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The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) held its annual public meeting on Wednesday 10 March 2021. Members of the Australian public attended the meeting online.

Fisheries officers from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) have conducted a joint ‘at sea’ operation to inspect Commonwealth fishing operators involved in the harvest and farming of southern bluefin tuna (SBT).

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) Commission has commended the decision by the Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF) consultative groups and NPF Industry Pty Ltd (NPFI) to close the Redleg Banana Prawn sub-Fishery in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf (JBG) from April to mid-June each year.

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) annual public meeting will be held on Wednesday 10 March 2021 at 9:30am. This meeting gives the Australian public the opportunity to meet with AFMA Commissioners and discuss AFMA’s progress in pursuing effective management of Commonwealth fisheries.

Two green sea turtles have been released after a successful Maritime Border Command (MBC) operation located and retrieved an abandoned 1.5 tonne fishing net.

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has welcomed the efforts of Australian Wildcatch Fishing, and the crew of Fishing Vessel James Kerlin who late last year located and retrieved a trawl net from Commonwealth waters off the east coast of Victoria.

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is seeking applications for member positions on the Northern Prawn Fishery Resource Assessment Group (NPRAG). 

Consultation period closes 5pm AEDT on Friday 12 February 2021

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) have undertaken a five-year review of the rebuilding strategies for orange roughy and blue warehou and is seeking your comments to help inform the development of the revised rebuilding strategies.