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14
Apr
2016
Advice from the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
On 16 June 2016 Australia’s new Commonwealth Biosecurity Act comes into force.
One of the key changes being implemented is the change in the offshore boundary that defines Australian...
08
Apr
2016
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is seeking comment on the draft Redfish Stock Rebuilding Strategy 2016 (the draft Strategy).
The draft Strategy 2016 outlines measures to rebuild redfish stocks in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish...
06
Apr
2016
It’s good news for fishermen and seafood consumers alike with healthy total allowable catches (TACs) set for a number of key fish species from southern and eastern Australia for the 2016-17 season.
Catch limits for species in the Southern and Eastern...
04
Apr
2016
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) in partnership with the Australian Border Force (ABF) has apprehended a foreign fishing vessel suspected of fishing offences in the Territorial Sea within the Australian Fishing Zone (AFZ).
On 26...
01
Apr
2016
Joint media release from The Hon Peter Dutton Minister for Immigration and Border Protection and Senator the Hon Anne Ruston Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources.
The Australian Government congratulates Spanish authorities for taking...
01
Apr
2016
Not playschool, it is the Northern Prawn Fishery!
The Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF) banana prawn season opens today and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is reminding all operators to ensure that their turtle excluder devices (TEDs)...
01
Apr
2016
In line with our ongoing commitment for the latest in innovation to improve fisheries management, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is pleased to announce our involvement with Australia’s first ‘Fishackathon’ to take place between 22...
30
Mar
2016
Sydney based GPM Fisheries Pty Ltd, operator of the ‘Santo Rocco Di Bagnara’ has been convicted and fined $8600 for falsifying catch records about their catch of southern bluefin tuna.
The Sydney Magistrates Court found GPM Fisheries guilty of...
29
Mar
2016
Two Vietnamese vessels have been apprehended over the weekend in waters off North Queensland for suspected illegal fishing in Australian waters.
Maritime Border Command (MBC), within the Australian Border Force, made the apprehensions in cooperation...
24
Mar
2016
AFMA’s annual public meeting will be held on Wednesday 27 April, 2016 in Adelaide. All stakeholders are invited to attend.
This meeting gives stakeholders the opportunity to meet with AFMA Commissioners.
Where: Wine Australia Boardroom, Industry...
23
Mar
2016
Public comment is now closed.The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is undertaking a review of its overcatch and undercatch policy and would like your input.Catch quota is one of the fundamental tools used by AFMA to manage fisheries. AFMA...
21
Mar
2016
Easter is one of the busiest times for seafood retailers and with great catches across Commonwealth fisheries, there has never been a better time to ‘eggs-plore’ the variety that Australian seafood has to offer.
With the Easter weekend just days...
18
Mar
2016
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) debt recovery policy Fisheries Management Paper No.6 has been reviewed and amended to reflect AFMA’s expanded debt recovery responsibilities. The reviewed Policy now covers compliance...
17
Mar
2016
AFMA has had a number of requests for a copy of the Wildlife Interaction Report prepared by our Scientific Observer regarding the Geelong Star’s interaction with a whale shark on 11 February 2016.
All interactions with protected species from the...
16
Mar
2016
Media release from Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
Just like its namesake from centuries ago, the illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) vessel, the Viking, has been ‘buried at sea’ by the Indonesian Ministry for Maritime...
15
Mar
2016
Amendments to the Fisheries Management (International Agreements) Regulations 2009 (the Regulations) have taken effect as of 29 February 2016, through the Fisheries Management (International Agreements) Amendment (Other 2014 Measures) Regulation 2016....
14
Mar
2016
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has released the report Net worth: Australia’s regional fisheries engagement.
The report includes an independent review of Australia’s regional fisheries engagement with the objective of:
Examining how...
11
Mar
2016
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) congratulates one of Australia’s largest fishing companies, Austral Fisheries, who today were awarded carbon neutral certification and in doing so, have become the first carbon neutral seafood...
11
Mar
2016
Whether it’s tigers and bananas from the Northern Prawn Fishery, fillets of flathead from the Commonwealth trawl fishery or succulent scallops from Bass Strait, Australian seafood will get your tastebuds running and heading back for more! Better still...
11
Mar
2016
Joint media release from The Hon. Julie Bishop MP Minister for Foreign Affairs Member for Curtin; The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for the Environment and Senator the Hon. Anne Ruston Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
Member for...