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News
08 Apr 2020
Support your local commercial fisher this Easter

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is encouraging Australians to support their local commercial fishers in buying freshly caught and sustainable seafood this Easter.

News
06 Apr 2020
AFMA’s national compliance plan during COVID-19 pandemic

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) recognises the current challenges facing Commonwealth commercial fishers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

News
01 Apr 2020
Next steps on the Australian Fisheries Management Authority Levy relief

Today, the Australian Government announced that Commonwealth commercial fishers do not have to pay remaining Commonwealth fishing levies for 2020. This means the levies to be collected by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) under the Fisheries Management Act 1991 or the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 will be waived from 1 April 2020, for the remainder of the year.

News
01 Apr 2020
Securing freight access for Australian Agricultural & Fisheries exporters

Joint media release:

Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham, Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management David Littleproud and, Assistant Minister for Forestry, Fisheries and Regional Tourism

News
25 Mar 2020
AFMA offering levy deferral to operators impacted by COVID-19

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) recognises the current challenges facing Commonwealth commercial fishers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

News
11 Mar 2020
‘Get on board’ with Australia’s wild prawn fishers

Media release from the Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries Hon Jonathon Duniam

Australia’s wild prawn fishers are inviting the community to ‘get on board’ by promoting the sustainable practices that make the Aussie prawn on your plate as guilt-free as it is delicious.

News
12 Feb 2020
69th AFMA Commission meeting - Chairman's summary

The Commission met for its 69th meeting in Canberra on 21 November 2019.

News
10 Feb 2020
2020 southern bluefin tuna joint patrol

Fisheries officers from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and Primary Industries & Regions South Australia (PIRSA) have conducted a joint ‘at sea’ operation to inspect Commonwealth fishing operators involved in the harvest and farming of southern bluefin tuna (SBT).