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Aquaculture Action Agenda - National Aquaculture Development Committee
The Commonwealth Government, in partnership with State and Territory Governments and the Australian aquaculture industry, has established a National Aquaculture Development Committee to develop and implement the Aquaculture Action Agenda and to act as a high level advisory body to the aquaculture industry and governments.
Committee Members:
Brian Jeffriess — Chair.
Brian is President of Tuna Boat Owners Association of Australia and Chair of the Northern Prawn Fishery Management Advisory Committee. Phone: 08 8373 2507. Fax: 08 8373 2508. tuna-b-j@camtech.net.au
Simon Bennison
Executive Director of the Aquaculture Council of Western Australia; a Director with the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation and the former Managing Director of Commercial Freshwater Lobsters. Phone: 08 9244 2933. Fax: 08 9244 2934. acwa@wafic.org.au
Martin Breen
Executive Officer with the Australian Prawn Farmers Association and has experience in the aquaculture and wild catch sectors of Australia's seafood industry. Phone: 07 3255 1070. Fax: 07 3844 7307. apfa@qff.org.au
Craig Foster
General Manager of Skretting Australia (formerly Pivot Aquaculture), the major feed supplier to the 'fin fish' industries of Australia and New Zealand. He is also a qualified veterinarian and has worked previously in salmon-related research and development. Phone: 03 6216 1209. Fax: 03 6216 1233. ckfoster@bigpond.com
Glenn Hurry
General Manager, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Phone: 02 6272 5777. Fax: 02 6272 4875. glenn.hurry@affa.gov.au
John Jenkin
Executive Member of the Pearl Producers Association. Phone: 08 9335 2092. Fax: 08 8336 3359. antiproj@iinet.net.au
Russ Neal
CEO of the Australian Seafood Industry Council. Phone: 02 6281 0383. Fax: 02 6281 0438. rneal@asic.org.au
Peter Shelley
Chairman, Aquaculture Services Asia Pacific, previously Chair of the National Aquaculture Council, Chair of Tasmanian Aquaculture Council, Executive Director of International Salmon Farmers Association, former Managing Director of Tassal and has current commercial interests in aquaculture. Phone: 03 6211 6662. Fax: 03 6211 6668. pshelley@appanel.com.au
Sally Tonkin
Part-time lecturer in aquaculture, specialising in harvest and post harvest handling. She was also South Australian Rural Woman of the Year in 1997. Phone: 08 8682 4228. Fax: 08 8682 5993. tonkin@centralonline.com.au.
Paul Trevethan
Fresh water aquaculture expert; Chair of the Murray Lower Darling Community Reference Group; member of the Community Advisory Committee to the MDB Ministerial Council and 1998 Bicentennial NSW Conservation Farmer of the Year. Phone: 02 6026 5276. Fax: 02 6026 5177. p.trevethan@albury.net.au
Bruce Zippel
Chair of the National Aquaculture Council, Chair of the South Australian Aquaculture Council, a Director of Zippel Enterprises and part-owner of Zippel Smoky Bay Oysters. Phone: 08 8625 7022. Fax: 08 8625 3779. bruce.zippel@bigpond.com.au
Observers
Greg Paust
Aquaculture Program Manager, Fisheries Western Australia Phone: 08 9482-7319 Fax: 08 9482-7363. gpaust@fish.wa.gov.au
Dillon Sothinathan
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) Community and Economic, Development. Phone: 02 6121 4366 Fax: 02 6281 0772. Dillon.Sothinathan@atsic.gov.au
Secretariat
Aquaculture Action Agenda Taskforce, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia, GPO Box 858, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Phone: 02 6272 5918, Fax: 02 6272 4875, E-mail: fisheries@daff.gov.au
The Committee’s Terms of Reference are:
The National Aquaculture Development Committee will:
- Advance the development of a sustainable, internationally competitive and export oriented aquaculture industry capable of achieving $2.5 billion in annual sales by 2010.
- develop a communication strategy;
- identify impediments to development of the industry and suggest solutions;
- identify and prioritise outcomes necessary to enhance growth;
- identify and prioritise actions required to achieve outcomes;
- develop a timetable for undertaking priority actions and achieving outcomes;
- allocate responsibility amongst stakeholders for each action;
- regularly review and report on progress of the action agenda.
- Develop and implement the Aquaculture Action Agenda including:
- Gain industry and community support for continued aquaculture development.
- Encourage economic, social and environmental sustainable aquaculture development.
- Encourage mutual trust and co-operation between government and the aquaculture industry.
- Disseminate information to industry and governments regarding the Committee's business
First Meeting - 7/8 February 2001, Parliament House, Canberra
The NADC held its first meeting on 7/8 February 2001 in Parliament House, Canberra.
Based on previous industry analysis, workshops and their own views the NADC identified the key impediments and opportunities to growth and grouped them under the following headings:
- Communications and Promotion
- Resource Access and Sustainability
- Investment Environment
- Management and Regulatory Framework
- Research and Development
- Education and Training
The NADC agreed to present the key impediments and opportunities to future industry growth in a discussion paper to facilitate industry and public participation in the Action Agenda.
Second Meeting - 28/29 August 2001, Hilton Motel, Port Lincoln, SA
The second NADC meeting was convened so the Committee could consider the outcomes of the extensive consultation process and draft recommendations to address impediments and opportunities.