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21
Aug
2015
Media release by Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture
21 August 2015
Future fisheries managers from the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) were today recognised...
18
Aug
2015
On 12 August, the Minister for Industry, the Hon Ian MacFarlane MP, launched the National Marine Science Plan 2015-2025 (the plan), a 10 year marine science plan to support the development of Australia’s blue economy. A blue economy balances...
13
Aug
2015
AFMA has updated the Eastern Gemfish Stock Rebuilding Strategy.
The Eastern Gemfish Stock Rebuilding Strategy 2015 replaces the Eastern Gemfish Stock Rebuilding Strategy 2008 and will continue to support the recovery of Eastern Gemfish to...
05
Aug
2015
Media release from The Hon Peter Dutton Minister for Immigration and Border Protection and Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture.
6 August 2015
The Australian Government welcomes news that the...
05
Aug
2015
Media release from the Protected Zone Joint Authority
The Protected Zone Joint Authority (PZJA) held its 24th meeting today on Thursday Island to discuss the management of fisheries in the Torres Strait. Comprising the Parliamentary Secretary to the...
04
Aug
2015
The 47th AFMA Commission meeting was held in Darwin in June 2015, below is a summary from the Chairman, Norman Moore.
The Commission met in Darwin on 24 to 25 June 2015, enabling a visit to the Australian Defence Force’s Northern Command (NORCOM)...
31
Jul
2015
During August AFMA compliance officers will target logbook accuracy.
In most fisheries, logbooks completed by skippers are the most important information used for fisheries management decisions, including setting total allowable catch limits. Each...
28
Jul
2015
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority has released its National Compliance and Enforcement Program for 2015-16. The Program sets the direction for AFMA’s domestic compliance and enforcement activities for this financial year.
AFMA has a...
27
Jul
2015
Media release
27 July 2015
Australia’s engagement with our international counterparts to deter illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has again been showcased during the trilateral Operation Nasse with France and New Zealand.
Officers from...
20
Jul
2015
AFMA’s annual public meeting will be held on 26 August 2015 in Canberra. All stakeholders are invited to attend.
This meeting gives stakeholders the opportunity to meet with AFMA Commissioners.
Where: AFMA’s office, Level 6, 73 Northbourne Avenue,...
20
Jul
2015
Fishery closures can help protect species from becoming overfished as well as enabling species to recover from overfishing.
A good example of how fishery closures have helped rebuild some stocks of orange roughy to a point where they once again...
10
Jul
2015
Media release.
Considering the views of stakeholders is an important part of Australian Fisheries Management Authority’s (AFMA) management of Commonwealth fisheries, including the Small Pelagic Fishery (SPF). This will continue to be the case under...
10
Jul
2015
To minimise the risk of Southern bluefin tuna (SBT) being taken without quota off the east coast of Australia, in the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (ETBF), AFMA annually implements core and buffer zones for restricted access in the fishery. This...
09
Jul
2015
Media release by Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture.
8 July 2015
Senator Richard Colbeck, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, congratulated the Northern Prawn Fishery Industry...
08
Jul
2015
Media release
Whilst most Commonwealth fishers do the right thing there are some that don’t and rob the Australian community of valuable resources threatening the sustainability of our fisheries. To help raise awareness of the consequences of...
07
Jul
2015
Media release
Scallop lovers have something more to smile about this winter with the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery having the highest catch limit set since 2010 when the season opens tomorrow. This means more succulent, juicy, Australian...
03
Jul
2015
Example of how a vessel monitoring system works
Media release
Commonwealth fishers achieved almost 100 per cent compliance with their vessel monitoring system requirements in June following a targeted operation by the Australian Fisheries Management...
29
Jun
2015
Joint media release from the Hon Peter Dutton MP Minister for Immigration and Border Protection and Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture.
26 June 2015
The Australian Government welcomes news from...
28
Jun
2015
The outcome of the recent Call for Expressions of Interest to Market Test the AFMA Scientific Observer Program (RfEOI 2014- 20874) has been decided.
The purpose of the expression of interest was to determine the range of service providers available...
25
Jun
2015
AFMA hosted a resource assessment group (RAG) workshop in Canberra on 21 and 22 May 2015. The following is the summaries of the key outcomes:
Managing conflicts of interest – application of Fisheries Administration Paper 12 – Resource Assessment...