date:Aug 29, 2012
Amendments to the Fisheries Management Act 1991 strengthen the ability of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority to hold licence holders liable for the actions of their crew.
The new legislation also includes amendments to support the use of electronic monitoring on fishing boats for data collection and compliance purposes.
Earlier this year an investigation by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and C