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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

Icon of Australia
AFMA logo

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
30 Aug 2024
Patrol observes high compliance in the Torres Strait

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) would like to recognise industry’s commitment to support our efforts toward sustainable management of the Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar) Fishery and Torres Strait Prawn Fishery after a recent patrol observed a high level of compliance.

News
27 Aug 2024
Twenty convicted for illegal fishing in Kuri Bay

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

News
15 Aug 2024
Close-Kin Mark-Recapture technology in fisheries

Understanding the abundance of wild populations of fish stocks is vital for sustainable management of our Commonwealth-managed species and fisheries.

News
08 Aug 2024
Four illegal foreign fishing vessels intercepted

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

News
06 Aug 2024
Eight thousand reasons to rethink fishing illegally in Australian waters

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

News
05 Aug 2024
Commonwealth operators reminded to return electronic monitoring hard drives

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) reminds Commonwealth operators with electronic monitoring (EM) systems of their responsibility to return EM hard drives to AFMA.