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26
Mar
2019
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is seeking applications for member positions on various Management Advisory Committees (MAC) and Resource Assessment Groups (RAG). We are seeking members for their next three year terms, generally from...
26
Mar
2019
Avid readers of Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) News may have already read about one of AFMA’s graduates for 2019, Louise, and we’d now like to introduce another graduate.Owen Carr is taking on a role in the National Compliance Planning...
22
Mar
2019
The banana prawn season in the Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF) starts on 1 April 2019. Pre-season briefings, will be run next week by the NPF Industry Pty Ltd (NPFI) and all active operators and fleet managers are invited to attend. To ensure all fishers...
22
Mar
2019
Joint media release Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources David Littleproud and Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources.Mr Norris has qualifications in natural resource management and over 20 years’ experience in fisheries...
13
Mar
2019
Media release from the Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Senator Richard ColbeckThis week is National Sustainable Seafood Week — a celebration of Australia’s seafood industries and the well-managed, sustainable fisheries that supply...
12
Mar
2019
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is reminding fishers that ‘take home packs’ no longer exist. In 2014, the arrangements that allowed fishers in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery, and Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop...
08
Mar
2019
Each year the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) hosts two graduates as part of the AFMA Graduate Development Program. The graduates undertake three rotations across 12 months in various sections at AFMA, including a four-month rotation at...
06
Mar
2019
Media release from the Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Richard ColbeckThe second meeting of the National Fisheries Advisory Council (NFAC) in Canberra today will see representatives from Australia’s commercial, recreational and...
19
Feb
2019
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and Queensland Water Police recently conducted a joint agency patrol of Port Kennedy, on Thursday Island, prior to the opening of the tropical rock lobster (TRL) hookah season.The patrol provided an...
15
Feb
2019
Media release from the Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Richard ColbeckAquatic animal welfare concerns and marine biosecurity will be among the key topics discussed at the fifth Australian Fisheries Ministers’ meeting in Melbourne...
04
Feb
2019
In fashion, a fad is known as a short-lived craze, but in the marine environment, fish aggregating devices (FADs) can cause long-term harm when unregulated, or in cases where the FAD breaks free and drifts in the ocean. Three FADs were retrieved off the...
30
Jan
2019
No illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing vessels or activities were detected during a recent joint patrol of the Southern Ocean by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and the French Navy.This impressive result can be...
25
Jan
2019
The National Surveillance and Response unit is a team of six fisheries officers who work primarily within the Australian Maritime Border Operations Centre as part of Australia’s Maritime Border Command. The team plays a vital role in detecting and...
24
Jan
2019
Scientists from CSIRO and the University of Washington have corrected misleading statements made by University of Tasmania researcher Graham Edgar and his team. The journal article, by lead author Richard Little from CSIRO, Comments on the evidence for...
18
Jan
2019
AFMA’s annual public meeting will be held on Monday 4 March 2019 in Canberra. This meeting gives stakeholders the opportunity to meet with AFMA Commissioners and discuss AFMA’s progress in pursuing effective management of Commonwealth fisheries.All...
20
Dec
2018
Media Release from the Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water ResourcesThe gross value of Australian fishery and aquaculture production grew to $3.06 billion in 2016–17, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural Resource Economics and...
19
Dec
2018
With the expansion of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) into Lakes Entrance, we thought that we would catch up with a local commercial fishing family.Australian Wildcatch Fishing (AWF) is managed by husband and wife team David and...
17
Dec
2018
Lara Hansen is the Chief Scientist and Executive Director of EcoAdapt, a non-profit organisation based in the United States. She was a guest speaker at AFMA’s recent climate adaptation workshop, held in Melbourne, and also presented to staff in Canberra...
14
Dec
2018
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is reviewing the Gillnet Dolphin Mitigation Strategy and the Small Pelagic Fishery Dolphin Mitigation Strategy and is seeking your comments. Submissions can be made online via AFMA's external public...
14
Dec
2018
Learning how Commonwealth fisheries can adapt to the effects of climate change is an important priority for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and its key stakeholder groups.AFMA recently held a climate change adaptation workshop that...
