Want to know more about fish life cycle and habits? Dr Ben Diggles has you covered.


Fish Facts: Boyne's barra bonanza

Rec anglers need to employ commonsense fish handling when releasing trophy barra. De-hook fish in the water if you can, keep air exposure to the minimum, never lift by the jaw alone and fully support your fish.

THE overflow of Awoonga Dam in Central Queensland in January 2011 sparked an unprecedented gold rush for sportfishers...

Fish Facts: Red Bass

The red bass is a hard fighting member of the Lutjanidae, which frequents coral reef environments throughout northern Australia.

Fish Facts: Cod stocking - a double-edged sword

RESTOCKING of cod is seen by some people to be an answer to the need to halt their decline...

Fish Facts: Oysters - have we lost the key to healthy estuaries?

SOME may ask "So? What have oysters got to do with the quality of our fishing?"...

FISH FACTS: Black bream tagging

Pic: Shane Chalker

Because black bream are such a popular target species, study of their movements is a popular research subject...

Fish Facts: Seagrasses

It is common knowledge that seagrass habitats have undergone significant decline in the past 50-60 years...

Fish Facts: Carp

Pic: Steve Cooper

Carp are a highly invasive exotic species which, like their terrestrial equivalents the rabbit and cane toad, have caused significant ecological damage...

Fish Facts: Mako Sharks

THE recent debate regarding listing of longfin mako, shortfin mako and porbeagle sharks as migratory species...

Trumpeter Whiting

One of the staple bread & butter species commonly encountered by anglers fishing...

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