at Jack’s creek after their dinghy capsized.
They had to wade one kilometre through waist-deep water to get to shore at Jack’s Creek, near Eco Beach resort.
A rescue plane from Darwin helped locate them.
Lake Argyle: 200,000 barramundi released
Breeders have released 200,000 more barramundi fingerlings at Lake Argyle.
Courtesy aquaponics.com.au
They are bred in Broome from Ord River stock.
King Sound: Two men in boat rescued
Two men called for help when a storm blue their boat more than 90 kilometres from Derby yesterday.
They were found after midnight and taken to Koolan Island.
The West Australian [read this story]
Fitzroy River crocodile incidents
People fishing on the Fitzroy River had two separate encounters with crocodiles last week.
Courtesy DEC
A woman caught a small crocodile on a hand line near Looma, and was pulling it in when a larger croc lunged at her.
Another croc took a pet dog on Saturday.
Disease survey for catfish
Scientists are about to start studying wild catfish across northern Australia to see if they have an imported disease.
The bacterium Edwardsiella ictaluri, sometimes found in aquarium fish, could be spread if people release unwanted fish into local rivers and creeks.
Science Network [read this story]
Quondong Beach: Fins hacked off shark
A hammerhead shark has been found at Quondong Beach, north of Broome, with its fins removed.
A representative of the local fishing club said this practice is not illegal, but recreational fishers have no respect for those who do it.
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