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Sportsfish Australia Fisheries News

Welcome to our State Fisheries information section.

Here you will find the latest and most up to date information on what's happening around the Country on a national basis.

For State information just click on the State you require and check out the latest information available!

NATIONAL:

Fishy forensics tap food webs of the sea Click here for more...
28/01/04: With the help of recreational fishers, CSIRO's research will provide important information on the feeding and biology of some prized sportsfish species in northern Australia, such as longtail tuna............. click here

Australia learns valuable lessons on recovering orange roughy fisheryClick here for more...
27/12/03: AFMA Chair said the Authority was already responding to the issues raised in the report prepared jointly by Traffic Oceania and World Wildlife Fund titled Managing risk and uncertainty in deep sea fisheries: lessons learnt from orange roughy.......click here

AFMA Dec RoundupClick here for more...
27/12/03: AFMA’s acting Senior Manager for Southern Fisheries, Margot Sachse, said that contrary to some media reports, the proposal did NOT apply to recreational or other kinds of fishing....... click here

World Confrence Report Click here for more...
Brilliant, great & superb were just some of the words used to describe the 3rd World Recreational Fishing Conference held in Darwin from 21 – 24 May... click here

FEDERAL: New Management for PelagicsClick here for more...
AFMA has approved a management policy for the Commonwealth Small Pelagics Fishery at its meeting in Canberra on 14-15 February 2002. click here.