Poacher escorted to Darwin
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…
Ghost gear retrieved from Queensland waters
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)…
Piling the pressure on IUU fishing
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…
Industry veteran inducted into Seafood Industry Hall of Fame
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…
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…
