2005

Date Title
7 January 2005 New strategy to reduce dolphin interactions
4 March 2005 Surveys help to secure future of Northern Prawn Fishery
6 April 2005 Fisheries sustainability focus of Hobart meeting
8 April 2005 Fleet ready for ‘shot-gun’ start to banana prawn season
18 April 2005 Fisheries go high-tech in new video trial
28 April 2005 Death of foreign fisherman in Darwin harbour
9 May 2005 ‘TED’s’ prove their worth in Northern Prawn Fishery
13 May 2005 Indonesian fisherman suffers burns
23 May 2005 Only Australian boats can fish in Australian Antarctic fisheries
8 June 2005 New approach to save seabirds and sharks
17 June 2005 Conserving southern bluefin tuna off Australia’s east coast
11 July 2005 Tiger prawns make a comeback
28 July 2005 Cold currents see change to tuna zones off East Coast
8 August 2005 Tuna zones eased as cold currents shift south
12 August 2005 Australia boards suspected illegal foreign fishing boat south of Tasmania
8 September 2005 Trawling the net just got easier
21 September 2005 Seven illegal fishing boats arrested
28 September 2005 Charges laid against crew of foreign fishing vessel
Armed patrol boat makes northern arrests
29 September 2005 A secure future now closer for shark fishers
6 October 2005 Greater legislative clarity for Commonwealth fisheries
9 October 2005 Government/seafood industry plan for the long-term
11 October 2005 $88 million boost to combat foreign fishing in Northern Australian waters
13 October 2005 Sustainable future for tuna and billfish fisheries
Accidental capture of dolphins east of Flinders Island
14 October 2005 Disposal of fish from foreign fishing vessels
19 October 2005 Macdonald calls for UN to review Law of the Sea
20 October 2005 Waters clearer thanks to intense operation
Big increase in border protection for northern Australia
21 October 2005 Double century of illegal fishing arrests
31 October 2005 World cooperation sought to fight illegal fishing
2 November 2005 New report exposes flag of convenience countries
5 November 2005 Viarsa 1 verdict
7 November 2005 Ice boat arrested in weekend patrols
9 November 2005 A fair share proposed by the PZJA
10 November 2005 Fishos study prawn ecosystems
14 November 2005 Ministers reject misleading claims on illegal fishing, key infrastructure
19 November 2005 Improving economic efficiency of Australia's Northern Prawn Fishery
23 November 2005 A sustainable and profitable future for Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery
A sustainable future for Australia's Southern and Eastern fisheries
24 November 2005 Government acts for a sustainable fishing future
25 November 2005 Strong presence leads to fishing arrests
27 November 2005 Yesterday's plan from yesterday's man
2 December 2005 Illegal fishers jailed for 10 months
5 December 2005 Strong presence continues against illegal fishing
13 December 2005 Four boats arrested off Western Australia
14 December 2005 New measures a watershed for Commonwealth fisheries
Securing Our Fishing Future
Illegal vessels arrested in the Torres Strait
19 December 2005 Joint Australian-Indonesian patrols in the fight against illegal fishing
Meeting to tackle illegal fishing
23 December 2005 Southern Ocean patrol exposes toothfish boats outside Australian waters