All posts tagged "fishing"

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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...

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  News and Views

  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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  Fun

  Catch, click and release’ technology to be used in Perth’s biggest family fishing event

  For the first time in its 30-year history, Swanfish 2018 will not only be a predominately catch and release event but will...

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  Fun

  Number thirteen’s a charm in Million Dollar Fish Comp

  It seems the number thirteen is lucky for some with the 13th prized fish of the Million Dollar Fish competition jumping onto...

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  News and Views

  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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  News and Views

  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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  Must See

  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...