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

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

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has deemed four New Zealand-flagged vessels as Australian boats to undertake fishing for a limited period this winter. 

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

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.

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

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

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