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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 Jul 2024
Two vessels destroyed, 14 guilty of illegal fishing in Torres Strait

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

News
09 Jul 2024
Industry leads effort to retrieve three-tonne ‘ghost net’

In June 2024, a massive three-tonne ghost net was discovered and retrieved by the crew of Australia Bay II, operated by Australia Bay Seafoods. The crew returned to Darwin with the ghost net, where the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) arranged for its safe disposal in accordance with Australian biosecurity requirements.

News
08 Jul 2024
Would you like to be informed about draft management plans?

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) invites persons and/or organisations interested in being notified of information about draft management plans.

News
03 Jul 2024
Women in fisheries make a splash at pioneering workshop

Women in the fishing industry have made a splash at the Women in Fisheries workshop held in Bangkok, Thailand, in May 2024.

News
21 Jun 2024
15 illegal foreign fishers apprehended near Deliverance Island

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

News
17 Jun 2024
Investing in the future – AFMA fisheries manager selected for national seafood industry leadership program

We are happy to announce that one of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority’s (AFMA) Senior Management Officers, Rachel Downes, has been successful in securing a place in the 2024 National Seafood Industry Leadership Program (NSILP).