Prize up for grabs in safety video competition
Commercial fishermen in Australia are being invited to tap into their creative side and jump on board with a new video competition offering a $5000 top cash prize. ‘The Fishers…
NZ space tech startup helps tackle IUU fishing
New Zealand based space technology start-up Xerra Earth Observation Institute launched its Starboard Maritime Intelligence in mid 2021 and has recently secured its first international contract with the Australian Fisheries Management Authority.…
Clearing Australian waters of marine debris
In 2021 the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) deployment of chartered vessels supporting targeted operations to combat IUU fishing also resulted in successfully removing 4500kg of marine debris. Working closely…
AFMA chair returns
The Chair of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) Commission has been reappointed for a five-year term. Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia David Littleproud and Assistant Minister for Forestry…
‘See something, say something’
Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) has responded to an increase in reports of illegal foreign fishing vessels off the North Coast of Australia and reminded water users to report any suspicious…
One of the ghost net that were tracked, retrieved and disposed. Image: AFMA
Tracking technology aids ghost gear retrieval
Successful trials of a new GPS tracking system has seen drifting ghost nets retrieved from the Torres Strait under the Australian Government’s $14.8 million Ghost Nets Initiative, as CSIRO research…
An Indonesian fishing vessel apprehended in Australian waters earlier this month has been scrapped. Image: AFMA
Australia intercepts and scraps Indonesian poacher
An Indonesian fishing vessel intercepted north of the Gulf of Carpentaria for suspected illegal fishing in Australian waters in a joint operation with the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has…
An AU$4000 fine has been handed down to the skipper of an Indonesian fishing vessel apprehended in Australian waters. Image: AFMA
Australian court convicts Indonesian poacher
The skipper of an Indonesian fishing vessel apprehended off the coast of Darwin, Northern Territory, was sentenced in Darwin Local Court for illegal fishing in Australian waters. Following a guilty…
AFMA has approved a 39% increase in the SESSF blue grenadier (hoki) catch for 2019. Image: AFMA
Blue grenadier catch increase approved
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has adjusted management measures for a number of Commonwealth species in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) in response to the…