Story: A Day of Fishing on the Rowley Shoals
Episode: 15
Presenter: Trevor and Will Cochrane
Air Date: 31 May 2026

Trevor and Will go head-to-head in a fishing competition over the Rowley Shoals, a brilliant location for all sorts of water related activity. Now, who will win the fishing competition?

• Rowley Shoals is located about 300 km west of Broome on the edge of the continental shelf in the Indian Ocean.
• The Rowley Shoals consists of three coral atolls, Mermaid Reef, Clerke Reef, and Imperieuse Reef, which rise steeply from deep ocean waters.
• The region is regarded as one of Australia’s premier remote sport-fishing destinations due to its pristine reef system and abundant pelagic fish species.
• Popular target species for anglers include giant trevally, dogtooth tuna, yellowfin tuna, Spanish mackerel, wahoo, sailfish, and marlin.
• Giant trevallies are especially prized by sport fishers because of their speed, aggression, and powerful fights near coral reefs.
• More than 680 species of fish and over 230 species of coral have been recorded at the Rowley Shoals, making it one of Western Australia’s richest marine ecosystems.
• Fishing expeditions to the Rowley Shoals are usually conducted via liveaboard charter boats because the reefs are so remote from the mainland.
• The isolation of the Rowley Shoals has helped protect its marine environment, with scientists describing it as one of Australia’s healthiest coral reef systems.

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kimberleyexpeditions.com.au