Fisheries
Domestic Fisheries and Aquaculture
Executive Manager, Ian Thompson
Ph: +61 2 6272 3933
Domestic Fisheries and Aquaculture
General Manager, Roland Pittar
Switchboard Ph: +61 2 6272 3933
DAFF develops and implements policies and programs to ensure Australia’s fisheries are competitive, profitable and sustainable. It supports Australia’s domestic fisheries and aquaculture, through research, quarantine, fish health and food safety programs, market access and trade negotiations, business development and management assistance and policy development.
Develops and reviews policy to promote competitive, profitable and sustainable fisheries industry. Working closely with AFMA in relation to fisheries management, revising jurisdictional boundaries, progressing Joint Authorities operations, legislation reviews, supporting fisheries Committees and responding to arising issues. This section also manages a program of grants for onshore fishing related businesses and fishing communities that comes under the Securing our Fishing Future package.