This Regulator Statement of Intent (SOI) outlines how the Chief Executive Officer will respond to those expectations as the Accountable Authority for AFMA.

Seven Indonesian nationals pleaded guilty to illegally fishing in Australian waters in three separate cases at Darwin Local Court on Tuesday, 16 September 2025.

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

This is a joint media release between the Australian Border Force, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority and the Indonesian Directorate General of Surveillance of Marine and Fisheries Resources.

In line with the Department of Finance Cost Recovery Policy, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority has reviewed and updated its Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) for 2025–26. AFMA’s CRIS describes how we will charge fishing concession holders for the management of Commonwealth fisheries.

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