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16
Oct
2015
Joint media release with Maritime Border Command
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15
Oct
2015
Media release
Warrnambool fisherman Darren Laidlaw has been convicted and fined $2500 for providing false and misleading information in his fishing logbook.
Appearing in the Portland Magistrates Court last week, Mr Laidlaw, master of the fishing vessel...
14
Oct
2015
The below letter was provided to Mr Richard Baines in response to his reporting Calls for long-term plan to protect threatened species from commercial fishing. In response to an enquiry from Mr Baines of 7 October 2015 AFMA corrected inaccurate...
01
Oct
2015
AFMA recently released an updated version of Fisheries Management Paper No 1 – Management Advisory Committees (FMP 1).
FMP 1 describes the main function of MACs and how they go about providing advice to AFMA on the preparation of management...
30
Sep
2015
AFMA fisheries officers will be targeting operators in the Northern Prawn Fishery during October. Fisheries Officers will be conducting inspections both at sea and in port.
With the tiger prawn season in full swing AFMA are taking the opportunity to...
25
Sep
2015
A guilty verdict of an illegal foreign fisher was upheld by the Northern Territory Supreme Court last week. On 17 September 2015, an appeal by Indonesian national Mr Sarkawia Aregar of two convictions under the Fisheries Management Act 1991 for...
25
Sep
2015
The Commission met in Canberra on 26-27 August 2015. The meeting was preceded by AFMA’s Annual Public Meeting, which provided the opportunity for Commissioners to meet with attendees from industry and government and discuss AFMA performance in 2014-15...
24
Sep
2015
AFMA welcomes the continued work of the Northern Prawn Fishing Industry to help improve sustainability of its fishing operations. In addition to recently announcing a commitment to reduce bycatch by 30 per cent over 3 years, operators in the Marine...
22
Sep
2015
Joint media release from The Hon. Greg Hunt MP, Federal Minister for the Environment and The Hon. Dr Steven Miles MP, Queensland Minister for Environment
19 September 2015
Queensland’s turtle population are being given a helping hand against predators...
18
Sep
2015
In ABC reporting (both broadcast and online) of 17 and 18 September 2015, it is implied that seals and dolphins caught by the Geelong Star are threatened species. This is not the case as suggested by comments from Professor Jessica Meeuwig (...
16
Sep
2015
The ban on mid-water trawling in the Small Pelagic Fishery (SPF) during the hours of darkness has been removed given that a trigger limit on dolphin mortalities is in place. That is, the management measure that if a single dolphin mortality...
16
Sep
2015
On 8 January 2015 AFMA called for expressions of interest to market test the AFMA Scientific Observer Program (RfEOI 2014- 20874). On 29 June 2015, AFMA advised that it had shortlisted a number of applicants from that process.
In light of the...
14
Sep
2015
A four-year collaborative research program has provided new knowledge and systems to support sustainable use of Australia’s oceans.
The National Environmental Research Program (NERP) Marine Biodiversity Hub was established by the to support decision...
07
Sep
2015
Media release by Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture
7 September 2015
In welcoming the opening of the Giant Clams Memorial Graveyard at the Territory Wildlife Park in Darwin today, National...
07
Sep
2015
During September AFMA will be reminding fishing operators of their requirements to reconcile their quota within 28 day.
All concession holders are required to balance their over-catches (per species) within 28 days of landing the catch.
Operators are...
02
Sep
2015
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) congratulates the winners of the Sydney Fish Market Seafood Excellence Awards held last week. For many Australians seafood is part of our culture, with fish and chips at the beach in summer or on a...
28
Aug
2015
Media release
28 August 2015
Australians will now have even more oppor-tuna-ties to eat independently certified, sustainable seafood with Walker Seafoods Australia Pty Ltd becoming the first tuna business in Australia to receive the Marine Stewardship...
27
Aug
2015
In yet another example of the Commonwealth fishing industry working hard to improve sustainability of their operations, operators in the Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF) have begun trialing new ideas to deter unwanted catch from entering the net or to...
26
Aug
2015
Finding out the best way to communicate with our stakeholders is pivotal for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). In a first for Commonwealth fisheries, at the recent Science and Capability Training Workshop for the Torres Strait...
25
Aug
2015
Media release
25 August 2015
Despite its name, there is nothing to be blue about when it comes to the sustainability of Australia blue grenadier with the winter spawning blue grenadier fishery today receiving independent certification by the Marine...