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Fresh scallops in a box
Fresh scallops in a box

Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery

School of fish over reef
School of fish over reef

Coral Sea Fishery

Two men on a longline fishing boat
Two men on a longline fishing boat

Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery

Boat caught in huge wave
Boat caught in huge wave

Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery

Toothfish being hauled on board a fishing boat
Toothfish being hauled on board a fishing boat

Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery

Fishing nets on trawl boat
Fishing nets on trawl boat

North West Slope Trawl Fishery

Prawn trawler at sea
Prawn trawler at sea

Northern Prawn Fishery

Large net at sea
Large net at sea

Small Pelagic Fishery

Row of docked trawl boats
Row of docked trawl boats

Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery

Docked squid boat
Docked squid boat

Southern Squid Jig Fishery

Image of Southern Bluefin Tuna
Image of Southern Bluefin Tuna

Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery

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Western Deepwater Trawl Fishery

Boat with deep sea fishing equipment
Boat with deep sea fishing equipment

Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery

270+
boats fishing in Commonwealth waters
20
Commonwealth fisheries managed

in Australia, from three nautical miles out to the extent of the Australian Fishing Zone

45+
Commercial species managed

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News
12 Mar 2025
Seven foreign fishers found guilty in Darwin Court

This is a joint media release from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and Australian Border Force (ABF).

News
11 Mar 2025
Port state measures: Australia and Vietnam compare notes on ways to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

Three Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) officers travelled to the port city of Da Nang in mid-February to deliver and lead a workshop with their Vietnamese counterparts to develop procedures for inspecting foreign fishing vessels and controlling access to their ports.

News
21 Feb 2025
Invitation to attend AFMA's annual public meeting 2025

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) annual public meeting will be held Tuesday, 11 March 2025 from 10:45 to 11:45 am.

News
20 Feb 2025
Darwin Court finds 13 foreign fishers guilty after 2 tonnes of sea cucumber seized

This is a joint media release from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and Australian Border Force (ABF). 

News
12 Feb 2025
Sea cucumber seizure: Illegal fishers guilty, vessel destroyed

This is a joint media release from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and Australian Border Force (ABF).

News
03 Feb 2025
2024 review: Another big year in Commonwealth fisheries

AFMA had another big year of managing and monitoring Commonwealth fisheries in 2024.