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06
Jan
2017
One foreign fisher has gone to jail and a further 29 illegal foreign fishers from two separate apprehensions have been convicted for breaches of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 (FMA Act) and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation...
22
Dec
2016
Collaboration with our international counterparts is an important part of successful fisheries management. Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) Fisheries Officers routinely conduct joint patrols to help combat the global issue of illegal,...
22
Dec
2016
Public comment is now open on an application to pair trawl (where two boats are used to fish using a midwater trawl net) in the Commonwealth Small Pelagic Fishery (SPF). Submissions can be made at afma.gov.au and will close on 31 January 2017.
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21
Dec
2016
In May 2016, a voluntary offer to recreational fishers was made by Seafish Tasmania regarding the operations of the Geelong Star in the 2016-17 Small Pelagic Fishery (SPF) fishing year commencing 1 May 2016 and ending 30 April 2017.
The Australian...
21
Dec
2016
Commonwealth fishers doing the wrong thing will be caught as demonstrated with the conviction earlier this month of the skipper of the Commonwealth fishing vessel, Celtic Rose.
On 1 December 2016, Mr Ashley McNamara was convicted in the Latrobe Valley...
20
Dec
2016
Media release from Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
The festive season is the perfect time to enjoy fresh, sustainably harvested and locally caught seafood. After another fantastic year for Commonwealth fisheries, Assistant...
20
Dec
2016
In part three of the 2016 graduate trilogy that is much better than the Matrix Revolutions, AFMA now introduces Sophie Fisher.
Unlike the previous profiled graduates, Anna Whitton and Daniel Beard, Sophie’s ‘home’ agency is the Australian Fisheries...
18
Dec
2016
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) commends Commonwealth fishers for giving our marine resources a great early Christmas gift, a year with zero breaches for fishing in closed areas.
Closed areas are off limits for a variety of...
16
Dec
2016
The Small Pelagic Fishery (SPF) Scientific Panel met on 15-16 December 2016 in Hobart. Key items considered were:
new economic research and management strategy evaluation (MSE) testing to inform the harvest rates used for setting total allowable...
15
Dec
2016
When not ensuring the efficient and sustainable management of Commonwealth fish resources, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) staff members are busy raising awareness and funds for issues close to our hearts.
AFMA’s Movember team ‘...
14
Dec
2016
The new Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) has been approved by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce. It will be first used for cost...
14
Dec
2016
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has set levy rates for 2016-17.
As per previous years, the total levy for 2016-17 will be divided into three instalments. The first of the three invoices will be sent out on 10 January 2017, with...
14
Dec
2016
The Commonwealth Fisheries Marine Mammal Working Group was recently established to provide advice to AFMA on interactions with marine mammals that occur in Commonwealth fisheries. This advice can include identification and assessment of marine mammal...
13
Dec
2016
Joint media release Australian Fisheries Management Authority and Department of Immigration and Border Protection
In a major strike against illegal fishing, four illegal foreign fishers involved in three separate incidents were convicted in Darwin...
12
Dec
2016
AFMA Commissioner – Renata Brooks
On 30 September 2016, AFMA welcomed a new Commissioner Renata Brooks to the independent AFMA Commission. Renata has been appointed until 30 June 2019. With her diverse experience in the areas of science and...
09
Dec
2016
AFMA monitors and collects information about fishing in order to make informed management decisions so that there is plenty of seafood for Australians to enjoy now and into the future.
Electronic monitoring, known as e-monitoring, uses...
08
Dec
2016
As Christmas rolls around for another year, there has never
been a better time to add fresh Australian seafood to your Christmas day menu, including wild caught Australian prawns from the Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF).
Not only does seafood from...
06
Dec
2016
The Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery 2016-17 season commenced 1 December 2016, and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is reminding farm sector operators on their reporting requirements during the catching, towing and transferring...
02
Dec
2016
Joint media release from Department of Immigration and Border Protection and The Australian Fisheries Management Authority
Maritime Border Command (MBC), a multi-agency task force within the Australian Border Force (ABF) working in cooperation with the...
02
Dec
2016
Joint media release Department of Immigration and Border Protection and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority
The last week has seen illegal fishers from two separate fishing vessels convicted of exploiting Australia’s marine resources after...