Commercial Marine Scalefish Reform Advisory Committee
In 2018 the State Government established a Commercial Marine Scalefish Fishery Reform Advisory Committee (CMSFRAC), to develop - in consultation with licence holders and key stakeholders - recommendations on a reform package for the South Australian commercial Marine Scalefish Fishery (MSF).
The Advisory Committee included:
- six members from the commercial MSF
- one Rock Lobster Fishery member in recognition of its formal access to marine scalefish species
- one recreational fisher in acknowledgement of the recreational sector’s interest in this shared access fishery
- one independent chair, and one independent economist.
Advisory Committee terms of reference ()
Reports from Advisory Committee Chair
- Meeting 1 – 6 February 2019 ( or )
- Meeting 2 – 26 March 2019 and Industry Workshop – 25 March 2019 ( or )
- Meeting 3 – 28 May 2019 ( or )
- Meeting 4 – 23/24 July 2019 ( or ) and Chair's Report Attachment July 2019 ()
- Meeting 5 – 23 October 2019 ( or )
Advisory Committee members
- Independent chairperson (David Hall)
- Independent economist (Roger Edwards)
- Commercial Marine Scalefish Fishery (Bart Butson, Craig Fletcher, Johnny Kouvaris, Gary Lloyd, Neil Schmucker, Amanda Wheeler)
- Rock Lobster Fishery (Joel Redman)
- Member providing recreational fishing sector perspective (Wally Lamont)
- Fisheries management expert from PIRSA’s Fisheries and Aquaculture division (Jon Presser)
- Fisheries science expert from PIRSA’s research division SARDI (Dr Mike Steer)
- Committee support officer (Jonathan McPhail)
Input and feedback from PIRSA
PIRSA fisheries management and scientific research staff, as well as a technical advisory working group and an industry forum, have also provided input and feedback on reform options as they are developed, to support the Committee.
Final report
The Advisory Committee submitted a final report to the Minister in October 2019, proposing 25 recommendations to achieve the required reform.
Page last reviewed: 18 Jun 2020