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28
Mar
2013
AFMA is encouraging people to support local fishers and buy Australian seafood this Easter long weekend.
Australian fisheries are ranked among the best in the world by independent experts and this includes environmental sustainability.
AFMA CEO Dr...
22
Mar
2013
Commercial fishers from the sustainably accredited Northern Prawn Fishery will be undergoing new TAFE-recognised training on best-practice fishing before they go to sea in April this year.
The Northern Prawn Fishery, which stretches across the top of...
15
Mar
2013
For sustainable seafood, think Australian. That’s the message the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has for seafood lovers this Sustainable Seafood Day.
The recently updated Australian Dietary Guidelines have recommended that...
21
Feb
2013
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is working with commercial tuna fishers to ensure that recreational and commercial fishing can occur harmoniously this game fishing season.
AFMA is encouraging fishers from the commercial Eastern...
08
Feb
2013
AFMA regulations help ensure Australian Sea Lions aren’t affected by fishing
Additional fishery closures put in place a year ago to protect sea lions have been highly successful, with no sea lions caught in gillnets since the latest closures took...
05
Feb
2013
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is continuing its tough stance on enforcing commercial fishing regulations and in a report released today the Auditor-General has confirmed that AFMA’s compliance program is effective and well-...
14
Jan
2013
A recently released report shows that management of Commonwealth fisheries is achieving excellent results in ensuring a sustainable supply of Australian seafood from healthy fish stocks.The most recent Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource...
04
Dec
2012
Border Protection Command (BPC) together with the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has apprehended a foreign fishing vessel suspected of illegally fishing within Australian waters.
On Saturday 1 December, a BPC Dash 8 surveillance...
25
Oct
2012
Three Indonesian fishers have been convicted for illegal fishing after two boats were caught ‘blast fishing’ with explosives inside Australian waters in early October.
Following investigations by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)...
09
Oct
2012
Border Protection Command (BPC) together with the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has apprehended two foreign fishing vessels suspected of illegally ‘blast fishing’ in Australian waters off Broome (WA) and the Tiwi Islands (NT).
ACV...
16
Sep
2012
Chairman of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority Commission, Michael Egan, said today he was very confident that the catch limits set by the Commission for the Small Pelagic Fishery were legally set.
Mr Egan was responding to recent claims...
29
Aug
2012
Stronger fisheries laws could see fishing licence holders responsible for their crew’s actions: A recent case saw crew members prosecuted for shooting seabirds, with this image used as evidence.
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30
Jul
2012
Villagers from traditional fishing communities in Papua New Guinea celebrate the new labels which will allow Australian authorities to easily identify boats from treaty villages.
A new program suggested by Papua New Guinean traditional fishers...
25
Jul
2012
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has moved to reassure those concerned about the possible entry of the FV Margiris to fish in Australian waters, explaining that its robust management of fisheries will ensure that any fishing is...
14
Jun
2012
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) says it is misleading and unfair to compare Australia’s fisheries management with Europe and Africa where some fisheries have collapsed.
The recent debate about the possible entry of a factory...
31
May
2012
Mackerel in the Small Pelagic Fishery
AFMA is aware that an Australian company has proposed the use of a large vessel in the Commonwealth Small Pelagic Fishery, however to date AFMA has not received any application for this vessel to operate in the...
31
May
2012
Fishing in the Southern Ocean
Australia’s Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery has been certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) in an independent assessment against rigorous standards, completing a remarkable feat for...
26
Apr
2012
Four South East Trawl vessels have been caught out not using mandatory devices to prevent seabirds becoming caught, injured or killed in fishing gear.
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has expressed its disappointment with these...
20
Apr
2012
An investigation by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has led to seven fishermen being convicted in the Port Lincoln Magistrate Court today for criminal breaches associated with the illegal fishing of Southern Bluefin Tuna,...