RECREATIONAL fishers they will keep an eye on the movements of the Geelong Star following the scrapping of a super trawler advisory group. Over the weekend the factory freezer trawler was sighted ...

THE Stop the Trawler Alliance believes operators of the factory freezer trawler Geelong Star are pushing for a ban on fishing at night to be overturned. The Australian Fisheries Management Authority ...

SEAFISH Tasmania will appeal a court ruling to maintain a two-year ban on super trawlers, but the federal government will fight the company in court. The federal court last month ruled against Seafish ...

Justice John Logan said former environment minister Tony Burke was within his rights to ban the factory freezer trawler, which would have had uncertain impacts on small pelagic fish. "In a maritime ...