Australia maintains crackdown
The Australian Border Force (ABF) has seized a foreign vessel suspected of illegal fishing in the Torres Strait, as the Australian authorities continue Operation Broadstaff, an ABF-led multi-agency operation launched…
Marine debris removed from Australian waters
The remnants of three abandoned foreign fishing vessels along with associated fishing equipment have been removed from locations in the Torres Strait – Crab Island, Horn Island and Pearce Cay…
Australia strengthens defences against illegal fishing
Launched this month, Australian Border Force’s Operation Broadstaff is designed to keep foreign fishing acticity out of national waters. Two vessels intercepted near Cape York have resulted in the detention…
Poachers get fines and prison time for repeat offences
Eleven Indonesian fishermen have pleaded guilty to illegally fishing in Australian waters in three separate cases at Darwin Local Court. In all three instances, vessels were destroyed at sea and…
Five interceptions off Australian coast
The Australian authorities continue to crack down on Indonesian fishermen seeking to fish in Australian waters. In just a few days earlier this month Australian Border Force intercepted a series…
Poachers guilty, repeat offender jailed
Nine Indonesian nationals have pleaded guilty to illegally fishing in Australian waters in two separate cases at Darwin Local Court, following an incident in August when Australian authorities identified, intercepted…
Aiming to transform fisheries management
A new four-year research project, supported by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC), aims to develop a new harvest strategy for Australia’s Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery…
Shark-finning crew face court
Crews of two Indonesian fishing vessels have appeared in an Australian court, with heavy penalties handed to several repeat offenders. Both vessels were intercepted and destroyed at sea. The first…
Pacific partnership protects shared seas
Frontline agencies from the Pacific Quadrilateral Defence Coordination Group (PQUAD) – Australia, New Zealand, France and the United States of America – partnered with colleagues from Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, the…
Fines for sea cucumber poachers
Nineteen Indonesian nationals pleaded guilty to illegally fishing in Australian waters in three separate cases earlier this month, following the interception of three fishing vessels off Northern Territory. The three…
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