Securing Australia’s fishing future

Twenty Indonesian nationals pleaded guilty to illegally fishing in Australian waters in five separate cases at Darwin Local Court on 15 and 16 April 2025.

This is a joint media release from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and Australian Border Force (ABF).

The Commission convened for its 97th meeting in Melbourne, Victoria, on 11 and 12 March 2025.

This is a joint media release from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and Australian Border Force (ABF).

Three Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) officers travelled to the port city of Da Nang in mid-February to deliver and lead a workshop with their Vietnamese counterparts to develop procedures for inspecting foreign fishing vessels and controlling access to their ports.