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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,...