All posts tagged "fishing"

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  Illegal tropical rock lobster haul seized in Torres Strait

  Three Papua New Guinean (PNG) nationals have had their fishing boat confiscated and have been returned to PNG after they were found...

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  Commonwealth Marine Parks Management Plans

  Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) has applauded the passing of the Federal Government’s Marine Park Management Plans in the Senate, which establish the...

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  Foreign fishing vessel apprehended off WA coast

  An Indonesian fishing vessel has been apprehended approximately 390 nautical miles off the Western Australian coast by Maritime Border Command (MBC), together...

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  Repeat commercial fishing offenders banned from fishing

  Two commercial fishers are banned from fishing or collecting in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park – both commercially and recreationally –...

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  Australia and Vietnam working together to combat illegal fishing

  Australia and Vietnam will commence an in-country public information campaign to educate Vietnamese fishers about the consequences of illegally fishing in Australian...

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  Season catch limits announced

  Based on the latest scientific assessments, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) Commission has increased the total allowable catch (TAC) for Patagonian...

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  World Fisheries Day highlights fragility of essential food resource

  Sustainable fisheries will be absolutely essential in helping to feed an increasing global population, with World Fisheries Day serving to highlight the...

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  Strengthening engagement with recreational and Indigenous fishers

  21 November 2017 is World Fisheries Day and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is celebrating the fourth consecutive year where no...

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  Indonesian illegal fishers plead guilty

  Eight Indonesian fishers have been placed on good behaviour bonds in the Darwin Magistrates Court after being caught illegally fishing in Australian...

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  Three Indonesian fishing vessels apprehended

  Three Indonesian fishing vessels and 12 crew have been apprehended 180 nautical miles north-west of Darwin, suspected of illegally fishing inside Australian...