Inspection teams have been honing their skills in high seas boarding and inspection at the Maritime Division Office in Avatiu, expanding the Cook Islands’ maritime surveillance capabilities when patrolling on…
A one-kilometre-long ghost net has been removed from the Torres Strait in a joint operation by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), Maritime Border Command (MBC) and Australian Border Force…
Fishery Officers from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) informed more than 180 Indonesian fishermen of the dangers of illegal fishing in the Australian Fishing Zone, in a series of…
An Indonesian fishing vessel and its eight crew have been intercepted by the Australian Border Force (ABF) and Australian Defence Force (ADF) and escorted to Darwin. A boarding party from…
Three large ghost nets have been removed from Queensland waters between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Torres Strait, in a joint operation by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)…
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) joined the French Armed Forces of New Caledonia (FANC) who hosted the sixth occasion of the NASSE international fisheries operation. Organised from May to…
Brett McCallum has been inducted into Australia’s Seafood Industry Hall of Fame at the 2022 Seafood Directions Conference, on the strength of a 40-year career in commercial fishing, pearling and…
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…
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.…
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…