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31
Mar
2017
Media release from the Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Resources
On Sustainable Seafood Day, lovers of Australian seafood can rest easy knowing that the locally-caught produce on their plate is sourced from the world’s best managed fisheries....
30
Mar
2017
Today is Sustainable Seafood Day and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is encouraging all Australians to celebrate our commercial fishing industry.
Whether you enjoy flathead, pink ling, banana prawns, scallops or one of the tunas (...
30
Mar
2017
A classic dish, typically associated with lunches down by the beach or dinner at ‘the local’, nothing beats Australia’s iconic fish and chips.
Here at the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFM
A), our management aims to ensure that there is...
23
Mar
2017
Close collaboration with our nearest regional neighbours is an important part of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority’s (AFMA) efforts towards combatting and preventing illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
AFMA regularly hosts...
23
Mar
2017
Safety of our staff is paramount to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). We thought readers of AFMA news might be interested in one of the many types of training that AFMA staff undergo to help ensure they stay safe on...
22
Mar
2017
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) welcomes the new national peak body for Australia’s seafood industry, Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) and the inaugural board appointments that were announced yesterday.
SIA was formed as part of...
21
Mar
2017
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce today announced that applications will open on 5 April 2017 for the Coalition Government’s $5 million Leadership in Agricultural Industries Fund. The fund...
19
Mar
2017
Friday 31 March is Sustainable Seafood Day and there has never been a better time to get cray-zee in love with Australian seafood from a Commonwealth managed fishery. With the many choices available, your tastebuds will be jumpin’ (jumpin’?) with...
17
Mar
2017
Joint media release from Australian Fisheries Management Authority and Australian Border Force
An Indonesian fishing vessel and its crew of eight men were apprehended 175 nautical miles off the coast of Darwin on Wednesday, suspected of illegally...
15
Mar
2017
Joint media release from Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Australian Border Force and Parks Australia
Attempting to plunder Australian marine resources will result in severe consequences, fifteen Vietnamese fishers found out yesterday when...
15
Mar
2017
Public comment on both draft strategies is now closed.
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is seeking comments on two draft strategies with the objective of minimising interactions between commercial fishing and dolphins...
10
Mar
2017
FFV apprehended 15 February 2017.
Joint media release from Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Australian Border Force and Parks Australia
Fourteen Vietnamese fishers caught illegally fishing in Australian waters were yesterday convicted in...
09
Mar
2017
Here at the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) we may not have a café downstairs selling paleo pear and banana bread, but if you want a fulfilling career where you can make a real difference in the management of Australian fisheries,...
08
Mar
2017
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is committed to assisting industry in improving handling practices of bycatch caught within Commonwealth fisheries. Late last year AFMA introduced a fishing concession condition enabling enforcement...
08
Mar
2017
Continuing the Australian Fisheries Management Authority’s (AFMA) ongoing work with our Pacific counterparts, last month two AFMA officers were invited by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) to help deliver training to aspiring fisheries...
01
Mar
2017
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is seeking applications for the position of Chairperson on the Northern Prawn Fishery Resource Assessment Group (NPFRAG). We are seeking applicants for the next three year term, commencing 1 July...
01
Mar
2017
Media release from Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
The 2017-18 season for Australia’s Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (ETBF) starts today, with increased catch limits.
This is great news for Australian lovers of sushi and...
01
Mar
2017
Joint media release from Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Australian Border Force and Parks Australia
Fifteen illegal Vietnamese fishers faced the harsh reality of illegal fishing in Australian waters in the Darwin Magistrates Court on...
23
Feb
2017
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has had a Liaison Officer with the South East Trawl Industry Association (SETFIA) based Lakes Entrance since 2015. This position was created by AFMA and SETFIA to help develop and work on...
23
Feb
2017
From 1 July 2017, the Protected Zone Joint Authority (PZJA) is improving vessel monitoring in the Torres Strait. All primary boats (boats that tow tenders) and licenced carrier boats will be required to have an AFMA approved Vessel Monitoring...