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Example of an abalone fish movement record
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Reporting illegal fishing - 13FISH
Enforcement outcomes from 13FISH
Enforcement outcomes from 13FISH 2016-2020
Report Illegal Fishing
Redirect to thank you page
Attachments
Thank you
Fisheries Officers
Fisheries Officer careers
Body Worn Cameras
Illegal Take for Sale
Buy Safe and Legal Seafood
Who can legally sell their catch
Buy-safe-and-legal-seafood-brochure.pdf
Receipts
Example of a short-form tax receipt
Example of an abalone short-form tax receipt
Example of a long-form tax receipt
Example of an abalone long-form tax receipt
longform-abalone.jpg
Example of a fish movement record
Example of an abalone fish movement record
Receipting for food service businesses
Receipting for seafood transporters, processors, wholesalers, importers, exporters
Receipting when buying and selling abalone
Receipting for commercial fishers (not abalone)
Receipting for Aquaculture (not abalone)
shortform-abalone.jpg
What to expect during a VFA inspection
Fisheries Officer Compliments and Complaints
Send a compliment or a complaint
Enforcement outcomes
Fisheries and boating infringement notices
