- 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
Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery
Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) are a highly migratory tuna species and are widely distributed throughout waters of the southern oceans, including the Australian Fishing Zone (AFZ). Key areas where SBT are caught are the Great Australian Bight and waters off south eastern Australia.
At a glance
Facts and figures about the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery including principal species, number of Statutory Fishing Rights holders, fishing methods used and current issues
Map
Map of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery
Notices and announcements
Notices and announcements for the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery
Fisheries management
Information on management arrangements for the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery including the Management Plan and Southern Bluefin Tuna Management Advisory Committee (SBTMAC)
Publications
List of current Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery plans and reports
Contact
Matt Daniel
Manager
Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (SBT)
Telephone: (02) 6225 5338
Email: matthew.daniel@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
