The NSW government has extended a total fishing ban on the iconic eastern blue groper, despite the species being listed as sustainable by the fisheries watchdog. The ban was initially put in place ...

NSW government to ban all fishing of blue gropers after shock killings Laws protecting the beloved fish, described by some as the “labradors of the sea,” will be strengthened after a spate of ...

The announcement by NSW Minister for Agriculture Tara Moriarty comes at the 11th hour before the 12-month trial prohibiting recreational fishing of blue gropers by line or rod was due to expire.