Australian authorities have intensified their crackdown on illegal fishing, intercepting 14 foreign vessels with 112 crew and prosecuting 19 Indonesian nationals in separate operations across northern ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Helicopter crews spotted the foreign vessel as they flew over. Source: North Australian Helicopters Another foreign fishing boat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Indonesian fishing boat has been destroyed after it was spotted illegally fishing in Aussie waters. Source: North Australian ...

Police in Australia say a fisherman who fell overboard during a fishing competition on Sunday was dragged by a shark that was entangled in fishing gear. The search for Paul Barning, a figure in the ...

Ten Indonesian nationals pleaded guilty to illegally fishing in Australian waters in separate cases at Darwin Local Court on April 29 and 30, 2025. The first case arose from an incident on April 3, ...

A 14-year-old boy is in stable condition after surviving a crocodile attack while fishing in waist-deep water at Myall Beach, near Cape Tribulation, Queensland, on Saturday, October 25. The incident ...

Eighteen Indonesian nationals pleaded guilty to illegally fishing in Australian waters in three separate cases at Darwin Local Court on May 27. Australian authorities apprehended an Indonesian vessel ...

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Australian police seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine and arrested 13 people in raids after the suspects' boat broke down off the coast of Queensland, authorities said Monday. The drugs had a sale ...

Why do Indonesian crews keep fishing illegally in Australian waters when the activity is so perilous?

Australian farmers are concerned illegal foreign fishing vessels spotted off the Queensland coast could carry dangerous pests and diseases. The key biosecurity threats including lumpy skin disease, ...