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WA Statewide Recreational Fishing Survey
2023 Update The 2023/23 Statewide Recreational Fishing Survey has commenced. DPIRD conducts statewide surveys every 2–3 years to collect information from recreational fishers...
Offshore wind farm at Port Macdonnell – Gateway to Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery
RecFish SA have been advised of plans for an offshore wind generation proposal around Port Macdonnell, SA that requires significant recreational community input. This may have...
Helping Tomorrow’s Little Anglers Get Hooked On Fishing
The Andrews Labor Government is giving Victoria’s next generation of recreational fishers the opportunity to get hooked on fishing, with free Little Angler Kits for kids across...
Tackling the risks to the reef
AFTA CONTACTS:Kord Luckus - QLD Board DirectorHon. Bob Baldwin - AFTA ChairpersonMichael Starkey - AFTA President AFTA Officee: admin@afta.net.aum: 0417 685 266FOR IMMEDIATE...
Otway 3D Seismic Survey
TGS is seeking feedback about a three-dimensional (3D) marine seismic survey proposed for the Otway Basin which is located within Commonwealth waters offshore of Victoria and...
Network Ramps Up Boating Opportunities For Women
The number of women in recreational fishing has increased rapidly in the five years since the Andrews Labor Government established an award-winning network for female fishers,...
AFTA Submission: FISHERIES (SCALEFISH) AMENDMENT RULES 2023 REVIEW
AFTA do not support the proposed rules for the commercial sector across all species as outlined as it does not address the commercial total allowable catch (TAC) for the listed species, only individual daily trip limits for those species and this disproportionally shifts the burden for sustainability to recreational sector.
RecFish SA set to propose licences in South Australia but state government won’t rush
South Australia's peak recreational fishing industry body says it is prepared to pitch to the state government for a fishing licence scheme to be introduced. Recreational fishing...
Toolondo Trout Stocking Boosts Local Fishery
One of Victoria’s top trout fisheries is on the road to recovery with thousands of brown trout yearlings stocked into Lake Toolondo in the state’s west, thanks to the Andrews...
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Have your say on Australian seafood import controls
`Have Your Say’ consultation is now open for the discussion paper on measures to prevent the importation of seafood from fisheries involving illegal, unreported and unregulated...
Take 5 and help shape your fishing future in the Northern Territory!
Can you spare 5 minutes right now to help shape the future of recreational fishing in the NT? - We need your feedback and we promise it won't take long! As you may be aware, this...
Scalefish Fishery Rule Changes in Tasmania
Proposed rule changes for the Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery are now open for public comment. The proposed amendments to the Fisheries (Scalefish) Rules 2015 apply to commercial,...
Nominations for QLD Fisheries Working Groups and an updated Working Groups Guideline
Nominations for QLD Fisheries Working Groups and an updated Working Groups Guideline Fisheries Queensland have a number of Working Groups in place to provide operational advice...
Record Fish Stocking in Victoria
Recreational fishing in the Gippsland Lakes has an even brighter future thanks to the Andrews Labor Government’s record stocking of dusky flathead fingerlings in recent weeks....
Biggest season ever for the NT’s Million Dollar Fish
Biggest season ever for the NT’s Million Dollar Fish Season 8 of Million Dollar Fish has wrapped up and it was oh-fish-ally the biggest on record, with $230,000 given away to the...
Investment Brings Goulburn Region Waterways To Life
The Andrews Labor Government is boosting local jobs, delivering better infrastructure for boaters and increasing fish hatchery production across the Goulburn region. Minister for...
Joint Submission on FADs & ARs in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Digital Solutions – Australian Small Business Advisory Services – Free Advice
Looking for tailored advice for your small business? The Digital Solutions program works with you to adopt digital tools to save you time and money, and to help grow your...
WRFC10 – Thank you!
Thank you! The Victorian Fisheries Authority, host of the 10th World Recreational Fishing Conference, would like to thank you immensely on behalf of the global rec fisheries...