Tag fishing
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Wrecks Hunt goes fishing in Mullum
One local is making the point that Byron Shires pot holes are something to behold and finding new and innovative ways to make use of them.
April 30, 2018 | Aslan Shand | 1 -
Eat fish and help your native fish thrive
Help the local fish habitat by catching and eating the invasive tilapia, an exotic fish species from Africa, that have been described as the cane toads of Australian waterways as they out compete native fish for habitat and food.
April 27, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 1 -
Learn about sustainable fishing at kids fishing workshops
If you are aged 8–14 years old you can get involved in the Fishcare workshops at Ballina and Kingscliff and learn about safe fishing and how to fish sustainably.
February 6, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 3 -
Here & Now #95: The letter
The old bloke pulls in yet another fish, yanks the hook from its jaw, and throws the thrashing animal back into the estuary. The bloke doesn't smile. His face is a red puddle of grump dominated by a nose swollen with sun damage.
March 5, 2015 | S Sorrensen | 1 -
Australian start-up out to save turtles and seabirds
Over 300,000 turtles and seabirds are hooked and die unnecessarily every year, a direct result of trying to eat long-line tuna fishing baits, but that may be about to become a thing of the past. And it is all down... Read More →
December 5, 2014 | Echonetdaily | 1 -
Here & Now #73: Gone fishin’
I'm impressed that there are some kids fishing just upriver from me. I would have thought the ever-shortening attention span that contemporary culture cultivates would have made fishing a most unattractive option for a kid on school holidays.
October 2, 2014 | S Sorrensen | 0 -
New smartphone app lets you eat guilt-free seafood
Australians will be able to make better seafood choices with yesterday’s launch of the Australian Marine Conservation Society’s comprehensive guide to sustainable seafood.
July 16, 2014 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Off The Hook – great days for fisher folk
There is plenty of fish about and the beautiful weather means fisher folk are having a ball.
June 24, 2014 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Call for fishing ban in Ballina’s Shaws Bay
The killing of a large estuary cod earlier this year in Shaws Bay has prompted Ballina resident Jan Brady to call for the bay made into a fishing free zone.
March 12, 2014 | Echonetdaily | 3 -
Locals call on govt to protect marine life
Byron Bay joined communities along the Australian coast to send a message to the state government opposing plans to expose marine parks to recreational fishing on Saturday.
February 11, 2014 | Echonetdaily | 4 -
Seabird Rescue urges end to marine-park fishing
Australian Seabird Rescue (ASR) has hit back at claims that recreational fishing in marine parks has ‘little impact’ on marine life, calling it an ‘insult’ to its founder.
February 6, 2014 | Chris Dobney | 4
