The second year of a comprehensive fisheries monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS) training course in Southeast Asia has commenced at Nha Trang University in Vietnam to build MCS capacity to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the region.

In April 2024, representatives from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) delivered a workshop in partnership with Tuvalu’s Fisheries Department, Ports Authority, Customs, and Immigration and Shipping agents, in Funafuti, Tuvalu.

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

The fishing season for black teatfish, a high value species of sea cucumber found in the Torres Strait, closed on Thursday 2 May 2024, after a catch of nearly 16 tonnes was caught in just four days. The overall catch was slightly lower than expected as fishers had to contend with unfavourable weather not experienced in previous years.

We are happy to announce that one of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority’s (AFMA) Senior Management Officers, Rachel Downes, has been successful in securing a place in the 2024 National Seafood Industry Leadership Program (NSILP).

Our Corporate Plan has a four-year focus. It tells stakeholders what our outcome and outputs are, and what indicators will be used to measure successful delivery of the outcome.The Corporate Plan also outlines factors that are likely to influence the operating environment in the future, priorities for improvement and what our future directions are over the remaining period of the plan.Our Annual Operation Plan is included on the final page of the Corporate Plan. This plan has a one-year focus.

Women in the fishing industry have made a splash at the Women in Fisheries workshop held in Bangkok, Thailand, in May 2024.

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.