Media releases

The following table lists Australian Fisheries Management Authority media releases from 2006.

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Date	Title	Released by
22 December	Commonwealth fisheries set for a more secure and profitable future - Results of Round 2 of the fishing concession buyback announced	Minister
17 November	Securing our Fishing Future - final tender closing soon	Minister
16 November	Ministers agree on new steps to combat illegal fishing	Minister
16 November	Quota SFR grant to give certainty to shark fishers	AFMA
9 November	Orange Roughy added to threatened species list	Minister
31 October	AFMA sets Southern Bluefin Tuna Quota	AFMA
24 October	New catch limits to sustain fish stocks	AFMA
22 October	Ice Boat crews feel the heat	Minister
19 October	Second chance for fishing buyback	Minister
18 October	Governance changes to AFMA	Minister
16 October	Australia leads landmark reform on Southern Blue Fin Tuna	Minister
5 October	More details of fishing buyback released - second round opens soon -	Minister
27 September	Assistance for fishing related businesses and communities affected by buy-out	Minister
26 September	Taruman finding welcomed: One illegal fishing vessel being destroyed per day	Minister
23 September	Toothfish poachers found guilty	Minister
1 August	Fishing for Tigers in the Gulf of Carpentaria	AFMA
26 July	Fishing vessels to be monitored by satellite	AFMA
25 July	Minister tours frontline in fight on illegal fishing	Minister
16 July	Seven Iceboats apprehended off Northern Australia	Minister
10 July	Multi-million hit on illegal fishing king-pins	Minister
4 July	Toothfish fishing rights for tender	AFMA
16 June	Senate passes tough new illegal fishers legislation	Minister
8 June	Conserving Southern Bluefin Tuna off Australia’s East Coast	AFMA
29 May	More time for fishers to consider fishing tender	Minister
26 May	$5 fine appeal outcome welcomed	Minister
24 May	Investigations confirm no breaches of law by Chinese vessel	AFMA
24 May	Getting tougher on illegal foreign fishers	Minister
22 May	Apprehension of another Chinese trawler	Minister
19 May	Bumper year for Banana prawns	AFMA
17 May	Business made easier for shark fishers	AFMA
12 May	AFMA welcomes budget measures to combat illegal fishing	AFMA
9 May	$388.9m budget boost in fight against illegal foreign fishing in Australian waters	Minister
9 May	$1.5 million to secure Torres Strait Prawn Fishery’s long-term viability	Minister
8 May	More details on the Australian Government’s AFMA Levy Subsidy	Minister
5 May	Final Marine Protected Areas: A win-win for fishers and for conservation	Minister
1 May	Chinese captains to face illegal fishing charges	Minister
13 April	Prawn fleet heads out for new season	AFMA
11 April	Ice-fish plays it cool to win environmental certification	Minister
5 April	Operation Breakwater - protecting our borders while netting 23 suspected illegal fishing vessels	Minister
5 April	Fight against illegal fishing enhanced	Minister
30 March	Securing our Fishing Future - exit assistance tender open	Minister
24 March	Interception of two Chinese trawlers	Minister
11 March	Australia commits to practical measures to stop IUU fishing on the high seas	Minister
10 March	Chen Long to be released - Government to consider legislation change	Minister
4 March	A sustainable future for the highly-prized Patagonian toothfish	Minister
28 February	New report on impact of Marine Protected Areas welcomed	Minister
16 February	Prison sentences for fishers who resisted apprehension welcomed	Minister
16 February	Chen Long arrived in Darwin this morning	AFMA
13 February	Interception of foreign vessel Chen Long	Minister
27 January	Seized Toothfish up for sale	AFMA
11 January	A Resolution for 2006	Minister
3 January	Record arrests for northern illegal fishing	Minister

Media releases - 2006