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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…