- Fisheries A to Z index
- Antarctic Fisheries
- Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery
- Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands Fisheries
- Coral Sea Fishery
- Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery
- High Seas Permits
- Norfolk Island Fishery
- North West Slope Trawl Fishery
- Northern Prawn Fishery
- Skipjack Tuna Fisheries
- Small Pelagic Fishery
- Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery
- Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery
- Southern Squid Jig Fishery
- South Tasman Rise
- Torres Strait Fisheries
- Western Deepwater Trawl Fishery
- Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery
- Environment and sustainability
- Harvest strategies
- Compliance activities
- Data collection
- Consultation
Norfolk Island Fishery
Norfolk Island is an Australian external Territory approximately 1500 km east of Brisbane, Queensland and 1100 km north of Auckland, New Zealand.
The fisheries in this area consist of an inshore shelf/upper slope fishery and an exploratory offshore deepwater fishery. The Eastern Tuna and Billfish operators also target tuna and tuna like species in the offshore waters around Norfolk Island.
At a glance
Information on the Norfolk Island Offshore and Norfolk Island Inshore Fisheries
Map
Map of the Norfolk Island Fishery
Notices and announcements
Notices and announcements for the Norfolk Island Fishery
Publications
List of current Norfolk Island Fishery reports
Contact
Neil Hughes
Manager
Scallop, Norfolk Island and Coral Sea Fisheries
Telephone: (02) 6225 5357
Email: Neil.Hughes@afma.gov.au
Hot Topics
- Zone D gillnet closure to further protect Australian Sea Lions
- Continuation of Measures to Protect Dolphins in the Gillnet Sector of the SESSF
- Levies still due while disallowance motion considered
- Re-assessment of export approval for the Western Trawl Fisheries
- Comment invited on draft Torres Strait Finfish Fishery Strategic Assessment
- Submissions received on the draft Northern Prawn Fishery Management Plan 2012
Latest News
- Keep your VMS switched on
- Rebuilding plan for Southern Bluefin Tuna
- Seabird management plans
- Changes in the Gillnet, Hook and Trap Sector of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery to Protect Dolphins
- Expect to be inspected
- AFMA and Anindilyakwa Sea Rangers
- Domestic Compliance and Enforcement Program
- Draft Shark Plan 2
- Changes in the Gillnet, Hook and Trap Sector of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery
- Longlining TAC set for Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery
