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Illegal Foreign Fishing in Australia's Northern Waters
23/02/2010
This report by the Australian Auditor-General says that the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service has effectively managed and coordinated e ...
Crime in the Australian Fishing Industry
01/06/2009
Increasing demand for Australian seafood overseas and at home is driving both legal and illegal markets, heightening the need for sustainable harvesti ...
AFMA Update: Special Environment Edition
08/08/2008
This is a special edition of the AFMA regular newsletter and covers many environment-related topics, including:
- Eco-system based fisheries manage ...
Marine Protected Areas Progress Report Card
10/06/2008
The Living Oceans Society, David Suzuki Foundation and Sierra Club British Columbia have produced this progress report card to assess Canada's pe ...
Enmeshed: Australia and Southeast Asia‘s Fisheries
11/12/2007
Southeast Asia‘s oceans are fast running out of fish, putting the livelihoods of up to 100 million people at risk, leading to more illegal incurs ...
Enmeshed: Australia and Southeast Asia‘s Fisheries
07/11/2007
Southeast Asia‘s oceans are fast running out of fish, putting the livelihoods of up to 100 million people at risk, leading to more illegal incurs ...
Fishery Status Reports 2006: Status of Fish Stocks Managed by the Australian Government (overview)
01/07/2007
This is the Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS) Fisheries Status Report 2006. 97 fish stocks had been assessed, covering stocks managed solely by the Austr ...
Regional Plan of Action (RPOA) to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices (including Combating IUU Fishing) in the Region
04/05/2007
The Fisheries Ministers of 10 countries - Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, T ...
Waypoint Online Newsletter September 2006
01/09/2006
This newsletter contains an article on the devastating impacts of illegal shark fishing on shark populations in Australian waters. ...
Maritime Security and Illegal Fishing: A National Disgrace
07/06/2006
This report focuses on a range of practical strategies to address what the Labour Party see as weaknesses in Australia’s maritime security with r ...
Australian National Plan of Action to Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
01/07/2005
Australia‘s NPOA-IUU, developed in accordance with the FAO International Plan of Action, in the development of which Australia played a leading r ...
Crime in the Australian Fishing Industry: Key Issues
01/04/2005
This paper is part of a two stage project the AIC is conducting on crime in the fishing industry. It presents key findings of the stage one research a ...
Effective Export Controls for Illegally Harvested Abalone: Dsicussion Paper
01/03/2005
This paper was prepared as a result of concerns raised about the impact of the illicit market in illegally harvested abalone. The options in the pape ...
Understanding Non-Compliance in the Marine Environment
01/05/2004
This paper is part of the series ‘Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice‘ published by the Australian Institute of Criminology. It ...
Report on Illegal Fishing for Commercial Gain or Profit in NSW
01/05/2004
The illegal capture and sale of fish for commercial gain or profit is a significant issue in NSW. For a long time it has been known that abalone and r ...
APFIC Regional Consultative workshop on Capacity Reduction and IUU Fishing
13/06/2007
Click here for the papers and other information from the workshop held on 13-15 June 200
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
The ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies undertakes integrated research for sustainable use and management of coral reefs. It is funded under the Australian Research Council Centres of Excellence programme, and is based at James Cook University in Townsville. The Centre is a partnership of James Cook University (JCU), the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), The Australian National University (ANU), the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) and The University of Queensland (UQ). 
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Asia Pacific Fisheries Commission (APFIC)
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Australian Fisheries Management Authority
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority produces a number of regular free newsletters and updates to which you can subscribe. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Australian Fisheries Management Authority
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is the statutory authority responsible for the efficient management and sustainable use of Commonwealth fish resources on behalf of the Australian community. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
AIMS is a government body which conducts research into oceans and ecosystems, facilitates stewardship of marine resources, develops sustainable wealth creation opportunities and contributes to the discovery and development of new marine-based bioproducts. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Australian Marine Conservation Society
AMCS works with local communities to protect ocean life and habitats. The organisation lobbies governments and politicians, raises awareness amongst the public, supports marine research and works with conservationists and other stakeholders. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS)
The Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS) is a centre of excellence in oceans governance and maritime security knowledge services in Australia, based in the University of Wollongong. ANCORS provides multi-disciplinary university based research, education and high level advice on national and international oceans governance and law, maritime security and co-operation and ocean resource management to countries, agencies and clients in the western Pacific, Indian Ocean and Southern Ocean region and beyond, in order to help them achieve sustainable benefits from marine jurisdictions. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
ECOCEAN
ECOCEAN Inc is a not-for-profit association in Australia working for the conservation of the unique marine environment. ECOCEAN works to generate public awareness for marine conservation issues. ECOCEAN also encourages and facilitates quality research to provide important information (data) to assist with ‘best practice‘ management for the future conservation of the marine ecosystem. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Oceanic Fisheries Programme
The Oceanic Fisheries Programme (OFP) aims to provide member countries with the scientific information and advice necessary to rationally manage fisheries exploiting the region‘s resources of tuna, billfish and related species. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
The Marine and Coastal Community Network
Based in Australia, The Marine and Coastal Community Network (MCCN) is a non-government project that builds community, industry and government support for the conservation of marine biodiversity and ecological processes, and the ecologically sustainable use of marine and coastal environments. There are currently over 10,000 organisations, groups and individuals who use the services of the Network, covering government agencies, industry and the community sector. Participants include commercial and recreational fishing interests, scuba divers, the shipping industry, the marine science community, conservation groups, tourism interests, political interests, and government agencies. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
29/04/2011
Border control 'reduces' illegal fishing
22/02/2011
US extending eye on Pacific to help cut illegal fishing
12/01/2011
France and Australia join forces against IUU fishing
23/12/2010
Caught in the net - inspectors crack down on illegal fishing activities
06/12/2010
Illegal fishers slip away in uncharted waters
20/06/2010
Fishy thieves caught in net
07/06/2010
NSW Fisheries nip illegal fishing in the bud
31/05/2010
Australia launches legal action over Japan whaling
14/05/2010
Cracking down on illegal fishing
10/05/2010
Australia 'seriously' considering whaling challenge
28/04/2010
Australia and Indonesia join forces on high seas
26/04/2010
Dugong killed in 'illegal' nets
20/04/2010
Arrests made over illegal abalone haul
07/04/2010
Coast Guard cracks down on illegal fishing
12/03/2010
Australian authorities may drop Indonesian fishing case
12/03/2010
One tonne of illegal fish seized
06/03/2010
Australian police search anti-whaling ships
04/03/2010
New high-tech weapon in illegal fishing fight
02/03/2010
Fishing operation is good catch
24/02/2010
Poachers raiding rich Barrier Reef zones
22/02/2010
Australia sets Japan Nov deadline to halt whaling
17/02/2010
Authorities crack illegal seafood, drug operation
06/02/2010
Violence escalates in Southern Ocean whaling battle
02/02/2010
Tuna catch ahead of schedule
24/01/2010
Illegal fishing boats well down in number
24/01/2010
Patrols could force fishermen into people smuggling
11/01/2010
Australia presses Japan on whaling safety
10/01/2010
Paul Watson: Sea Shepherd's stern 'warrior' defies Japanese whalers
02/01/2010
Poachers nabbed with $10,000 haul
24/12/2009
Illegal catch cops big fines
16/12/2009
Australia 'seriously' considering whaling challenge
09/12/2009
Abalone thefts land offenders in hot water
23/11/2009
Huge gill nets to be banned by New Zealand
18/11/2009
Aussie charged with illegal fishing in Indonesia
18/11/2009
Black market crayfish sale results in big fines
10/11/2009
Illegal fishing vessels ‘sophisticated’: NFA
07/11/2009
Illegal fishers escape the spotlight
06/11/2009
ASEAN, Oz meet to curb fish poaching
04/11/2009
Lombok hosts regional meeting on fish poaching
30/10/2009
Reduction in Southern Bluefin Tuna total allowable catches
26/10/2009
Southern bluefin tuna quota cuts could be “too little, too late”
26/10/2009
All eyes on Australia fishery impact test
21/10/2009
$15,000 fine for illegal prawn trawling
04/10/2009
Aboriginal patrols curb illegal fishing in Australia
02/10/2009
Indonesia man to challenge Australian conviction
24/08/2009
Operation Kurukuru detects illegal activities
24/08/2009
Illegal fishing a major problem
13/08/2009
RI is world's fourth largest sea fish producer
22/07/2009
Abalone black market busted: police
20/07/2009
Indonesian mafia boats fishing in our waters
17/07/2009
Australia, Indonesia check rogue fishing
01/07/2009
Officers focus on illegal fishing
25/06/2009
Auditor General reports on fishing, explosives
15/06/2009
Pacific fisheries officials discuss Tuna Commission protection measures
02/06/2009
OZ, RI undertake joint fishery patrol
27/05/2009
Illegal fishing down dramatically: Customs
19/05/2009
Illegal fishing convictions 'proof surveillance works'
16/05/2009
Illegal fishing, climate change real threats
28/04/2009
No tuna, no salmon. No oysters, no skate. No cod and chips
08/04/2009
Illegal fishing continues to devastate northern stocks
07/04/2009
Illegal fishing still a problem
30/03/2009
Local fishermen seek assistance from Kalla
29/03/2009
Tuna-vessel quotas likely for Indian Ocean to stop overfishing
21/03/2009
RI, Australia sign fishery agreement
17/02/2009
Shrimp fishing negatively impacts on environment - FAO
11/02/2009
RI - Australia campaigning against illegal fishing
06/02/2009
Sea Shepherd battles Japanese whalers in the Ross Sea
04/02/2009
World's major fishing nations failing on sustainability: Scientists grade 53 major fishing nations on how they comply with UN's voluntary code of conduct
04/02/2009
Plenty of blame for collapsing fish stocks
20/01/2009
Tasmanian mussels achieve FOS accreditation
14/01/2009
Fisheries investigates detailed boat crew
08/01/2009
Shark fins allegedly found on foreign vessel
06/01/2009
Fisheries probe black market shark fin trade
31/12/2008
Illegal fishing boat seized off Darwin
24/12/2008
Illegal Indonesian fishing boats caught off Darwin
19/12/2008
Suspend fishing to save bluefin tuna
15/12/2008
Fisheries cracks down on illegal lobster, abalone
10/12/2008
Illegal haul seized
06/12/2008
Australia & Indonesia form joint patrol to address illegal fishing
30/11/2008
Reef latest target for illegal fishers
10/11/2008
Illegal fishing boat bound for scrap heap
10/11/2008
To save the Southern polar environment - dump the Antarctic Treaty
08/11/2008
Southern Ocean 'Barrier Reef' protected
05/11/2008
Customs patrol marine park
04/11/2008
Illegal fishing boats on the rise says Customs
01/11/2008
Ban shark fishing to save species: WWF
14/10/2008
Patrols lock in their positions
14/10/2008
Closure call for tuna 'disgrace'
09/10/2008
Geelong abalone raids
07/10/2008
Court orders return of Taiwanese fishing boat
05/10/2008
Six Indon. fishermen apprehended
26/09/2008
Navy has right to fire at illegal fishing boats
24/09/2008
Progress in war on illegal fishing in northern waters
17/09/2008
EU to help to Pacific nations
15/09/2008
'Operation Kurukuru 08'- Biggest in the Region
12/09/2008
Court throws out Indonesian illegal fishing case
12/09/2008
Maritime surveillance operation begins in Pacific
10/09/2008
Scientists call for world's largest marine park in coral sea
08/09/2008
Trilateral cooperation needed to prevent illegal fishing
02/09/2008
Indonesia, Australia to conduct joint patrols in Timor Sea
29/08/2008
Raids reveal black market in abalone
27/08/2008
Merimbula officers net three men, 1300 abalone
22/08/2008
Australia, Indonesia hold talks on logging and fishing
22/08/2008
Shark patrol possible alternative for Indonesian fishermen
20/08/2008
Turtles threatened by development and harmful fishing, warns UN agency
14/08/2008
High fuel costs to 'kill off' Japanese whaling
12/08/2008
VMS compliance campaign: coming to a fishery near you
04/08/2008
Wide net cast for mob poachers
02/08/2008
Blames shifts off Indonesia for trashing our northern shores
31/07/2008
Fines for fishing related offences on GBR
25/07/2008
NGO: Indonesia, Australia should set up joint fishing zone
22/07/2008
Shell shock: abalone poacher jailed
22/07/2008
Port Macquarie surveillance boat set to increase fishing law obedience
21/07/2008
Fisheries net 10,000 abalone in poaching crackdown
21/07/2008
NSW to enforce tougher illegal fishing legislation
14/07/2008
New laws get tough on illegal fishing
08/07/2008
Illegal fishing still rampant in Indonesia amid intensive operations at sea
08/07/2008
Fines toughened for illegal fishing
08/07/2008
Fishermen prosecution wasteful and unfair: lawyer
02/07/2008
Regional conference to stop illegal fishing opens
24/06/2008
Fisherman's illegal nets prove costly
24/06/2008
Australia: Label scheme hailed as consumer breakthrough
23/06/2008
Santiago talkfest should focus on the right whale
23/06/2008
Exploited fish make rapid comeback in world's largest no-take marine reserve network
20/06/2008
Illegal fishing activity detected, charges laid
18/06/2008
NTT fishermen rally against ill treatment by Australian authorities
17/06/2008
VMS: The next step are you meeting your obligations?
17/06/2008
S Australian fishery gains international sustainability certification
14/06/2008
Man extradited to Vic over illegal abalone haul
13/06/2008
Australian PM Rudd holds talks with Indonesia president
10/06/2008
Fishers warned over snapper poaching
06/06/2008
Asia's oceans threatened by over-fishing
03/06/2008
VMS: The story so far
02/06/2008
Bike gangs not linked to fishing industry: police
02/06/2008
Court rules Indonesian fishermen were out of bounds
30/05/2008
Tuna fishing ban for South Pacific zones
27/05/2008
Australia links organised crime to illegal fishing
27/05/2008
Report reveals fishing industry crime
26/05/2008
Illegal fishermen briefed on fishing boundaries
26/05/2008
Customs' unmanned spy plane protects Aussie borders
25/05/2008
Australia deports 50 Indonesian fishermen
23/05/2008
Palau appeals for unity during fisheries meet
23/05/2008
UAV tested for patrols over northern waters
16/05/2008
Government won't back down on illegal fishers
15/05/2008
Compensation after fishing bungle
15/05/2008
Syndicates, firearms and cash: Abalone poaching out of control on Far South Coast
12/05/2008
Indonesian consul: detained fisherman may be wrongly accused
08/05/2008
Illegal lobster catch seized
02/05/2008
Joint illegal fishing operations returns without catch
02/05/2008
Australia & Indonesia coordinated patrols target illegal fishing
01/05/2008
MoD to partner in vessel monitoring systems academy
20/04/2008
Time's running out for tuna (updated)
13/04/2008
Law enforcement decreases illegal fishing cases in Indonesia
10/04/2008
Navy nets biggest illegal fishing haul
10/04/2008
Interest in buying ship seized for illegal fishing
10/04/2008
Gulf fishing group wants more govt action on illegal boats
10/04/2008
Steel vessel flags bigger poaching fleet in North
09/04/2008
Govt detains illegal Indonesian fishing boat
09/04/2008
NT fishos blamed for 'shark finning'
08/04/2008
New Customs boat launched
07/04/2008
Illegal fisho fined $120,000 in Darwin
03/04/2008
Aussie shark finning up 500 percent
28/03/2008
Destroying illegal fishing boats working, court hears
26/03/2008
$50k rent for illegal fishing boat
26/03/2008
Australia considering new anti illegal fishing legislation
17/03/2008
NZ reports progress in South Pacific fisheries management
13/03/2008
Moves for uniform seafood poaching penalties
11/03/2008
Five arrested on abalone charges near Bermagui
10/03/2008
71 fishermen caught
05/03/2008
Illegal fishing boat at Hobart dock to be sold
05/03/2008
RI seeks ties to fight illegal fishing
02/03/2008
Green sawfish listed as vulnerable
29/02/2008
Illegal fishermen pose disease threat: AMA
27/02/2008
Australia sends home PNG illegal fishing crews
26/02/2008
Australia. Customs and Navy stop trepang poachers boats in Torres Strait
26/02/2008
NOAA plans to compile databases containing blacklisted vessels
25/02/2008
Fiery end for illegal indonesian boat
25/02/2008
Protesters say they have bugged Japanese whalers
19/02/2008
Poachers made to pay for fish loss
18/02/2008
Crackdown on illegal fishing continues
15/02/2008
Kiribati creates world's largest marine reserve
13/02/2008
Yet more abalone seized
11/02/2008
Fisherman 'strangled' by the law
08/02/2008
Australia releases Japanese whaling pictures
08/02/2008
Abalone theft rife on the coast
08/02/2008
New year attracts abalone poachers
05/02/2008
Illegal abalone thought to have come from south coast
05/02/2008
Oceana: The end of pirate fishing vessel Viarsa 1
05/02/2008
Fisheries bust $25k illegal abalone
04/02/2008
Australia police to question anti-whaling activists
01/02/2008
Fishers urges to dob in illegal net fishers
29/01/2008
Abalone offenders to face court
29/01/2008
Turf war hurting fisheries: report
28/01/2008
Over 100 whales saved, says Greenpeace
23/01/2008
Greenpeace says stops Japan whaler refuelling
23/01/2008
Local taboos stop overfishing
21/01/2008
Japanese Government says no whaling
21/01/2008
Australia detains 28 Indonesian fishermen
19/01/2008
Steaming in the Southern Ocean
17/01/2008
Japan demands anti-whalers stop harassing fleet
16/01/2008
Japan to free anti-whaling activists, Australia says
16/01/2008
Protest ship confronts whalers
15/01/2008
End of the road for Viarsa
15/01/2008
Japan whaling illegal, says court
10/01/2008
Australia whale monitors set off to shadow Japanese
10/01/2008
30 'finned' sharks washed up on New Zealand beach'
08/01/2008
Fishermen face court on illegal abalone charge
05/01/2008
Climate change exposes secret treasure
03/01/2008
Bluefin tuna still on overfished list
31/12/2007
$10.000 fine for illegal Erub fisherman
29/12/2007
Gunboat diplomacy rules seas
29/12/2007
Take that, Ahab
27/12/2007
Scientists see poaching risk at coral reef
19/12/2007
Fish poaching boat sale falls through
19/12/2007
Australian government to monitor Japanese whalers
18/12/2007
Illegal foreign fishers receive gaol sentences
16/12/2007
Rescued Indonesians returned home
12/12/2007
Exercise Sea Guardian joins US, Aussie forces
11/12/2007
Enmeshed: Australia and South-East Asia's fisheries
11/12/2007
Australian Customs and Navy stop further 7 trepang poachers vessels
10/12/2007
Catch cuts ‘bring bigger profits‘
08/12/2007
Illegal fishos live it up
07/12/2007
Australia: Indonesian asylum seekers to be deported
07/12/2007
Former judge suggests creation of Pacific regional court
05/12/2007
Just when you thought it was safe
05/12/2007
AFMA rewarded for risk management project
04/12/2007
Pirate boats targeting NZ‘s swordfish
04/12/2007
Man denies illegal abalone trade
04/12/2007
Abalone thefts busting industry
01/12/2007
Hundreds Indonesian fishermen detained in Darwin
28/11/2007
Seven suspected illegal fishing boats seized
28/11/2007
Research shows whale shark numbers may be on the rise
27/11/2007
Melbourne develops a taste for medium rare toothfish
27/11/2007
Australia leads fight to save gentle marine giant
27/11/2007
Five illegal fishing boats destroyed
27/11/2007
Security agencies target fishing boats
27/11/2007
Australia: Joint operation targets illegal activities in Australian waters
26/11/2007
Multi-Agency operation target illegal activities
25/11/2007
Boat people arrive on Christmas Island
23/11/2007
Rescued fishermen may have fled debts from confiscated boats
22/11/2007
Fishing blitz ‘forced‘ bid for asylum
22/11/2007
Fishing situation not of Australia‘s making: Abetz
18/11/2007
Antarctica, the new hot real estate
08/11/2007
Fish vanishing from Southeast Asian oceans - report
08/11/2007
Australia promoting seaweed, coral reef cultivation among NTT fishermen
08/11/2007
Over-fishing in South-East Asia threatens favourite seafoods
08/11/2007
Australia warns Indonesian fishermen against trespassing
08/11/2007
Abalone business nets large fine
07/11/2007
Combating illegal fishing in our region
07/11/2007
Aust urged to act on over-fishing in Asia
03/11/2007
Australia, Indonesia organizing joint fishery patrols
30/10/2007
Illegal Indonesian fishermen detained
26/10/2007
Fears Pacific tuna stocks in trouble
25/10/2007
Arrest prompts abalone divers to push for dog team
25/10/2007
Abalone man to be charged under Tas laws too
24/10/2007
Customs winning fishing boat wars
23/10/2007
Australia. Drug seizures up as illegal foreign fishing falls
17/10/2007
Australia helps protect fish stocks in Pacific
14/10/2007
Pacific, lungs of the earth
11/10/2007
Boswell fishing for votes, Greens say
10/10/2007
Fishing votes in final sittings
05/10/2007
Fisheries compliance services level worries Fardell
03/10/2007
Surge in illegal fishers likely off WA’s north
03/10/2007
Concerns aired over planned fisheries compliance services shake-up
03/10/2007
Two abalone busts in five days in Batemans Bay
02/10/2007
Fishing boat seized amidst reef fishing investigation
01/10/2007
Twenty seven illegal fishermen taken into custody
30/09/2007
Calls to save Australia’s sharks
28/09/2007
Taiwanese illegal fishermen caught
25/09/2007
Fishers warned of Abrolhos Islands laws
21/09/2007
Concern over alleged illegal fishing in WA
19/09/2007
Navy and customs catch sixty-one foreign fishers
18/09/2007
Illegal fishing boats captured near Darwin
17/09/2007
Conservationists launch battle of the Coral Sea
16/09/2007
Is it the end of the line for the albatross?
14/09/2007
Call to combat tuna pirates
11/09/2007
Pair arrested over alleged illegal abalone haul
10/09/2007
Illegal fishing drum nets killing native turtles
05/09/2007
Governments continue working together to combat illegal fishing
04/09/2007
Australia toasts success in illegal fishing battle
03/09/2007
Operation Kurukuru 2007 successful report presented to Government
03/09/2007
Australia: Headway made with illegal foreign fishers, but job far from done
02/09/2007
Australia: plan needed to ensure marine life recovery after foreign fisher scourge
31/08/2007
Aust ‘winning the war‘ on illegal fishing
31/08/2007
Fishers warned of coral reef fin fish restrictions
31/08/2007
Australia: Six monthly update confirms dramatic decline in illegal fishing
28/08/2007
Australia: coordinated effort catches foreign fishers north of Darwin
27/08/2007
New rules have almost sunk illegal fishing
26/08/2007
Aust, Indonesia continue crackdown on illegal fishing
23/08/2007
Illegal fishing threatens Australia with bird flu
22/08/2007
Australian navy fired on illegal fishing boat
22/08/2007
Navy fires on Indonesians
16/08/2007
Hands up if you think illegal fishing is the issue of the day
15/08/2007
Chips are down for South Africa’s sharks
10/08/2007
Proposed US legislation on IUU fishing and bycatch
25/07/2007
Coal ships to be warned of illegal fishing
05/07/2007
Illegal fishing depletes stocks
04/07/2007
20% of Australian-managed fisheries still in the red
04/07/2007
$220m Securing our Fishing Future package delivers on promise to tackle over-fishing
21/06/2007
New laws to target illegal fishing
18/06/2007
Illegal fishing boat new home for local fish
12/06/2007
Illegal fishermen face Australian court
12/06/2007
New powers to stop illegal fishing
23/05/2007
Tougher measures against illegal fishers
22/05/2007
Children detained ‘indefinitely‘ after illegal fishing crackdown
21/05/2007
More indigenous sea rangers for NT
21/05/2007
Taiwan fishing crew held in New Caledonia
20/05/2007
Juveniles found on illegal boats
19/05/2007
Foreign fishermen arrested for poaching
18/05/2007
‘Only several hundred‘ illegal boats
17/05/2007
Master of foreign long-liner to face illegal fishing charges
14/05/2007
Penguins killed in fishing net
12/05/2007
Too early to declare victory over illegal fishing: WA govt
10/05/2007
Pair jailed over illegal abalone fishing get bail
08/05/2007
Illegal fisherman likely to get off scot free
05/05/2007
Nations seek end to trawling seas
04/05/2007
Landmark deal to tackle illegal fishing
04/05/2007
Aust, Indonesia to run joint patrols to stop illegal fishing
04/05/2007
Thailand in pact against illegal fishing
03/05/2007
Call to cut red tape for illegal fishing patrol
01/05/2007
Greenpeace calls on governments meeting in Chile to protect the high seas
27/04/2007
Court jails pair over illegal abalone fishing
13/04/2007
Illegal fishing vessel up for disposal
08/04/2007
Big bucks to eat rare reef fish
30/03/2007
Air Force completes successful Pacific surviellance
29/03/2007
Indonesian job plan for poachers
29/03/2007
Illegal fishing boat to become new reef
28/03/2007
Abalone bust south of Bermagui
26/03/2007
Asian crew questioned
26/03/2007
New book fights $400M problem
25/03/2007
MOFA pledges help for fishing crew detained in Australia
24/03/2007
Suspected fishing vessel intercepted
23/03/2007
Fishers‘ group rejects Abetz poaching claims
22/03/2007
Australia says illegal fishing has dropped
22/03/2007
Boat burning credited with helping to reduce illegal fishing
22/03/2007
Labor rejects Australia‘s claim of illegal fishing success
20/03/2007
AFMA seizes Australian fishing vessel
20/03/2007
Too many fish prove costly for fishing company
09/03/2007
Four charged with abalone theft
05/03/2007
Minister claims progress in fight against illegal fishing
04/03/2007
Call to action on illegal fishing in the Pacific
02/03/2007
Fishermen want more action to prevent illegal fishing
28/02/2007
Six arrested for abalone fishing
27/02/2007
Reef at risk
23/02/2007
Illegal fishing boats destroyed
22/02/2007
Govt says new Act offers fisheries security
22/02/2007
Bigger fines for illegal fishers
22/02/2007
Blitz on illegal fishing will fill Top End jails
20/02/2007
RI hopes regional meeting on illegal fishing to yield collective agreement
13/02/2007
Nearly all Australians worried about fish
11/02/2007
Abalone man back to jail
09/02/2007
Greens bid to halt Australia's bluefin tuna fishery defeated
06/02/2007
South African abalone to come under international trade controls
05/02/2007
Netting in closed waters attracts hefty fine
02/02/2007
Horn Island ‘Hilton‘ open for business
02/02/2007
Hefty fine for commercial fisherman caught in closed waters
01/02/2007
Boat to start illegal fishing patrols
01/02/2007
New spy in the sky
31/01/2007
Gardline sails into battle for Oz customs
27/01/2007
Authorities apprehend illegal fishing boat in Gulf
26/01/2007
International meeting in Japan aims at conserving world‘s dwindling tuna stocks
26/01/2007
RI, Australia to organize regional meeting on danger of overfishing
22/01/2007
Illegal fishing kids still getting a raw deal?
21/01/2007
Police sea patrol to target smugglers
09/01/2007
Australia, France sign treaty on illegal fishing
09/01/2007
Australia and France sign fish treaty
09/01/2007
Agreement safeguards zones
06/01/2007
Sea Shepherd ship now running as a Pirate
04/01/2007
Record number of illegal fishing boats caught
04/01/2007
Australia doubles catch in illegal fishing
03/01/2007
Yorke Peninsula abalone seizure
03/01/2007
Foreign fishing boats netted
26/12/2006
Five arrested over alleged abalone poaching
23/12/2006
Operation Leviathan: flagship Farley Mowat heading to the Antarctic to defend whales
22/12/2006
Customs to combat illegal fishing with base at reef
12/12/2006
Australian Navy to get tough on fish poachers (excepting Japanese Whalers)
12/12/2006
Illegal fishermen ‘v‘ Goliath
12/12/2006
Fishers‘ group backs ‘floating prison‘
11/12/2006
Australia campaigns on illegal fishing
10/12/2006
Govt unveils ‘prison hulk‘ patrol boat
08/12/2006
Shooting illegal fishing boats against international law
08/12/2006
Children caught in the crossfire of Nelson‘s nod to shoot on illegal boats
08/12/2006
Haase backs moves to combat illegal fishing
07/12/2006
Sharks fighting for life
07/12/2006
New rules allow Navy to fire on illegal fishing boats
07/12/2006
Australian navy to shoot at fish poachers
07/12/2006
Illegal fishing vessels face threat of gunfire
07/12/2006
WA fishers welcome new illegal fishing laws
07/12/2006
Kids at risk under fishing rules: Greens
05/12/2006
Navy will shoot at runaways
04/12/2006
NT to jail all illegal fishermen
30/11/2006
13 countries to discuss illegal fishing
29/11/2006
Illegal fishing under review
23/11/2006
Over 2,000 Indonesian fishermen deported from Australia
22/11/2006
Fishing’s code of silence protects black market
22/11/2006
Private boats to tow illegal fishers
21/11/2006
Turtle, dolphin fear in wider net fishing
17/11/2006
Fishing talks failed northern waters, says Minister
16/11/2006
Aust to seek joint illegal fishing patrols with Indonesia
16/11/2006
Fishermen not hopeful of major change to illegal fishing surveillance
16/11/2006
New measures to combat illegal fishing announced
16/11/2006
Aborigines ‘good for catching poachers‘
16/11/2006
Australia, Indonesia sign fishing deal
14/11/2006
WA to go it alone on tough poaching laws
14/11/2006
Illegal eel catch nets fisher $10,000 fine
10/11/2006
AFMA sets SBT quota
08/11/2006
Businessman guilty of illegal possession of fish
07/11/2006
Indons set for poaching crisis talks
07/11/2006
Jail for abalone poachers
07/11/2006
Success combating illegal fishing
03/11/2006
Ecosystems may collapse
28/10/2006
Poachers running scared
27/10/2006
Fines increased for illegal fishing
24/10/2006
Call for clampdown on illegal fishers
23/10/2006
Illegal iceboats feel the heat in Australia
20/10/2006
Customs apprehends 24 illegal fishing suspects
19/10/2006
Fishing licence buyback scheme will secure industry‘s future: Abetz
18/10/2006
Independence for fishing authority
17/10/2006
Port Lincoln has world's largest quota
17/10/2006
Tuna talks end well for New Zealand
16/10/2006
Japan forced to halve bluefin catch
10/10/2006
Scientists pool resources to look at illegal fishing impact on sharks
07/10/2006
Give our fishermen jobs, says Indonesia
05/10/2006
Fisheries crackdown nets 400
25/09/2006
Leap in arrests of Indon poachers
25/09/2006
Scientist deplores lack of international cooperation in shared oceans
25/09/2006
Fines not enforceable if toothfish poachers leave Australia, court told
25/09/2006
Fines not enforceable if toothfish poachers leave Australia, court told
23/09/2006
Japan accused over albatross deaths
23/09/2006
A cleansing effect for all involved
23/09/2006
Pair found guilty of illegal capture of patagonian toothfish
22/09/2006
Tourists asked to help nab poachers
21/09/2006
Abalone industry outlook grim
21/09/2006
Fishermen asked to help with shark study
20/09/2006
Fishy business - scientists and fishermen work together to maintain shark stocks
13/09/2006
Customs plan to fire from choppers
13/09/2006
Greens seek US help in toothfish fight
12/09/2006
Illegal Chinese fishermen jailed in NT
07/09/2006
‘Illegal‘ catch fetches $1.5 million
07/09/2006
Indonesian skipper admits illegal fishing
06/09/2006
Fishing ban proposal misguided: industry
06/09/2006
Mulit-agency maritime operation
02/09/2006
Protect the Kakadu of the deep
29/08/2006
Minister hails Chinese man‘s conviction on fishing offences
29/08/2006
Treaty to combat illegal fishing
29/08/2006
Australia, France to sign Southern Ocean fishing treaty
28/08/2006
Illegal fisherman ‘let down by legal system‘
25/08/2006
Chinese fishermen held in Darwin
25/08/2006
18 suspects intercepted
24/08/2006
Illegal fishing boat crew detained in NT
24/08/2006
Surveillance assistance provided to island nations
23/08/2006
Fish pirates may get jobs on our boats
21/08/2006
Bluefin tuna scandal: Japan‘s back door revealed
19/08/2006
Japan used ‘back door‘ to hide $2bn bluefin haul
19/08/2006
Fishermen demand access to waters
19/08/2006
Fishing quotas: Japan needs to play by rules
19/08/2006
Tokyo‘s stonewalling comes at great cost
18/08/2006
Charge: Illegal fishing worth billions
17/08/2006
Dolphin death toll alarms WA officials
17/08/2006
Cowell men charged with fish offences
16/08/2006
Dolphin deaths prompt border security call
16/08/2006
Nelson orders rules of engagement review
16/08/2006
Illegal dolphin hunting figures disputed
15/08/2006
Whales will be like tuna
14/08/2006
Japan accused of illegal tuna haul
14/08/2006
Prison hulk for illegal fishermen
14/08/2006
Aust tuna fishing to continue despite illegal take reports
13/08/2006
Outrage over Japanese tuna overkill
13/08/2006
Greens seek action from PM over illegal tuna fishing claims
12/08/2006
Tuna catch fraud claims anger fishermen
12/08/2006
Scientists probe illegal tuna fishing claims
12/08/2006
Industry questions illegal tuna fishing claims
10/08/2006
Civil libertarians condemn Australia‘s prison ship plan
09/08/2006
Abalone seized, man flees into sea
08/08/2006
Over 1,600 Indonesian fishermen deported from Australia
07/08/2006
38% of illegal fishers are repeat offenders
04/08/2006
Minister hints at shark fishing ban
04/08/2006
The return of the Incredible Hulk
04/08/2006
Howard defends jail ship
03/08/2006
Govt under fire over prison ‘mother ship‘ plan
03/08/2006
Australia readies prison ship
02/08/2006
Patrol boats nab 7 illegal trawlers off Australia‘s Northern Coast
02/08/2006
Chlorine used to eradicate exotic marine pest
01/08/2006
Govt wants private boat to patrol northern waters
29/07/2006
Bag limit changes aim to cut abalone poaching
28/07/2006
New patrol boat to join illegal fishing fight
27/07/2006
Fishermen held in Darwin ask govt to drive out foreign trawlers
27/07/2006
Work on track to open illegal fishing detention centre soon
27/07/2006
NT ‘happy to release‘ ship quarantine protocols
27/07/2006
Seized boats‘ owners ‘could seek compo‘
27/07/2006
New effort to counter illegal fishing
26/07/2006
Illegal fishing crackdown hits legal snag
26/07/2006
Fishing vessels to be monitored by satellite
26/07/2006
Government denies responsibility for possible pest outbreak
25/07/2006
Customs apprehends third fishing boat
25/07/2006
Minister tours frontline in fight on illegal fishing
24/07/2006
Fish from illegal boats destroyed
24/07/2006
Customs detains 22 suspected illegal fishers
24/07/2006
Illegal fishermen now approaching 600
21/07/2006
$1.2m fine for scam
21/07/2006
New reef patrol to target illegal fishing
20/07/2006
Illegal fishermen given good behaviour bonds
20/07/2006
Ship owner sues Government over fire
18/07/2006
Australia: strengthening maritime security
18/07/2006
Report shows $5billion of tuna poached by Japanese
18/07/2006
Businessman faces $1.2m fine over illegal abalone
18/07/2006
Success in nabbing poachers
18/07/2006
Tuna industry welcomes poaching report
17/07/2006
Australia deports 108 Indonesian fishermen
17/07/2006
Boat seizures ‘will hurt‘ fishing syndicate
17/07/2006
Australia: detained boats owned by organised crime groups
16/07/2006
Navy nets 7 foreign fishing boats
16/07/2006
Swoop on illegal fishing boats in northern waters
16/07/2006
Australia captures seven illegal Indonesian fishing boats
13/07/2006
Abetz praises national cooperation on illegal fishing
12/07/2006
More illegal fishing boats seen in Gulf of Carpentaria
12/07/2006
States look to align illegal fishing laws
12/07/2006
Fishing loophole to be closed
12/07/2006
WA fishers call for scrapping of ‘MOU Box‘ deal
12/07/2006
Illegal fishing crew given good behaviour bonds
11/07/2006
NT Minister in national talks on illegal fishing
11/07/2006
Fisheries meeting may shape shark fishers‘ future
11/07/2006
Illegal fishing rules to be revised
11/07/2006
Boat-burning facility on Horn Island, Australia
05/07/2006
Surge in shark poachers
04/07/2006
More fish poachers nabbed in north
30/06/2006
Indonesia refuses joint illegal fishing patrols
30/06/2006
Indonesia offers to host summit on illegal fishing
28/06/2006
Danger in boats burn-off
28/06/2006
NT Govt seeks more resources to process illegal fishermen
28/06/2006
Expert sceptical on Australian-Indonesian patrol cooperation
28/06/2006
WA requests federal funds for detaining illegal fishermen
28/06/2006
Illegal fishing funds row
27/06/2006
Burning boat sends strong message to illegal fishers
27/06/2006
Only 2% of world‘s coral reefs properly protected, says study
23/06/2006
Fishing cops to be based in Darwin
22/06/2006
State, federal groups discuss illegal fishing
22/06/2006
WA Govt looks to Europe to toughen illegal fishing laws
22/06/2006
Western Australia introduces tough illegal fishing legislation
22/06/2006
Senate passes tough new illegal fishers legislation
22/06/2006
Northern Australian Fisheries Committee Workshop - How can science help the challenge of responding to IUU fishing in Northern Australia?
21/06/2006
State govt introduces tough illegal fishing legislation
12/06/2006
One tenth of illegal fishers are minors
11/06/2006
Indonesians caught illegal fishing in WA
10/06/2006
FSM: multi-lateral surveillance operation completed
09/06/2006
Fire flares on illegal fishing boats
09/06/2006
Illegal fishermen convicted
07/06/2006
Task force seeks purpose-built boats to fight illegal fishing
07/06/2006
Dolphins used as bait
07/06/2006
Illegal fishing compo claim rejected
07/06/2006
Sink illegal fishing boats: Beazley
07/06/2006
Patrol boats reach their use-by date
07/06/2006
Illegal fishing at ‘crisis point‘
05/06/2006
New book tells of pirates and Chilean sea bass
02/06/2006
Twelve illegal fishermen to appear in court
02/06/2006
Indonesians plead guilty to illegal fishing
31/05/2006
Fear that $50m paua industry could be destroyed by poaching
29/05/2006
19 Indons caught fishing illegally
27/05/2006
Poachers exploit porous borders
26/05/2006
Gulf fishers back illegal fishing crackdown
25/05/2006
Gulf shire to advertise for ‘fishing police‘
25/05/2006
Opposition casts doubt over illegal fishing crackdown
25/05/2006
Govt to crack down on foreign fishing
24/05/2006
Abetz urges cooperation in illegal fishing fight
24/05/2006
Illegal fishing penalties boosted
23/05/2006
Federal-state row erupts over illegal fishing
23/05/2006
Suspected illegal fishers taken into detention
22/05/2006
Chinese illegal fishing influx worries Govt
22/05/2006
Indonesian-boat burning budget
22/05/2006
Chinese trawler intercepted
22/05/2006
Wildlife watchdog urges enforcing fish limits
21/05/2006
Customs chase suspect fishing boat
19/05/2006
World fish stocks facing grim future: report
19/05/2006
Huge net find causes illegal fishing concerns
18/05/2006
Abetz rejects illegal fishing inquiry call
18/05/2006
Scrap Indonesian treaty, fishers urge
17/05/2006
Fishers seek illegal fishing probe
16/05/2006
Govt moves to prevent disease spread through illegal fishing boats
16/05/2006
Sea wolves set free
16/05/2006
Costello calls for tougher penalties on illegal fishing
16/05/2006
Federal Govt urged to move faster to stop illegal fishing
16/05/2006
Taxpayers face bill as crew escape net
16/05/2006
Illegal fishos use Cape York
15/05/2006
NT: Vatskalis disappointed at the federal budget allocation for indigenous marine rangers
15/05/2006
Coastal patrols ‘work in progress‘
12/05/2006
NT: More smoke and mirrors over illegal fishing says Snowdon
12/05/2006
Shark fins found on illegal fishing boat
11/05/2006
Australia to beef up northern border protection
11/05/2006
Drone squad to patrol North
11/05/2006
Labor finds illegal fishing measures ‘disgraceful‘
10/05/2006
Illegal boat burning facilities ‘will be busy‘
10/05/2006
Budget boosts funding for illegal fishing fight
10/05/2006
Funds will boost illegal fishing arrests: Ellison
10/05/2006
Budget‘s illegal fishing measures ‘inadequate‘
09/05/2006
Customs sweep nets 100 illegal fishermen
09/05/2006
Opposition counsels ‘wise‘ allocation of funds to combat illegal fishing
08/05/2006
Red List highlights threat to our oceans
08/05/2006
Captains on illegal fishing charges
08/05/2006
Illegal fishing plan needed, Labor says
08/05/2006
Illegal fishermen thrown line
07/05/2006
Illegal fishing patrols boosted
05/05/2006
Backing aired for plan to crack down on illegal fishing
05/05/2006
More illegal fishing sightings anger local fishers
05/05/2006
Airport escape blunder
04/05/2006
Fishermen spot illegal operators in Gulf
01/05/2006
Cash needed now to stop illegal fishing, says WA body
01/05/2006
New facility to burn Indonesian boats
29/04/2006
DNA to shield sharks
27/04/2006
Australian tuna fishers fined for illegal catch
27/04/2006
Stop illegal fishing or buy back licences, Government told
26/04/2006
Customs destroys foreign fishing boats
26/04/2006
Customs seizes illegal fishing boat
26/04/2006
Monica hampers illegal fishing check
25/04/2006
Customs on way to Gulf after illegal boats sighted
21/04/2006
Illegal fishing deterrents insufficient: expert
20/04/2006
DPP mulls charges for Chinese fishers
20/04/2006
Illegal fisherman jailed, fined
19/04/2006
Illegal fisherman ‘too young‘ to be charged
19/04/2006
Australian minister blasts fishing fines as ‘cream bun and cup of tea‘
18/04/2006
More Customs officers help in illegal fishing fight
18/04/2006
Poachers held with no charge
13/04/2006
Military‘s refugee hunt
11/04/2006
$5 fine for $10,000 of illegal fish
10/04/2006
Illegal fishing in the far north
10/04/2006
AFMA Darwin office open – fight against illegal fishing enhanced
07/04/2006
Gangs loot coast
06/04/2006
Operation Breakwater: protecting Australia‘s borders
06/04/2006
Illegal fishing crackdown ‘scratching the surface‘
06/04/2006
Illegal fishing boats defy mass arrests
05/04/2006
Australia nets 197 suspected illegal fishermen
05/04/2006
Maritime Surveillance Agreement with France
05/04/2006
Shots fired as 197 illegal fisherman caught
27/03/2006
Aussies hold two Chinese trawlers
27/03/2006
May review of Fish Stocks Agreement to stress participation, implementation in order to reverse decline of fish stocks
25/03/2006
NT fears illegal fishing influx
25/03/2006
Ghost ship prowls the gulf
24/03/2006
Foreign fishing vessels seized
20/03/2006
Sea rangers criticise Govt‘s response to illegal fishing
18/03/2006
Labor hits out at Minister over illegal fishing
18/03/2006
Illegal fishing common challenge in RI-Australia relations
17/03/2006
Customs accused of ignoring illegal fishing
17/03/2006
Chen Long sails away from fishing controversy
15/03/2006
Illegal fishing crackdown
15/03/2006
NT Govt welcomes illegal fishing discussions with Indonesia
15/03/2006
Weather hampers illegal fishing investigation
14/03/2006
Nelson to discuss joint illegal fishing patrols with Indonesia
11/03/2006
Accused crew and freighter to go free
10/03/2006
Changes to illegal fishing laws flagged after freighter, crew released
10/03/2006
Government red faced over Chen Long vessel
10/03/2006
Australia mulls changes to illegal fishing laws
08/03/2006
WA-Commonwealth hold ‘positive‘ meeting over illegal fishing
05/03/2006
Australia to allow fishing for toothfish
04/03/2006
Air ‘force‘ to help net illegal fishermen
04/03/2006
Aboriginal community praised over suspected illegal fishing tip-off
04/03/2006
Chinese gangs cast nets
03/03/2006
Chinese firms linked to illegal fishing
03/03/2006
France, Australia to help Pacific states combat illegal fishing
03/03/2006
Indonesia needs to do more on fishing - Australia PM
03/03/2006
Joe Borg welcomes report on illegal fishing
03/03/2006
Suspected illegal fishing boat caught off WA
03/03/2006
Japan plunders Aussie tuna
28/02/2006
Authorities must stop illegal fishing
27/02/2006
Call for international action against illegal fishing
27/02/2006
Three illegal fishing boats caught in northern waters
27/02/2006
Australia mulls joint fishing patrols
26/02/2006
Navy figures highlight illegal fishing patrol clashes
21/02/2006
Illegal fishing hampering community‘s business efforts
19/02/2006
Government to target illegal fishing
18/02/2006
Community claims illegal fishing costs them $1m
16/02/2006
Fishing mother ship under guard
16/02/2006
Millions lost to illegal fishing
15/02/2006
More illegal fishing boats caught in far north
13/02/2006
Navy catches alleged illegal fishing mother ship
07/02/2006
Australia - Navy captures illegal fishing boat in northern waters
29/01/2006
Industry hails decision to sell poached toothfish
28/01/2006
Australia - Ellison supports plan to beef up illegal fishing penalties
22/01/2006
Western Australia and Northern Territory team up to fight illegal fishing
13/01/2006
Australia: Record arrests for northern illegal fishing
12/01/2006
Group says high stocks help tuna industry survive illegal fishing
04/01/2006
Australia doubles catch in illegal fishing
Managing Illegal Fishing in Australia‘s Northern Fishing Zone
14/06/2007
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21/11/2006
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Mary Lack
My work involves the development and analysis of fisheries management arrangements, with particular emphasis on management issues arising in regional ...
Frank Meere
I have particular expertise in analysing and developing practical policy and administrative approaches to tackle IUU fishing and extensive fisheries m ...