Northern Praw n Fishery
Management Advisory Committee
(NORMAC) Meeting 80
Meeting Minutes
Date: 14 February 2017
Venue: Brisbane Riverview Hotel
NORMAC Meeting
Attendance
Name
Stuart Richey
Membership (type i.e. chair etc.)
NORMAC Chair
Claire van der Geest
Environment/ conservation member
David Carter
Industry member
Greg Albert
Industry member
Ron Earle
Industry member
Arthur Raptis
Industry member
Ian Knuckey
Research member
Steve Bolton
AFMA member
Stephen Eves
A/g NORMAC EO
Annie Jarrett
Invited participant
Darren Roy
Invited participant (Queensland Government representative)
Rik Buckworth
Observer
Trevor Hutton
Observer
Rob Kenyon
Observer
Phil Robson
Observer
Andy Prendergast
Observer
Adrianne Laird
Observer
Brian van Wick
Observer
Nigel Abery
Observer
Abul Bari
Observer
Minutes
1. Preliminary business
1.1 Chairs opening remarks
The Chair opened the meeting at 8.35 am (EST) at the Brisbane Riverview Hotel in Brisbane
on 14 February 2017. The Chair thanked the Northern Prawn Fishery Industry (NPFI) for
hosting the celebratory event to launch the Kon’s Covered Fisheye (KCF) Bycatch Reduction
Device (BRD) and special thanks was given to Arthur Raptis for providing the prawns for the
occasion.
The Chair noted an apology from the Northern Prawn Fishery industry member, Ian Boot and
the NPF manager, Shane Fava. The Chair welcomed Darren Roy who is replacing
Eddie Jebreen as state representative, Claire van der Geest who is replacing Eddie Hegerl as
Environment member and Stephen Eves as the NORMAC acting Executive Officer.
Nigel Abery and Abul Bari from AFMA, and Brian van Wick from Austral were also
welcomed as observers.
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1.2 Adoption of agenda
The agenda was adopted as presented and noted that item 3 (MSC accreditation) will take
approximately two hours, Annie Jarrett had to leave at 3.00 pm and Rob Kenyon had limited
time in the morning session to deliver an update on the northern waters developments.
1.3 Declaration of interests
The Chair called for declarations of interest to be made by the group in relation to any
pecuniary interests relevant to discussions outlined on the agenda (see Attachment 2).
Annie Jarrett declared interests including her involvement with the MSC stakeholder council
and her position as Chair of the Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries (ACPF). Ian Knuckey
declared interests that may be relevant to the agenda including his affiliation with one of the
companies that have been shortlisted for the Independent Scientific Monitoring Program
(ISMP) tender and his involvement as an agent for an E-log company. Each person proceeded
to leave the room while their continued involvement in the meeting was discussed. Conflict
was discussed and the Chair advised that no apparent conflicts of interest were identified that
would prevent individuals participating in discussion but if a conflict arose the relevant party
would be asked to leave the meeting at the relevant item on the agenda.
1.4 Minutes from previous meeting
It was noted that the minutes from the March 2016 meeting were approved out-of-session and
had been published on the AFMA website.
1.5 Actions arising
The Chair addressed the action items and updated NORMAC on their progress. The Chair
advised that the item relating to composing a letter to GrowNorth was still in progress. A draft
letter had been composed but due to developments in this area the letter was now outdated.
Industry expressed a preference to have the letter re-drafted and sent to GrowNorth to indicate
NPFI’s interest in being considered throughout the developments in northern Australia.
Actions:
- NORMAC to write to GrowNorth expressing the NPF industry’s interest in being
considered throughout the Northern Water’s developments.
1.6 Correspondence received/sent
The list provided under item 1.6 was noted.
1.7 MAC self-assessment
NORMAC noted the self-assessment was last conducted in January 2016 and, as it is required
to be completed bi-annually, will be circulated out-of-session via survey monkey again in
January 2018.
Actions:
- AFMA to distribute MAC self-assessment via survey monkey in January 2018.
2. Reports/Updates
2.1 NPF Industry Report
Industry provided an update on the 2016 season. The MAC noted that the banana season was
slow and possibly attributed to poor rainfall across the top end. There was a drop in the tiger
prawn catch compared to the previous year. However, this was anticipated after an above
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average year in 2015. Industry have noticed a potential cycle in the fishery where the tiger
prawn catch increases over four or five years and then declines by as much as 50 per cent.
There was a slight increase in the endeavor prawn catch and the sale price of prawns was
favorable which led to the industry having a successful year despite lower total catches than
2015.
The MAC noted that for the first time in a few years there was a squid run which resulted in a
total catch of approximately 200 tonne. The squid run diverted some of the effort in the fishery
away from tiger prawns. Industry advised that the peak catches for tiger prawns normally
occurs between weeks 9 and 11, whereas in 2016 the peak occurred in week six and stayed in
a steady decline from this point. By the time the fishery entered the recording period for the
Harvest Strategy (HS) the catches were quite low and it was a good time for operators to stop
fishing which is an indication the HS is working well.
It was also noted that there had been a slight shift in the market for tiger prawns with some of
the demand shifting from China to Japan. This market shift was part of the reason for an
increase in the price of tiger prawns during 2016 and there were no operators in the NPF that
had trouble selling their catch. The price of banana prawns was also strong as supermarkets’
preference for banana prawns is increasing. Overall, the NPF industry is in a healthy position
attributed to the current catch volumes, fuel price and economic returns.
The MAC noted that there hadn’t been any statutory fishing rights (SFR) traded in 2016 but
there was unattached licence (B & gear) due to the sale of a boat that was operating under a
leased licence. A Raptis and Sons is currently looking to allocate the SFR to a vessel and
advised the MAC that it will likely be allocated before the start of the 2017 banana season.
2.2 AFMA Management Report
NORMAC noted an update provided by AFMA Management. AFMA is focusing on three key
areas over the coming year. These include implementing an autonomous adjustment
mechanism, finalising the Ecological Risk Assessment/Ecological Risk Management
(ERA/ERM) framework and finalising the NPF management plan.
The ERA/ERM framework is nearing completion with a final Technical Working Group
(TWG) meeting on Thursday 16 February 2017. There will need to be some engagement with
NORMAC and NPRAG on the whole integrated ERA/ERM package and the development of
fishery based fishery management strategies. The research member advised that the review
process was discussed at the NPRAG in November 2016 and it was suggested that engaging
NORMAC and NPRAG was overly burdensome and a more efficient approach might be to
engage a small group of technical experts and then discuss the result with the MAC and RAG.
The US Turtle Excluder Device (TED) specifications have been developed between AFMA
and Industry and are nearing completion. NPFI have approved the new TED specifications and
advised they are confident most operators are aware of the new requirements and will raise
further awareness at the pre-season briefings.
The Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) has been approved by the Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, the Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP. It
will be first used for cost recovery arrangements in the 2017-18 budget.
The MAC noted the list of bycatch projects AFMA’s bycatch team are proposing to undertake
in 2017. Industry advised that some of the items on the list are already undertaken and
suggested that it would be useful for the bycatch team to analyse the catch composition from
the KCF trials with a focus on Threatened, Endangered and Protected Species (TEPS),
especially sea snakes. Industry expressed some concern regarding how the bycatch team is
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funded and would prefer funding to be on an as-needs basis. It was agreed that NPFI will further
communicate with the bycatch team to narrow down the priorities for 2017-18.
NORMAC noted that there has been a large fluctuation in the number of reported green sawfish
from 2014-16. The fluctuation could be due to the green sawfish being reported under the
unidentified category and is an area that needs to be closely monitored. It was suggested that
education may improve reporting accuracy and that some new identification guides to be
distributed at the pre-season briefings might be a good first step. The research member advised
that in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) the logbooks have been
modified so that only a limited range of species can be reported. Modifying the logbooks and
educating operators may be a good approach to improve reporting detail.
Actions:
- AFMA bycatch team to develop a new identification guide.
- NPFI to distribute the identification guides at the pre-season briefings.
NPFI asked for an update on the US marine mammal rule which is due to be implemented in
2022 and how AFMA is responding noting that the Department of Agriculture and Water
Resources (DAWR) is putting a submission in and is asking for input from Industry on
interactions with marine mammals. The AFMA member advised DAWR has provided AFMA
with a template to detail information on each of the fisheries it manages. AFMA have
completed the template for all its fisheries including for the NPF. NPFI asked for AFMA to
provide it with the NPF part of the template.
Actions:
- AFMA to send NPFI the submission to DAWR on interactions with marine mammals in
relation to the pending US marine mammal rule.
2.3 NPRAG Update
The research member/NPRAG Chair summarised the recent key areas of discussion for
NPRAG noting that a number of the items were on the NORMAC meeting agenda. The banana
prawn boat level MEY is a work in progress and it is uncertain whether it will provide any
practical use as a fleet level tool. The RAG was of the view that they will wait to see the results
of the project before any decision is made on whether the tool is useful to inform management
of the fishery.
The red legged banana prawn decision rule was reviewed as the minimum effort of 100 fishing
days was not reached in 2016. Therefore, there is insufficient data available to reliably fit the
red legged banana prawn fishery model and consequently no recommendation will be made on
a 2017 total allowable effort (TAE) limit. There has now been two consecutive years of low
effort which undermines the effectiveness of the HS. The RAG agreed that Eva Plaganyi-Lloyd
should analyse current data rather than undertaking the assessment every year in an attempt to
redefine the HS approach.
An industry member asked if the RAG had considered the impact of seismic testing on the
fishery and species such as red legged banana prawns. The MAC noted that seismic testing
hadn’t been raised at the RAG and discussed the recent results from the FRDC projects on
seismic testing in Bass Strait. Industry has been inundated with requests to conduct various
seismic testing within the area of the NPF. There is an increasing level of engagement with the
oil and gas industry which demonstrates the industry’s acceptance that seismic testing may be
having an effect on prawns.
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2.4 Northern Development Update
The Chair invited Rob Kenyon (CSIRO observer) to provide NORMAC with an update on the
northern waters research. The research so far has looked at the legislation in Western Australia,
Northern Territory and Queensland. The main pieces of legislation are Water Acts and their
reference to environmental management, in particular their reference to primary industries and
specifically fisheries. The Acts from Queensland and Western Australia are fairly
comprehensive with three tiers of legislation including the Act, Water Resource Plans, and
Resource Operation Plans. Conversely, in the Northern Territory the only comprehensive
document is the Water Resource Act. There is a brief Water Resource Plan (12 pages) and no
Resource Operation Plans meaning the NT basically has one tier of legislation and no riverspecific operational legislation.
The MAC noted that in WA an environmental flow is based on the flow regime of the Ord
River. This flow is not representative of the average flow regime as the majority of tropical
rivers reduce to a trickle during the dry season whereas the Ord flows all year round with a
depth of perhaps one metre even in the dry season. This causes the lower reaches of the Ord
estuary to be inundated with freshwater and appears to correlate with a low abundance of
banana prawns. Other nearby estuaries have a large abundance of banana prawns due to the
reduced flow regimes creating a more saline environment. If the flow regime of these other
rivers is altered by releasing ‘environmental flows’ it may affect the breeding grounds of
banana prawns.
The MAC noted an update on the mangrove dieback situation in northern Australia. It was
observed that there weren’t any bleached mangroves along the river estuaries but the dead
mangroves were adjacent to coastal beach on mud substrates relatively high in the intertidal
zone. These areas may not have been submerged on neap tides and it was suggested that the
cause of the dieback may be due to a combination of the mangroves not receiving enough
groundwater from the land and tidal inundation under recent hot and dry climate conditions. It
was advised that James Cook University (JCU) are doing a project through the National
Environmental Science Programme (NESP) looking at when the dieback started and mapping
all the sites where dieback has been identified. The NT government have funded Charles
Darwin University to research the drivers. Initial thoughts are that the dieback may be due to a
lack of freshwater. Other influences may be water temperature, air temperature, tidal height
and the build-up of mud levies. Usually during the wet season the mud levies are washed away,
but due to the poor wet seasons there hasn’t been any flushing, causing hot water and hot mud
to build-up. There was a mangrove die off in Gladstone in the eighties which was related to a
fungal disease that affects mangroves when they get stressed. This may also be an influence in
the NT as the conditions have been stress inducing.
The MAC also noted a brief summary of the pre-season survey results. The banana prawn catch
was low in most areas except for at Weipa. The tiger prawn catch was also relatively low around
Mornington compared with previous years, although there were some reasonable catches at
Charlie Bush Bay. The tiger prawns around Vanderlin Island seemed a little bit stronger than
2015. There were some good catches at South Groote Eylandt, whereas the North Groote catch
appeared similar to 2015. It was suggested that as the survey was conducted two weeks earlier
this year it may have affected the data.
2.5 Jurisdiction update
NORMAC noted an update from Fisheries Queensland (QLD) that centered around business
and developments that may be of interest to NORMAC. Dealing with white spot disease is the
main priority for Fisheries Qld and all the affected farms have been treated and decontaminated.
There are still some farms that are operating in the area of the outbreak that are unaffected. A
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rigorous sampling program has been implemented which is mainly targeting the Logan River
but sampling is also occurring along whole east coast.
The Queensland east coast fisheries experienced a steady year in 2016 with scallops the only
stock of concern. Queensland are complying with the US TED requirements in a similar
manner to the NPF and the new requirements will come into effect on 1 March 2017.
2.6 Bycatch Strategy Implementation Update
NORMAC noted an update from NPFI on the development and trial of the KCF BRD. NPFI
has supported the use of the KCF in the NPF for 2017 according to the specifications that were
used in the trial. Further trials are proposed under permit to experiment with the position of the
KCF in the net. AFMA will collaborate with NPFI to organise an implementation plan for the
KCF and work out further trials and scientific permits. Industry advised that there is concern
by some operators on the positioning of the KCF and the perception of prawn loss even though
the trials have shown no significant loss. The implementation needs to be carefully managed
so operators can see for themselves the benefits of using the KCF. The research member added
that the collection of data over a year of using the KCF is important to show the devices
influence on reducing bycatch and will also confidently reaffirm the most effective design.
Trialing modified versions and positions is a good approach as long as after a year there is
confidence in a final design.
The AFMA member asked if the inferior BRDs would be removed from the list of approved
devices once the proposed trials had identified a final KCF design. Industry confirmed they
would consider excluding the inferior devices and advised that if any devices don’t meet the
30 per cent bycatch strategy target they would have to be removed. At present, only the square
mesh panel and fisheyes are used by operators but it was noted the KCF isn’t a practical device
to use for the banana fishery, noting that bycatch is generally much lower in the banana fishery.
Industry advised that they envision trialing a number of modified devices in 2017 on different
boats under permit and ideally would like to see help from AFMA in conducting these trials.
The AFMA member advised that this would be a suitable project for AFMA’s bycatch team.
Actions:
- AFMA bycatch team to collaborate with NPFI to assess the potential of conducting trials of
alternative KCF devices.
3. MSC Accreditation
The Chair welcomed Richard Banks, Mihaela Zaharia and Kevin Mcloughlin from MRAG
who are the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessors for the re-accreditation of the NPF.
NORMAC noted a presentation by the assessors on the results of their initial assessment. Key
points from the initial assessment include:
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there are no significant problems with the red legged banana prawn stock, although the
implications of not being able to run the assessment the last two years is something
that needs further consideration;
the red endeavour prawn stock is concerning as there is no stock assessment. Even
though there is an overarching Commonwealth HS policy, an assessment that gives
some indication of the stock status in relation to reference points is missing. During
the last MSC assessment, the red endeavour prawn stock was included in the bMEY
model along with banana and blue endeavour prawns. The red endeavour prawns are
no longer included in the model and it will be difficult to score the stock above 80;
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the supporting documents for the NPRAG are not publicly available. It’s uncertain how
this will affect the assessment and is an area that needs further consideration.
6. Broodstock Collection
NORMAC noted that NPFI are progressing the development of a broodstock policy. Due to
various events the policy has been delayed and the MAC recommended that broodstock
continue to be broadly managed under the previous arrangements until a policy is finalised.
7. AFMA Operational Bycatch Strategy
NORMAC noted the draft Bycatch Strategy and recommended feedback be provided out-ofsession. The research member questioned the draft definition of bycatch that defines bycatch
as anything that interacts with fishing gear and whether this includes fish that pass through the
net. If that’s the case, the current efforts to reduce bycatch interactions don’t actually meet the
criteria according to the definition. The MAC recommended the definition of bycatch needs to
be reconsidered.
Actions:
- NORMAC to provide feedback on the draft Bycatch Strategy out-of-session.
- AFMA to reconsider the draft definition of bycatch in the Strategy.
5. NPF Management Plan Review
NORMAC discussed the draft changes to the NPF management plan and recommended that
more time was needed to review the plan in lieu of current work on Harvest Strategy and
Bycatch policies and the ERA/M revitalization project. Comments would be provided to
AFMA out-of-session. The MAC provided some initial feedback including:
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there was an error in section 5(b) – it should refer to clause (a) instead of (c);
the plan should be aligned with the overarching Australian Government Fisheries,
Harvest Strategy and Bycatch policies;
the use of ‘non-target’ should be changed to bycatch and byproduct;
there should be no reference to quota managed species;
the use of the word ‘active’ (clause’s 12 and 14) is not necessary;
section 7(b(i)) states specific lengths of headrope and footrope length when, in practice,
the determination on length will be made as required;
the section that refers to keeping bycatch to a minimum should be changed to better
reflect the practice of the fishery, i.e. the NPF aims to ‘reduce’ bycatch;
the reference to effort levels on non-target species should be removed as effort levels
have never been determined for non-target species in the NPF.
Actions:
- AFMA to provide NORMAC with a revised draft management plan at the next meeting.
4. Autonomous Adjustment
NORMAC noted the decision from the August 2016 Commission meeting seeking Industry’s
cooperation in the development of a set of indicators that can be used to indicate the need for
fleet adjustment. The research member shared the outcomes from the November NPRAG
meeting, including a list of initial indicators. The list contains indicators that are relatively easy
to obtain and most already exist. One of the concerns in using indicators already available is
the time lag to obtain some data, e.g. two year time lag for ABARES survey data.
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The MAC noted that industry had discussed indicators and there was uncertainty regarding
how MEY would be a useful measure as it is constantly fluctuating. It was suggested that
profitability, stock level, and fishing power are more useful measures. The current list of
indicators provide good coverage of the options and each of them tell a different story but
determining a trigger point or at what combination of indicators would trigger autonomous
adjustment is difficult. The research member advised there are decision making tools that
consider a multiple range of variables and provide an indication of what the combination of
those indicators means, e.g. a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) tool. Alternatively, a
traffic light approach including some analysis of primary and secondary indicators could be
used to indicate the status of the fishery.
The MAC discussed the level of detail required to measure profitability. Some complex
calculations were suggested including the analysis of each individual vessel in the fishery to
create a profit distribution. And some simpler methods by using Gross Value of Production
(GVP). Industry suggested that a spreadsheet populated with costs, fuel price, Australian dollar,
catch and prawn sale price is a good start to indicate the status of the fishery. The importance
of capturing some of the complexities in the fishery was discussed. An indicator such as
capacity utilisation enables the differences within the fishery to be accounted for, e.g. a price
fluctuation can affect tiger prawns, banana prawns or both. Industry suggested that a small subcommittee should be organized to make a start on developing potential indicators taking into
account the RAG and MAC conversations. NORMAC recommended that a sub-committee
consisting of Arthur Raptis, Ron Earle, Dave Carter and Sean Pascoe be established to finalise
a list of indicators that would provide an indication of the status of the fishery and report to the
NPRAG and then back to NORMAC.
Actions:
- Sub-committee to develop some autonomous adjustment indicators based on the current
proposed list of indicators to discuss with the NPRAG and then report back to the MAC at
the next meeting.
8. Other Business/Next Meeting
No other business was raised and the MAC noted the next meeting was to be advised.
The Chair closed the meeting at 2.52 pm (EST).
Signed (Chairperson): Stuart Richey
Date: 10th April 2017
List of Attachments
1) NORMAC Annotated Agenda
2) NORMAC Declared conflicts of Interest
3) Dr Ian Knuckey Declared conflicts of Interest
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4) Claire van der Geest Declared conflicts of interest
5) Darren Roy Declared conflicts of interest
Attachment 1
Draft Agenda
Northern Prawn Fishery Management Advisory Committee (NORMAC) meeting
14 February 2017
8.30 am – 5.00 pm (Eastern Standard Time)
Item
Title
Responsibility
Correspondence
for
Item 1
Preliminary business
Chair
Noting
Item 2
Item 3
1.1
Chairs opening remarks
1.2
Adoption of agenda
1.3
Declaration of interests
1.4
Minutes from previous meeting
1.5
Actions arising
1.6
Correspondence received/sent
1.7
MAC self-assessment
Reports / Updates
2.1 NPF Industry Report (verbal)
NPFI
2.2
AFMA Management Report (paper)
AFMA
2.3
NPRAG Update (paper)
Research
member
2.4
Northern Development update (verbal)
CSIRO
2.5
Jurisdictional update (paper)
QLD
2.6
Bycatch Strategy implementation
update (paper)
NPFI
MSC Accreditation
Noting/
Discussion
Noting/
Discussion
 MSC assessors to consult MAC on
re-accreditation of the NPF
 Discussion on NPF assessment
Item 4
Autonomous Adjustment
 Outcomes from the Commission meeting
AFMA
Discussion/
Decision
 Steps forward:
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Item 5
o
Consideration of NPRAG
recommendation
o
Agreement on Fishery Indicators
NPF Management Plan review
AFMA
Discussion/
Recommendation
AFMA
Discussion/
Recommendation
AFMA
Discussion/
Comment
Chair
Noting
 Processes
 Timeframes
 Proposed changes
Item 6
Broodstock collection
 Current harvest limits
Item 7
AFMA Operational Bycatch Strategy
 Processes
 Timeframes
 Proposed chages
Item 8
Other business/ next meeting
 TBA
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Attachment 2
NORMAC Declared Conflicts of Interest
Participant
Stuart Richey
Membership
NORMAC Chair
Claire van der Environment/
Geest
conservation
member
David Carter
Industry member
Greg Albert
Industry member
Ron Earle
Industry member
Ian Boot
Industry member
Ian Knuckey
Interest declared
NORMAC Chair, Torres Strait Prawn MAC Chair. No
pecuniary interest
Consultant to the International Seafood Sustainability
Foundation, Consultant to TerraMar Consulting’s
SeaNet Indonesia program. No pecuniary interest
NPF Statutory Fishing Right (SFR) holder, interested
in the successful management of a profitable and
sustainable fishery
NPF SFR holder, interested in the successful
management of a profitable and sustainable fishery
NPF SFR holder, interested in the successful
management of a profitable and sustainable fishery
Managing Director of Austfish, a company which has
SFR holdings in the fishery. NPF broodstock permit
holder
Research member Scientific member on NORMAC and independent
Chair of the Northern Prawn Fishery Resource
Assessment Group (NPRAG).
Specific interests outlined in Attachment 3
AFMA employee. No pecuniary interest
Steve Bolton
AFMA member
Stephen Eves
A/g NORMAC EO
A/g NORMAC EO, NPRAG EO and AFMA employee.
No pecuniary interest
Annie Jarrett
Invited participant
Darren Roy
Rik Buckworth
Invited participant
(Queensland
Government
representative)
Observer
CEO of NPF Industry Pty Ltd (NPFI). No pecuniary
interest in relation to holding NPF SFRs. MSC
Stakeholder Council Member, Director of MSC Asia
Pacific, Chair of the Australian Council of Prawn
Fisheries (ACPF)
Queensland Government representative. No
pecuniary interest
Trevor Hutton
Observer
Rob Kenyon
Observer
Researcher involved particularly in stock assessment
research in NPF. Has in the past and may in future
seek and receive funding for research in the fishery
CSIRO employee. Participates in projects related to
the NPF that currently receives funding and will seek
to receive funding in the future
CSIRO employee. Participates in projects related to
the NPF that currently receives funding and will seek
to receive funding in the future
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Phil Robson
Observer
Fleet Manager for company with SFR holdings in the
fishery
Andy
Prendergast
Observer
Fleet Manager for company with SFR holdings in the
fishery
Adrianne Laird
Observer
Contractor to NPFI. No pecuniary interest
Nigel Abery
Observer
AFMA employee (Policy Manager). No pecuniary
interest
Abul Bari
Observer
AFMA employee. No pecuniary interest
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Attachment 3
Dr Ian Knuckey Declared Conflicts of Interest
Dr Ian Knuckey – current interests
January 2017
Positions:
Director – Fishwell Consulting Pty Ltd
Director – Olrac Australia (Electronic logbooks)
Chair / Director – Australian Seafood Co-products (seafood waste utilization)
Chair / Director – ASCo Fertilisers (seafood waste utilization)
Chair – Northern Prawn Fishery Resource Assessment Group
Chair – Tropical Rock Lobster Resource Assessment Group
Chair – Victorian Rock Lobster and Giant Crab Assessment Group
Scientific Member – Northern Prawn Management Advisory Committee
Invited scientific participant – SEMAC, SERAG
Current Projects and funding:
Principal Investigator – DPIPWE Project – Review of abalone dive rates
Principal Investigator – AFMA Project 2016/0809 – Improved targeting of arrow
squid
Principal Investigator – AFMA Project 2016/0804 – Bass Strait and Central Zone
Scallop Fishery – 2016 Survey
Principal Investigator – FRDC Project 2015-204 – Realising economic returns of
reducing waste through utilization of bycatch in the GAB Trawl Sector of the
SESSF
Principal Investigator – FRDC Project 2014-203 – Review of Monitoring and
Assessment in the SESSF
Principal Investigator – AFMA Project 2014-0809 – Fishery Independent Survey of
shelf resources in the Great Australian Bight Trawl Fishery 2015
Principal Investigator – Survey for Black teatfish in the Queensland Sea Cucumber
Fishery.
Principal Investigator – CRC Project 2013/748.40 – Improved understanding of
economics in fisheries harvest strategies.
Principal Investigator – FRDC Project 2014-207 – The social drivers and
implications of conducting an ecological risk assessment of both recreational and
commercial fishing - a case study from Port Phillip Bay
Co-Investigator – Optimising processes and policy to minimise business and
operational impacts of seismic surveys on the fishing industry and oil and gas
industry.
Co-investigator – AFMA Project SESSF 2016 Fishery Independent Survey
Co-investigator – Bird mitigation in the SESSF trawl sector
Researcher – Various fishing industry liaison projects for oil and gas industry
Researcher – Review of mammal mitigation for a Seafish Tasmania pelagic trawler
Scientific Advisor – GABIA, SETFIA, SSIA, SPF (Geelong Star), Gulf St Vincent
Prawn Fishery
MSC Auditor – Falklands Is 2016 Surveillance Audit (Acoura)
MSC Auditor/Reviewer – Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery (SCS)
Facilitator – WWF shark traceability workshop
Facilitator – SPC Tuna Data Collection Committee
Facilitator – Indonesian fishery training and development
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Attachment 4
Claire van der Geest Declared Conflicts of Interest
Claire van der Geest – current
interests
Positions:
Consultant to the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation
Consultant to TerraMar Consulting’s SeaNet Indonesia program
January 2017
Current Projects and funding:
Nil
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Attachment 5
Darren Roy Declared Conflicts of Interest
Darren Roy – current interests
January 2017
Positions:
Fisheries Queensland – Manager – East Coast Trawl Fishery, Fin Fish Trawl
Fishery
Current Projects and funding:
Responsible for the day to day management of the trawl fishery and stout whiting
fishery in Queensland.
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