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Australian Fisheries Management Authority > Services for Industry > Notices and announcements

Notices and announcements

General notices

Following are general notices which may apply to all fisheries.

  • 13 October 2011 – Public Properties Security Register and the fishing industry
  • 13 May 2011 – Australia’s Draft 2011 National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks (Shark-plan 2)
  • 1 December 2010 – Review of scientific and economic information arrangements
  • 15 March 2010 – New regulations in relation to navigating in closures now in force

Notices by fishery

Following are links to fishery specific notices and announcements. Fisheries are listed in alphabetical order.

  • Antarctic
  • Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop
  • Coral Sea
  • Eastern Tuna and Billfish
  • Norfolk Island
  • North West Slope Trawl
  • Northern Prawn
  • Skipjack Tuna
  • Small Pelagic
  • Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark
  • Southern Bluefin Tuna
  • Southern Squid Jig
  • Torres Strait
  • Western Deepwater Trawl
  • Western Tuna and Billfish

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  • Changes in the Gillnet, Hook and Trap Sector of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery to Protect Dolphins
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  • Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management arrangements booklet 2011
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