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20
Mar
2015
By Pat Sachs
Last year I was offered the most amazing opportunity to build a bridge uncertain of what was on the other side. My first thoughts varied between, ‘This has got to be the most awesome excuse to go fishing’ and ‘This is a position destined...
20
Mar
2015
The AFMA Commission held its first meeting of the year in Port Lincoln, South Australia on 25 to 26 February 2015. Senator Richard Colbeck, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture also attended the meeting.
Commission meetings are...
20
Mar
2015
Thanks for all your feedback so far on the new website AFMA launched in January 2015!
With the new website you will now be able to receive the latest AFMA news more regularly.
What this means for you?
Current subscribers of AFMA Update (if you are...
20
Mar
2015
Media release
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has again reinforced that illegal fishing activity will not be tolerated with a Western Australian Commonwealth fishing vessel skipper convicted and fined $10 000 in the Perth...
19
Mar
2015
Media release
Tomorrow is Sustainable Seafood Day and to celebrate AFMA is encouraging all Australian’s to support our fishing industry by hooking into a meal of delicious, sustainably caught, healthy, local Aussie seafood.
Be it flake and chips, pan...
18
Mar
2015
The 2015-16 total allowable catch (TAC) for the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery have been determined. The AFMA Commission met on 25-26 February 2015 and determined the TACs based on advice from the South East Management...
18
Mar
2015
On 18 March 2015, the Fisheries and Development Corporation released the report Summer spawning patterns and preliminary daily egg production method survey of Jack Mackerel and Australian sardine off the east coast (PDF, 2 MB)
10
Mar
2015
MEDIA RELEASE – Senator Richard Colbeck, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture on 6 March 2015.
The Australian fishing industry and seafood consumers are set to receive a boost from the long-awaited re‑opening of the...
04
Mar
2015
MEDIA RELEASE – Senator Richard Colbeck, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture on 26 February 2015.
Senator Richard Colbeck, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, welcomed the decision to increase the...
01
Mar
2015
On 28 April 2014 the Australian Fisheries Management Authority Commission set the total allowable catch (TAC) limits in the Small Pelagic Fishery (SPF). Table 1 shows the total allowable catches for the 2014-15 season. The new TACs are similar to...
20
Feb
2015
NOTE: The time to provide comment has now closed.
Consultation closed 30 April 2015.
AFMA is looking at collecting price information on transferred and leased statutory fishing rights (SFRs).
There are different types of SFRs that enables different...
18
Feb
2015
Membership applications are now closed.
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is seeking applications for member positions on Northern Prawn Fishery Management Advisory Committee, Sub-Antarctic Management Advisory Committee and Tropical...
12
Feb
2015
Posted on 16 February 2015
On 12 February 2015 the Australian Fisheries Management Authority received notification that Seafish Tasmania Pty Ltd has nominated the Geelong Star to fish it’s concessions in the Small Pelagic Fishery. The nomination...
10
Feb
2015
Consultation closed 20 February 2015.
AFMA is seeking expressions of interest from Australian companies or persons wishing to make an application for new and exploratory fisheries to be considered at the 2015 Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living...
06
Feb
2015
On Friday, 17 October 2014 a forum for recreational fishing and conservation stakeholders was held in Hobart. The purpose of the forum was to provide information on current management and science in the Small Pelagic Fishery, and to engage with...
27
Jan
2015
AFMA launched a new and improved website on 27 January. Visit afma.gov.au to check out the changes.
25
Jan
2015
Last updated 8 December 2014
Fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain
AFMA has recently granted a permit for the fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain to fish in CCAMLR exploratory fisheries. CCAMLR is the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Living...
23
Jan
2015
Last updated 8 January 2015
Expressions of Interest are now open on AusTender for the provision of AFMA’s Observer Program.
AFMA’s in-house Observer Program places observers (independent of the fishing industry) on fishing vessels to provide reliable...
20
Jan
2015
As Aussies flock to the beach this summer and enjoy fish and chips by the ocean, be sure to ask for genuine Aussie flake.
Be it battered, crumbed or grilled, by choosing Australian caught flake, like gummy shark, from the menu, you can have confidence...
20
Jan
2015
AFMA is releasing an innovative strategy to minimise the bycatch of dolphins in gillnets in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery to as close to zero as possible while allowing sustainable shark fishing.
The strategy reduces the risk of...