Torres Strait fishers land record catch of black teatfish
The 2025 fishing season for black teatfish in the Torres Strait closed at 11.59 pm on 5th March 2025, with a record catch of 19.22 tonnes. Torres Strait fishers achieved…
Ghost net cleared from the Torres Strait
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…
Conservation efforts lead to Torres Strait fishery reopening
A fishing season for a high value sea cucumber in the Torres Strait has reopened for the first time in twenty years thanks to a concerted conservation and stock restoration…
