Latest AFMA News

ABF apprehends illegal fishers, seizes vessels in Kimberley Marine Park
ABF intercepts two foreign fishing vessels off Northern Territory coast
Seven Foreign Fishers Found Guilty In Darwin Court
Darwin Court finds 13 foreign fishers guilty after 2 tonnes of sea cucumber seized
Illegal foreign fishers get more than they bargained for in Darwin Court
Operation LUNAR: Illegal foreign fishing vessel destroyed off NT coast
More Than One Billion Rupiah of Sea Cucumber Seized In Operation Pristis
New operation to target illegal foreign fishing in the Northern Territory
CLP Government demands urgent federal action on illegal fishing
Authorities intercept two illegal foreign fishing vessels off the remote Northern Territory coastline
Caught And Convicted: Imprisonment For Illegal Fishers
Successful joint response increasing pressure on illegal foreign fishers in Australian waters
Strong penalties for nine illegal fishers after attempting to evade authorities
Three vessels detected, huge haul seized off Kimberley Coast
Two illegal foreign fishing vessels intercepted; equipment seized and directed out of Australian waters
Four Illegal Foreign Fishing Vessels Intercepted
Eight thousand reasons to rethink fishing illegally in Australian waters
Five Guilty Of Illegal Fishing, Shark Finning
Two vessels destroyed, 14 guilty of illegal fishing in Torres Strait
Collaboration strong between Australia and PNG fisheries
15 illegal foreign fishers apprehended near Deliverance Island
Five fishers plead guilty for illegal activity in Australian waters
Illegal Fishers In Hot Water After Their Day In Court
Fifteen Illegal Fishers Handed Hefty Fines
ASIC grants class no-action position regarding Unfair Contract Terms for institutional markets
Operation LEEDSTRUM: Offenders prosecuted and sentenced in Darwin
Illegal fishers on notice after vessels destroyed, crews detained
One kilometre of ‘ghost net’ removed from Torres Strait
Government’s ongoing fisheries failures to hurt consumers as fish and chips prices set to rise
Joint statement from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority and the Australian Border Force
Invitation to AFMA’s Annual Public Meeting Wednesday 8 March 2023
Eight tonnes of ghost net retrieved from Queensland waters
AFMA services over holidays
AFMA works with Thailand on fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance
Keep your VMS switched on throughout festive season
Senate committee recommends ACCC inquiry into fisheries and seafood market
Illegal fishers sentenced in Darwin
Improving discard reporting 28 November
Fish stocks stable and steady
ABA – AFMA Commence discussions on potential collaboration
Seeking members for AFMA’s Management Advisory Committees and Resource Assessment Groups
Bycatch handling – know your responsibilities
Indonesia and Australia conclude joint maritime operation
Putting pressure on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
AFMA E-monitoring Standards Based Program
Public call for research proposals for potential AFMA funding in 2023/24
Fisheries managers ignoring stock data for long-lived orange roughy
83rd AFMA commission meeting – Chairman’s Summary