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

Following a strong 2025, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is building on key achievements as we move through 2026.We delivered many major initiatives in another big year of managing and monitoring Commonwealth fisheries, working against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, actively participating in regional fisheries management organisations and supporting and collaborating with our counterparts in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Commission convened for its 101^st meeting in Adelaide on 10 and 11 March 2026.

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

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

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

This is a joint media release from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and the Australian Border Force (ABF).Nineteen Indonesian nationals have pleaded guilty to illegally fishing in Australian waters at Darwin Local Court on Tuesday, 9 June 2026. The charges follow apprehension of three foreign fishing vessels by ABF, through Maritime Border Command (MBC), between 19 and 21 May 2026.