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Fresh scallops in a box
Fresh scallops in a box

Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery

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School of fish over reef
School of fish over reef

Coral Sea Fishery

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

Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery

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Boat caught in huge wave
Boat caught in huge wave

Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery

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

Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery

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Fishing nets on trawl boat
Fishing nets on trawl boat

North West Slope Trawl Fishery

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Prawn trawler at sea
Prawn trawler at sea

Northern Prawn Fishery

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Large net at sea
Large net at sea

Small Pelagic Fishery

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Row of docked trawl boats
Row of docked trawl boats

Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery

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Docked squid boat
Docked squid boat

Southern Squid Jig Fishery

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Image of Southern Bluefin Tuna
Image of Southern Bluefin Tuna

Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery

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Western Deepwater Trawl Fishery

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

Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery

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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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23 Dec 2024
Illegal foreign fishers get more than they bargained for in Darwin Court

Sixteen Indonesian nationals pleaded guilty to illegally fishing in Australian waters in two separate cases at Darwin Local Court on 17 and 18 December 2024.

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20 Dec 2024
Collaborating with our Southeast Asian colleagues in fisheries compliance

Four staff from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) returned to Vietnam in October 2024 to help train Southeast Asian fisheries officers to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing more effectively. 

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19 Dec 2024
Australian Fisheries Management Authority services over the holidays
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19 Dec 2024
Keep your VMS switched on during the festive season
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18 Dec 2024
Illegal snapper catch nets $10,000 in penalties

Two commercial fishers pleaded guilty at Bairnsdale Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 5 December 2024 to an illegal catch of more than 20 times the allowable limit for snapper. 

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16 Dec 2024
Illegal fishers reel in $84,000 in fines

Sixteen Indonesian nationals pleaded guilty to illegally fishing within Australian waters in two separate cases at Darwin Local Court on Tuesday, 26 November 2024. The vessels were targeting sea cucumber, a highly prized delicacy commonly sold in Asian markets.

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