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17
Aug
2017
Media release form the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
AFMA staff recently participated in Operation Island Chief, a 10 day annual operation involving ten Pacific countries. Find out more in the below media release issued by the Pacific...
11
Aug
2017
Joint media release from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Member for Gippsland & South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association...
11
Aug
2017
What do Commonwealth fisheries management, the mobile phone, and air travel all have in common? Through continuous innovation and science based decisions all have dramatically changed for the better over the last thirty years.
With National Science...
10
Aug
2017
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) will be expanding its presence in Lakes Entrance with a regional office set to open in early 2018.
In making the announcement, AFMA Chair, Helen Kroger said that the decision was made after...
10
Aug
2017
As part of our commitment to educate and engage with operators, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has produced an educational video outlining what vessel operators can expect during a typical vessel inspection.
AFMA fisheries...
07
Aug
2017
Today we welcome the second of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) graduates on rotation with the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), Tim Carew (read about the Katie Murphy who is also on rotation with AFMA).
Tim...
03
Aug
2017
Earlier this year we profiled AFMA’s 2017 graduate Elisa Plati. As part of AFMA’s Graduate Program our grads do rotations with the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR). Likewise, throughout the year AFMA hosts DAWR graduates on...
01
Aug
2017
While Rocky Balboa caused many to have the catchy tune ‘Eye of the tiger’ stuck in their heads, another type of tiger will soon be the winner as the 2017 tiger prawn season kicks off today.
Barbecue prawns
Caught in Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF),...
27
Jul
2017
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) National Compliance and Enforcement Program (the Program) for 2017-18 has now been released! This year quota evasion, failure to report interactions with threatened, endangered and protected (TEP)...
27
Jul
2017
Veronica Papacosta wins Star of the Sea award
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) congratulates Veronica Papacosta, Chair of Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), who took out the Star of the Sea Award at the Sydney Fish Market Seafood...
26
Jul
2017
Here at AFMA we like to celebrate the achievements of our staff, both past and present. Last month, AFMA’s David Power who is currently an Adviser to the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency, presented at TEDxSydney.
Dave spoke about the...
24
Jul
2017
Media release from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority and Australian Border Force
Officers from Maritime Border Command (MBC), a multi-agency task force within the Australian Border Force (ABF), and the Australian Fisheries Management...
13
Jul
2017
When you think of Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) managed fisheries, you tend to think of tunas, prawns, gummy shark and other popular eating species. However, what readers of AFMA News may not know is that there is an AFMA managed...
11
Jul
2017
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is reminding concession holders that they are now required to report the prices of all leased or transferred quota and gear Statutory Fishing Rights (SFRs) on transfer forms either electronically via...
10
Jul
2017
The Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery season starts today, and with potentially the best season in more than 15 years on its way, you too will be as happy as a clam tucking into a feast of scallops from this fishery.
After an ex-shell-ent...
10
Jul
2017
When most start planning their island holiday, indulging in local seafood is one of the first things that comes to mind. Australia works closely with our regional neighbours, including Vanuatu to help ensure that there is a good supply of local...
10
Jul
2017
The Turnbull Government welcomes the news that Chinese authorities have taken action against the operator of the Chinese fishing vessel Yuan Da 19 which were found to be fishing illegally in our waters.
Chinese authorities have terminated all of the...
06
Jul
2017
Earlier this week, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) hosted fifteen fishery fellows from eight Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) member nations; Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives, Sri Lanka and...
05
Jul
2017
Media release from Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
Fisheries ministers from across the Pacific have converged on Mooloolaba, Queensland today to meet about the future of critical tuna fisheries.
Assistant Minister for...
28
Jun
2017
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) welcomes Ms Helen Kroger, as the new Chair of AFMA’s Commission.
AFMA’s Deputy Chair, Ms Catherine Cooper said that she and other AFMA Commissioners along with AFMA’s staff look forward to working...