Australia has a wide and increasing range of bycatch reporting requirements and expectations, domestically and internationally, and there is increasing emphasis on improving bycatch reporting to meet these requirements. Most of these relate in some way to demonstrating that Australian fisheries are...

The commercial fishing industry is under significant pressure from proponents operating in the offshore oil and gas (O&G) industry. This involves the literal "sharing of the ocean" and, since the inception of NOPSEMA in 2012, ongoing pressure and time allocation for consultation requirements for...

Safety in the fishing industry has been traditionally shaped by national, state and territory maritime laws. Vessels are permitted to operate once they have satisfied a safety inspection carried out by the relevant maritime authority, known as a “survey”. This creates an assumption that vessels that...