La Trobe University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Someone who recently discovered that I do research on freshwater crayfish asked a simple question: How long do yabbies live?

Recreational fishing is a popular pastime in Australia’s inland rivers and streams. Unfortunately in the process, many people are unwittingly killing platypuses. The animals can become trapped in nets ...

Some fishermen on Queensland's Gold Coast are accusing visiting anglers of destroying the local yabby supply and have enlisted researchers to catch the culprits. While competition for the best fishing ...

Recreational fishers in South Australia are calling for a buyback scheme on opera house yabby nets ahead of a statewide ban that will come into place on July 1. Opera house yabby nets will be banned ...

Solutions start with awareness and action, especially since some of these heartbreaking deaths might be unintentional. It's ...

A uniform ban on “opera house” yabby nets is needed to protect native animals, the peak body for recreational fishers in SA says. The enclosed yabby nets, referred to as “opera house” nets because of ...

In a media release headed “Tis the season to remember yabby fishing rules”, the yabby police spell out a long list of rules for anyone looking for a Christmas feed of the delicious crustaceans: you ...

Melbourne Water staff are appealing to anglers to stop planting the dangerous nets in waterways after a spate of wildlife deaths in waterways including the Yarra River. In one case seven platypuses ...