Four illegal foreign fishing vessels intercepted
This is a joint media release between the Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)
Eight thousand reasons to rethink fishing illegally in Australian waters
This is a joint media release between the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and Australian Border Force (ABF).
Commonwealth operators reminded to return electronic monitoring hard drives
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) reminds Commonwealth operators with electronic monitoring (EM) systems of their responsibility to return EM hard drives to AFMA.
Five guilty of illegal fishing, shark finning
This is a joint media release between the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and Australian Border Force (ABF).
Ensuring sustainable fishing of Australia’s stocks
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has deemed four New Zealand-flagged vessels as Australian boats to undertake fishing for a limited period this winter.
Two vessels destroyed, 14 guilty of illegal fishing in Torres Strait
This is a joint media release between the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and the Australian Border Force (ABF).
Would you like to be informed about draft management plans?
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) invites persons and/or organisations interested in being notified of information about draft management plans.
Industry leads effort to retrieve three-tonne ‘ghost net’
In June 2024, a massive three-tonne ghost net was discovered and retrieved by the crew of Australia Bay II, operated by Australia Bay Seafoods. The crew returned to Darwin with the ghost net, where the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) arranged for its safe disposal in accordance with Australian biosecurity requirements.