Past Operation: Operation CELESTA
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The Australian Defence Force supports Coastwatch and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) enforcing Australian sovereign rights and fisheries laws in the Southern Oceans.
Military patrols are undertaken in support of these civil authorities. Actions to date have successfully apprehended foreign fishing vessels with millions of dollars of illegal catch on-board.