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The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) continues to collaborate with the Northern Territory Police Force (NTPOL) and indigenous rangers to detect and deter illegal fishers from entering Australia’s remote coastline.

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) reminds Commonwealth operators with electronic monitoring (EM) systems of their responsibility to ensure that systems are fully operational before departing port to undertake a fishing trip.

This is a joint media release between the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and Australian Border Force (ABF).

This is a joint media release between the Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA).

A joint operation led by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), with support from Northern Territory Police Force (NTPOL) and Northern Territory Black Point Rangers (NT Rangers), has resulted in a range of successful outcomes. The matters arose from reports of suspicious fishing activity in the Cobourg Marine Park (Garig Gunak Barlu), West Arnhem.

This is a joint media release between the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and Australian Border Force (ABF).

This is a joint media release between the Australian Border Force and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority.

In mid-2024, 24 officials from Australia, France, New Zealand, the United States of America, Fiji, Vanuatu, the Cook Islands and the Forum Fisheries Agency joined forces for Operation Nasse.