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Overview and update of major projects or proposals that may impact your fishing operations

Environmental Impact Assessments
Overview and update of Major Proposals that Require Environmental Impact Assessment Important Acronyms: EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment EPA –...

CEO Message: Developing a fair and effective model for compensation

WAFIC
Last week I travelled to Esperance to meet with a number of licence holders impacted by the South Coast and...
Darren Adams

Marine Park Compensation: Industry Engagement Update

WAFIC
Last week, WAFIC, as members of the Marine Park Compensation Working Group, together with DPIRD, conducted a series of engagement...

Fishy Business now on sale

WAFIC
With the highly anticipated opening of the new Sydney Fish Market fast approaching, there’s never been a better time to...

WA and SA share trawl experiences through FRDC knowledge exchange trip

WAFIC
WAFIC teamed up with the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) to help support three key Shark Bay fisheries including...

Mental health Update: Understanding Stress

WAFIC
Stress is a normal part of life and it affects everyone at one time or another. Stress is not always...

Vale Jim Robb 1947-2025

WAFIC
On 4 July 2025, Western Australia lost one of its long-term fishing identities, with the passing of Jim Robb. Raised...
Fresh fish

WAFIC and Recfishwest joint statement on West Coast demersal stock assessment

WAFIC
“Western Australia’s fishing sectors care deeply about the future of WA’s demersal scalefish, and the new science shows that challenges...

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