Maritime Border Command Archives

February 23, 2023

Indonesian vessel seized for illegal fishing in Australian waters

Written by Baird Maritime on February 23, 2023. Posted in Ausmarine - Fishing and Aquaculture, Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Regulation & Enforcement, Ships (Naval).

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), in partnership with Maritime Border Command (MBC), has apprehended an illegal foreign fishing vessel in Australian w ..

June 29, 2022

OPINION | Australia and Japan should lead the way in maritime law enforcement training

Written by Anthony Bergin on June 29, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup, Search and Rescue, Work Boat World Features.

During the recent visit by Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles to Japan, the nations vowed to strengthen the interoperability of their armed forces amid shared con ..

March 17, 2021

Australian police seize cocaine-filled vessel off NSW coast

Written by Baird Maritime on March 17, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Boxship World, Non-Naval (Maritime Security).

A 27-year-old South Australian man has appeared in Sydney Central Local Court following the seizure of approximately 200 kilograms of cocaine allegedly located on board a ..

October 13, 2022

OPINION | Sustainable catch: better Indonesia-Australia cooperation on fishing

Written by Aristyo Rizka Darmawan on October 13, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Fishing and Aquaculture, Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Fishing Boat World Features, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Regulation & Enforcement, Work Boat World Features.

This month, Indonesia and Australia signed an agreement on combatting illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. This is not only a significant step for both cou ..

November 11, 2021

OPINION | Australia-Indonesia: burn the boats

Written by Aristyo Rizka Darmawan on November 11, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Fishing and Aquaculture, Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Fishing Boat World Features, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Regulation & Enforcement, Work Boat World Features.

Last week, the Australian Border Force released photographs of burning Indonesian fishing vessels allegedly caught fishing illegally in Australian waters. The Border Forc ..

December 26, 2019

Darwin court convicts Indonesian boat crews for illegal fishing

Written by Baird Maritime on December 26, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Fishing and Aquaculture, Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Regulation & Enforcement.

The masters and one crew member of two Indonesian fishing vessels, apprehended less than a week apart in Australian waters, have been convicted in the Darwin Local Court ..

July 22, 2022

OPINION | Quad maritime security initiative holds promise for the Indo-Pacific’s southern flank

Written by Anthony Bergin on July 22, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Naval, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Work Boat World Features.

At the recent Quad leaders’ summit in Tokyo, Australia, India, Japan and the US launched the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness, an initiative aimed ..

MARITIME SECURITY WEEK

June 8, 2021

19 vessels seized in two-week anti-IUU fishing operation off northern Australia

Written by Baird Maritime on June 8, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Fishing and Aquaculture, Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Regulation & Enforcement.

A number of foreign-flagged illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing vessels in Australia’s northern waters have been targeted in a two-week operation, th ..

December 18, 2019

Australia’s Maritime Border Command seizes third illegal fishing boat in two months

Written by Baird Maritime on December 18, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Fishing and Aquaculture, Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Regulation & Enforcement, Ships (Naval).

The Australian Border Force’s (ABF) Maritime Border Command (MBC), in a joint operation with the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), has apprehended a ..