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28
Oct
2016
Maritime Border Command (MBC) within the Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) have apprehended an Indonesian fishing vessel suspected of illegally fishing off the coast of the Northern Territory...
27
Oct
2016
Capacity building with Australia’s regional counterparts plays a pivotal role in reducing illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing before potential illegal fishers even put their lines in the water.
The Australian Fisheries Management...
24
Oct
2016
Say the word forensics and most people think of CSI and crime scenes, not necessarily fisheries management. However, collecting, preserving and analysing data and evidence is an integral part of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority’s (AFMA)...
21
Oct
2016
The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) has today released three reports related to seismic surveys and the fishing industry:
Optimising processes and policy to minimise business and operational impacts of seismic surveys on the...
20
Oct
2016
Earlier this month, AFMA’s National Surveillance and Response Section celebrated a decade of delivering specialist fisheries advice to aerial surveillance and at sea enforcement platforms to support investigations into cases of illegal fishing.
In 2006...
14
Oct
2016
Media release
Fishing, be it commercial or recreational, is an integral part of the Australian economy and lifestyle, and with Sunday 16 October being the inaugural Gone Fishing Day there has never been a better time to celebrate our Australian...
10
Oct
2016
Joint media release: Australian Fisheries Management Authority and Immigration and Border Protection
Following a joint operation by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and Maritime Border Command (MBC) within the Australian Border...
10
Oct
2016
This October, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority is reminding Commonwealth fishing operators about the importance of completing their logbooks correctly.
The data collected in Commonwealth commercial fishery logbooks provides AFMA with...
07
Oct
2016
Media release
It’s Friday. It’s been a long week. You’re tired. The thought of cooking makes you cringe. You pick up the take-away menu and think, ‘What am I going to order?’ All of sudden you see it on the menu – Australian pink ling. And you know...
05
Oct
2016
Media release
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) welcomes new Commissioner Renata Brooks to the independent AFMA Commission. Ms Brooks has been appointed until 30 June 2019.
In welcoming Ms Brooks, AFMA’s Chairman, Mr Norman Moore AM...
30
Sep
2016
Media release
Commonwealth fisheries have taken a hat-trick for sustainability with the latest Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Science (ABARES) Fishery status reports 2016 showing that for the third year in a row, no...
23
Sep
2016
Joint media release: Immigration and Border Protection and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority
In a major hit to illegal fishing in Australian waters, Maritime Border Command (MBC) within the Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Australian...
22
Sep
2016
Joint media release: Australian Border Force and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority
Those who seek to fish illegally in Australian waters will think twice after today’s conviction of 16 illegal foreign fishermen.
The Vietnamese master was...
20
Sep
2016
The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) has today released the report, Critical knowledge gaps: estimating potential maximum cumulative anthropogenic mortality limits of key marine mammal species to inform management.The report assesses...
14
Sep
2016
Media Release from the NSW Department of Primary Industries
An Illawarra seafood retailer and a local recreational fisherman are potentially facing prosecution for the alleged black-market trading of endangered Southern Bluefin Tuna.
The two...
14
Sep
2016
The Commission met in Canberra on 16 August 2016. While in Canberra, Commissioners met with senior officials from the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources to discuss a range of fisheries matters including domestic policy developments.
Key...
07
Sep
2016
Media release from Senator the Hon. Anne Ruston, Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
On Threatened Species Day, Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Anne Ruston has highlighted the positive difference that is...
05
Sep
2016
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) welcomes the Hon. Ron Boswell as the new Chair of the Fisheries Research and Development Corporate (FRDC).“Mr Boswell brings a wealth of experience into this position and I congratulate him on his...
05
Sep
2016
Joint media release: Australian Border Force and Australian Fisheries Management Authority
Maritime Border Command (MBC) within the Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) have apprehended a foreign...
02
Sep
2016
Yesterday, Anna Whitton shared her experiences of being a graduate at the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and what she gained from the experience. Now we hear from Daniel Beard, another graduate who is also finishing up his rotation at...