24
Jul
2018
Joint media release from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority and Australian Border Force
Five crew on-board an Indonesian fishing vessel suspected of illegally fishing inside the Australian Fishing Zone (AFZ) west of Darwin in the Timor Sea...
23
Jul
2018
For the second rotation of the 2018 Graduate Program, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) hosts two graduates from the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources.Hear more from Cassie, one of the graduates, as she reveals what...
19
Jul
2018
Each year, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) hosts graduates from the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources as part of the 2018 Graduate Development Program.
Learn more about Luke and what he will be working on during his...
18
Jul
2018
Fourteen Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) staff took to the local touch football fields in the ACT on Wednesday 11 July 2018 to participate in the 16th annual NAIDOC Week Touch Football Carnival for employees of the Australian Public...
18
Jul
2018
The Commonwealth Scallop Fishery in Bass Strait looks set for another good season, and you can expect to see fresh Australian scallops in abundance at seafood retailers in the coming months.
The 2018 season opens tomorrow and the catch limits have...
16
Jul
2018
Jarrad James is one of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority’s (AFMA) dedicated Observers. He has worked as an Observer for nearly eight years and been on so many trips that he has lost count! For the past four to five years, Jarrad has worked...
12
Jul
2018
Commonwealth operators catching gummy shark, pink ling and blue eye trevalla in Australia’s gillnet hook and trap (GHAT) fishery, are now required to start logging their fisheries data electronically from 1 July 2018.
The GHAT sector lands catch worth...
11
Jul
2018
Commonwealth and Torres Strait operators are reminded to use Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) units from the approved list only when operating in Commonwealth fisheries.
Recently the Australian Fisheries Management Authority’s (AFMA) counterparts from...
09
Jul
2018
Bycatch is sometimes considered as an inconvenience to daily fishing operations, but there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to the common bycatch species encountered by Commonwealth fishers.
Species like draughtboard sharks, stingrays and...
06
Jul
2018
Joint media release from the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop; Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells and Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Anne Ruston
Today we reinforce...
06
Jul
2018
At times, AFMA’s observers need to brave harsh and unforgiving conditions to collect the scientific information required to understand fish populations and the marine environment.
This is especially the case in the extremes of Australia’s Antarctic...
06
Jul
2018
Media release from the Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Anne Ruston
Fisheries ministers from 17 Pacific nations met in the Cook Islands this week to set the regional fisheries management agenda for the next 12 months.
Outgoing...
04
Jul
2018
Media release from the Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Anne Ruston
Australia has joined with international partners, the fisheries industry and stakeholders to protect a number of fisheries ecosystems in the southern Indian Ocean...
04
Jul
2018
A 350kg shipment of live crab and tropical rock lobster (TRL) suspected of being taken in the Torres Strait Protected Zone has been seized at Cairns airport.
The consignment was intercepted by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and...
04
Jul
2018
I understand that the Australian Marine Conservation Society and Save Our Marine Life recently commenced a joint campaign about the Australian Fisheries Management Authority’s (AFMA’s) draft transhipping policy.
AFMA is currently seeking public...
02
Jul
2018
Joint media release from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority and Parks Australia
A large ghost net has been removed from the Gulf of Carpentaria near Weipa, in Queensland, in a joint operation between the Australian Fisheries Management...
28
Jun
2018
From 1 July 2018 the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is responsible for the day-to-day management of compliance of the commercial Torres Strait fisheries, not including recreational fishing.
AFMA’s General Manager of Fisheries...
27
Jun
2018
Media release from the Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Anne Ruston
Fish and chips are an Australian icon, and whether you prefer grilled, battered or crumbed, from 1 August you can vote for the best fish and chips in the...
22
Jun
2018
So, you’re thinking about a career as an Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) Fisheries Officer? Here’s the inside scoop.
Alan Specketer has been an AFMA Fisheries Officer for 12 years
I’ve been with AFMA for 12 years. I’ve woken to...
22
Jun
2018
Media release from the Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Anne Ruston
Following years of multinational investigations and pursuits of illegal Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish operators, several illegal, unreported and unregulated...