Police have found a body, believed to be of Great Southern farmer Mark Adams, who went missing during a fishing trip off Albany last week.

The 62-year-old was reported missing on the night of December 2, when he failed to return home from a solo fishing trip.

A desperate search to find Mark Adams was launched immediately, with his 8m catamaran found adrift near Michaelmas Island — more than 10km off the coast of Albany — later that night with no one onboard.

Police suspended the search after three days but they continued watching the coastline and patrolling local beaches on foot.

A body, believed to be of Mr Adams, was found on Thursday.

Mark Adams failed to return from a fishing trip on Tuesday.Mark Adams failed to return from a fishing trip on Tuesday. Credit: Supplied

 

“Formal identification is yet to be completed but it is believed to be 62-year-old man, Mark Adams who went missing in the area earlier this week,” a WA Police spokesperson said.

“His death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be prepared for the coroner.”

After the search was suspended on December 4, Mr Adams’ distraught family provided a heartfelt tribute to the much-loved grandad.

“Our much-loved husband, father and grandfather, Mark Adams went fishing on Tuesday afternoon and did not return as expected,” the family statement said.