- 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
Small Pelagic Fishery
The Small Pelagic Fishery (SPF) extends from the Queensland/New South Wales border, typically outside three nautical miles, around southern Australia to a line at latitude 31° south (near Lancelin, north of Perth).
At a glance
Facts and figures about the Small Pelagic Fishery including target species, number of licenses, fishing techniques used and management methods
Maps
Maps of the Small Pelagic Fishery
Notices and announcements
Notices and announcements for the Small Pelagic Fishery
Fisheries management
Information on management arrangements for the Small Pelagic Fishery and the South East Management Advisory Committee (South East MAC) and Small Pelagic Fishery Resource Assessment Group (SPFRAG)
Publications
List of current Small Pelagic Fishery publications
Contact
Neil Hughes
Manager
Small Pelagic Fishery
Telephone: (02) 6225 5357
Email: mailto: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
