All posts tagged "fishing"

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  News and Views

  IMAS to conduct national survey of recreational bluefin tuna catch

  On behalf of the Australian Government, IMAS is to conduct a national survey of recreational tuna fishers aimed at gaining an understanding...

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  News and Views

  Southern Bluefin Tuna rec fishing survey

  The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to undertake a survey of the recreational catch of Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT).

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  News and Views

  Fish attractors to reely help anglers

  Stories of the ‘one that got away’ might become a thing of the past for Toowoomba anglers thanks to an Australian first...

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  News and Views

  Fisher fined for $1500 for protected waters catch

  Taking 106 sea cucumber from protected waters has seen a recreational fisher fined $1500 in the Caboolture Magistrates Court.

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  News and Views

  Investing in recreational fishing to create jobs

  The Territory Government’s first trial Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) was deployed as part of a plan to enhance and expand recreational fishing...

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  Must See

  Charter Fishing Action Plan? What Charter Fishing Action Plan?

  The QLD Government has released a plan to grow regional tourism and jobs by developing a world-class charter fishing sector.

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  Fast Facts

  Bycatch plays an important part in healthy marine ecosystems

  Bycatch is sometimes considered as an inconvenience to daily fishing operations, but there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to...

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  News and Views

  AFMA assumes responsibility of commercial fisheries compliance in the Torres Strait

  From 1 July 2018 the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is responsible for the day-to-day management of compliance of the commercial Torres...

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  News and Views

  Australia takes the fight to illegal fishers

  Following years of multinational investigations and pursuits of illegal Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish operators, several illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing operators...

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  News and Views

  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...