The Commission met for its 61st meeting in Canberra on 9-10 May 2018. The meeting was preceded by AFMA’s Annual Public Meeting on 9 May. Key decisions taken by the Commission at its meeting included: Extension of the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery (MITF) longline season Commissioners agreed to extend the MITF longline season so that it runs from 15 April to 7 September 2018, and that they would review the longline season dates for future seasons after the current longline season.