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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).
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17 May 2024
Another successful season for the sustainable fishing of black teatfish
The fishing season for black teatfish, a high value species of sea cucumber found in the Torres Strait, closed on Thursday 2 May 2024, after a catch of nearly 16 tonnes was caught in just four days. The overall catch was slightly lower than expected as fishers had to contend with unfavourable weather not experienced in previous years.
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09 May 2024
AFMA supports deep dive into Tuvalu port state measures
In April 2024, representatives from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) delivered a workshop in partnership with Tuvalu’s Fisheries Department, Ports Authority, Customs, and Immigration and Shipping agents, in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
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08 May 2024
Empowering Fisheries Compliance Officers in Southeast Asia: Second cohort commence comprehensive training in Nha Trang
The second year of a comprehensive fisheries monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS) training course in Southeast Asia has commenced at Nha Trang University in Vietnam to build MCS capacity to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the region.
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