Media releases

The following table lists Australian Fisheries Management Authority media releases from 2007.

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Date	Title	Released by
18 December	Finfish licence buyout in Torres Strait	Minister
5 December	AFMA rewarded for risk management project	AFMA
8 October	Landmark resource sharing deal in Eastern Tuna fishery	Minister
2 October	Final round of Onshore Business Assistance opens	Minister
12 September	A sea of prawns	AFMA
11 September	New harvest strategy for Commonwealth fisheries	Minister
4 September	Governments continue working together to combat illegal fishing	Minister
31 August	Six monthly update confirms dramatic decline in illegal fishing	Minister
23 August	Australian Government grant to secure future of iconic Sydney Fish Market	Minister
4 July	$220m Securing our Fishing Future package delivers on promise to tackle over-fishing	Minister
21 June	New Managing Director for AFMA	AFMA
21 June	AFMA Appointments	Minister
4 June	Australia working to secure future of world’s last great tuna fishery	Minister
23 May	Forty-nine foreign fishers caught in border protection swoop	Minister
18 May	$34.5 million for fisheries research and development	Minister
17 May	Master of foreign long-liner to face illegal fishing charges	AFMA
15 May	National plan to fight marine pests	Minister
10 May	The illegal fishing package one year on - 2006 Budget package delivers big drop in northern fishing incursions	Minister
4 May	Countries agree to Regional Action Plan to fight illegal fishing in the South-East Asian region	Minister
2 May	New Indigenous patrol program helping to combat illegal foreign fishing	Minister
23 April	$3m to help Sapphire Coast Seafood Industry	Minister
5 April	Countdown on for the start of the Banana season: prawn fleet takes its mark	AFMA
2 April	PZJA visits Torres fishing communities	Minister
28 March	Australia and South Africa help close the net around illegal fishing pirates	Minister
21 March	Australia hosts south-east Asian illegal fishing forum	Minister
20 March	AFMA seizes Australian fishing vessel	AFMA
16 March	Too many fish prove costly for fishing company	AFMA
11 March	Longtail tuna - the one that didn't get away	Minister
9 March	Fish escape device is one out of the box	AFMA
7 March	Securing Our Fishing Future - Final consultation on Harvest Strategy Policy	Minister
6 March	Seaweek, seals and SeaNet – working toward a healthy marine environment	Minister
8 February	Howard Government defeats Green attempt to close $200m Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery	Minister
6 February	New Board for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority	Minister
29 January	Fishery status reports support decisive Australian Government action	Minister
18 January	Toothfish Fishing Rights granted for Macquarie Island	AFMA
9 January	Australia and France sign treaty to step up the fight against illegal fishing	Minister
8 January	Fishing related businesses and communities encouraged to apply for assistance	Minister
4 January	Progress in the war against illegal fishing	Minister

Media releases - 2007