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

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.

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

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

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

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

This is a media release from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). 

A commercial fisher pleaded guilty at Bairnsdale Magistrates Court on Wednesday 15 January 2025 to two counts of mistreating bycatch (sharks on both occasions), landing an illegal catch and failing to keep an accurate logbook. 

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

Eleven Indonesian nationals pleaded guilty to illegally fishing in Australian waters at Darwin Local Court on 7 January 2025.