$220m to secure Australia's fishing future

On 14 December, the [then] Federal Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation, Senator Ian Macdonald, issued a formal direction to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) to take decisive action to ensure the sustainability of our fish stocks and to secure the Australian fishing industry’s future. The direction was issued as part of the Australian Government’s $220M Securing our Fishing Future Initiative, announced in November 2005.

The direction states that:
The Australian Government considers that decisive action is needed immediately to halt overfishing and to create the conditions that will give overfished stocks a chance to recover to an acceptable level in the near future.

This document outlines the actions AFMA will take to give effect to the Australian Government’s direction and provides Commonwealth fishing holders with a clear understanding of the future operating environment in Commonwealth fisheries strategies.

Type	Title	Size
28 February 2006 - Response to Ministerial Direction
	Letter to all Fishing Concession Holders	633kb
	Antarctic Fisheries (response to Ministerial Direction)	85kb
	Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery (response to Ministerial Direction)	87kb
	Coral Sea Fishery (response to Ministerial Direction)	86kb
	Eastern Tuna & Billfish Fishery (response to Ministerial Direction)	86kb
	Northern Prawn Fishery (response to Ministerial Direction)	86kb
	Skipjack Tuna Purse Seine Fishery (response to Ministerial Direction)	87kb
	Small Pelagic Fishery (response to Ministerial Direction)	86kb
	Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (response to Ministerial Direction)	87kb
	Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (response to Ministerial Direction)	633kb
	Southern Squid Jig Fishery (response to Ministerial Direction)	86kb
	Western Trawl Fisheries (response to Ministerial Direction)	86kb
	Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery (response to Ministerial Direction)	86kb

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The Australian Fisheries Management Authority welcomes the announcement of a structural adjustment package for Commonwealth Fisheries by the Australian Government.

The Government's package and AFMA's actions to address overfishing represent a turning point for for the future sustainability of Commonwealth fisheries and the industry's competitiveness.

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Page last updated 6 May, 2008