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WA MINISTER RE-ALLOCATES SOME COMMERCIAL BUY BACK QUOTA TO REC SECTOR !
WA MINISTER RE-ALLOCATES SOME COMMERCIAL BUY BACK QUOTA TO REC SECTOR ! More demersal fishing opportunities for charter and recreational fishers Spring recreational demersal...
Victorian Little Angler Kits Election Commitment
The Victorian Government is proactive in encouraging all Victorians to fish, specifically focusing on the involvement of women, children, and people from diverse backgrounds....
New recreational fishing tourism strategy to lure more visitors to South Australia
A new strategy released today aims to grow recreational fishing tourism in South Australia to $468 million by 2030. Developed by the State Government through the South Australian...
Rec fishers call for quota – NT must act to protect future of iconic Barramundi fishery
Rec fishers call for quota – NT must act to protect future of iconic Barramundi fishery AFANT, the peak body representing the recreational fishing sector in the Northern...
VIC: More Macquarie Perch Stocked To Supersize Recovery
The future of the endangered Macquarie perch continues to shine brighter with nearly 80,000 fingerlings stocked into Victorian waters to re-establish wild populations across the...
24 Barra now worth $1 million for 2024
There are now more chances than ever before for a lucky fisho to become a millionaire through the Territory Government’s Million Dollar Fish competition. A further 12...
AFTA Submission – Offshore renewable energy infrastructure area proposal: Northern Tasmania, Bass Strait, TAS
AFTA Submission - Offshore renewable energy infrastructure area proposal: Northern Tasmania, Bass Strait, TAS Response received at: 22 January 2024, 11:11pm Organisation name:...
AFTA Chair’s Report – January 2024
AFTA Chair's Report - February 2024 "No matter which state recreational fishers are in, they should not be funding the normal government work, i.e., Fishery Compliance Officers!...
AFTA Chair’s Report – December 2023
AFTA Chair's Report - December 2023 "AFTA will always fight the battles for recreational fishers that others seem to ignore or go silent on!"QLD Gill Nets – ARE THEY IN OR OUT??...