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Media releases - 2003

The following table lists Australian Fisheries Management Authority media releases from 2003. Further media releases can be accessed from the release archive located in the top right hand corner of your screen.

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Date Title
28 November Australia learns valuable lessons on recovering orange roughy fishery
26 November Commercial operators to benefit from new fishing rights
3 November Area closure off South Australia applies only to shark fishing - AFMA
29 October Managing Director to leave AFMA
22 October New total catch limits for 2004 for South Eastern fisheries
17 October AFMA announces re-allocation of shark quota to Commonwealth shark fishers
10 October Five charged with illegal fishing in Australia’s sub-Antarctic waters
8 October Annual Public Meeting for the commercial fishing industry
8 October AFMA visits South Australian fishers
16 September AFMA seeks additional advice on re-allocation of shark quota
9 September New plan for sustainable Southern fisheries
4 September Time, more tough decisions needed to help overfished stocks recover - AFMA
20 August AFMA Managing Director returns to South Coast for meetings with fishers
21 July AFMA talks with Tasmanian fishers
21 July New monitoring arrangements proposed for Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery
11 July Shark fishers to have their say on quota review
25 June Fisheries policy review - enough fish now and for the future is the main challenge
3 June More consultation over new plan to manage West Coast tuna fishing
2 June More consultation sought over long term management of East Coast Tuna fishing
27 May Shark, scallop and squid fishery managers tour eastern Victorian coast for informal talks with fishers
23 May Bass Strait scallop beds opened for first time since 1999
24 March AFMA to review allocation of Shark quota
21 March AFMA deducts 15 tonnes of southern bluefin tuna quota after tow cage incident

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