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PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-216
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Co management review

The original Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Report – “Comanagement: Managing Australia’s fisheries through partnership and delegation” Project No. 2006/068 – was reviewed and found to remain rigorous, relevant and appropriate as a guide to...
ORGANISATION:
PJ Neville and Associates
TAGS
Fisheries Management
Co-Management
Industry
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-205
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Beyond engagement: moving towards a co-management model for recreational fishing in South Australia

Fisheries management principally aims to maximise the community’s use of fisheries resource, which relies upon effective management decisions to ensure sustainability. Co-management arrangements have been utilised in fisheries management for some time as a framework to enable input of...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA)
TAGS
Recreational Fishing
Rac Sa
Fisheries Management
Co-Management
Analytics
SPECIES
Black Bream
Silver Perch
Golden Perch
Freshwater Catfish
European Carp

Tactical Research Fund: Development of an industry representative framework for co-management in NSW Fisheries

Project number: 2013-226
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $38,800.00
Principal Investigator: Neil MacDonald
Organisation: Professional Fishers Association (PFA)
Project start/end date: 29 Oct 2013 - 28 Feb 2014
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Stakeholder
Resource Access And Allocation
Harvest Strategy
Fisheries Management
Community

Need

At present there is no established body for commercial fishers in NSW that can claim to be a representative body of all or at best the majority of fishery licence holders. The PFA currently represents 340 voluntary commercial fishers (approx 1/3 of the industry).

In order to meet the requirements for a representative body to service the industry's licence holders through the reform process and future proposed co-management processes, being established in NSW, it is necessary to develop a framework for licence holder and regional engagement.

There is a need to engage the industry in the development of the industry's component of the co-management framework and to establish the operational requirements of the representative body that services those industry structures and processes, as no such structures and processes exist at present that meets either the Government's or the Industry's requirements.

It has been identified by the Independent Report of the NSW Commercial Fishing Industry and the Government's response to this report that there is a critical need to have a co-ordinated and regional approach to engaging licence holders and fishery sector interests. This is significantly highlighted in discussions of the NSW industry need for co-management arrangements to be developed.

The PFA wishes to ensure that, if it was to modify its structure in response to the NSW Government consultation contract, it does so with an effective and robust governance structure that addresses the needs of the industry and the requirements of the NSW Government.

Objectives

1. Review the legislative requirements for a representative body under the co-management framework against the current organisational governance arrangements of the PFAI
2. Engage NSW Fisheries and the PFAI to ensure any structures meet their needs and expectations for the representative body
3. Engage licence holders and regional industry groups in the development of models for industry engagement at a local, regional and statewide level
4. Develop governance structures and processes that will deliver the necessary level of industry engagement to ensure the co-management processes have credibility
5. Develop communications processes that will enable effective flow of information to and from licence holders to ensure the integrity of any outcomes or recommendations fed into the co-management process
6. Recommend any governance or institutional changes needed to meet requirements for the separation of the member based representative body roles from the services provided under the co-management process

Final report

ISBN: 978-0-9808042-2-5
Author: Neil MacDonald
Final Report • 2015-06-05 • 1.50 MB
2013-226-DLD.pdf

Summary

The Professional Fishermen’s Association (PFA) was borne out of concern about the future of the commercial fishing industry in NSW. Concern was primarily on the decline in their long term rights to harvest seafood on the behalf of the community.

While the PFA has grown and delivered an effective service to its members, there continues to be a range of issues that constrain its ability to represent the industry at large, as well as, being formally recognised as the voice of the Industry. 

This project is intended to build upon previous studies by C Bishop and P Neville assessing the issues needed to support a peak industry body in NSW. It also sought to identify the issues that will enable the PFA, or a similar body, to be recognised as the representative organisation for the industry in NSW. Further it would provide advice on options for development of co-management frameworks that will enhance industry participation in the consultative processes established by government.

The project included a review of previous advice to government and the Industry on options for the structure of a peak industry body. A review of the co-management processes, roles and funding of the peak industry bodies in Australian jurisdictions was also undertaken. Additionally, it engaged industry members in meetings to identify their thoughts and consideration of options for approaches by the industry and enhanced engagement with government.

Keywords: co-management, peak industry body, leadership, fisheries management, governance, representative body, Professional Fishermen’s Association, PFA

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-049
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Developing and testing a cultural change process in the NSW wild harvest sector: a case study to facilitate a process towards co-management in the NSW Northern Fish Trawl

The Australian and NSW seafood industry has been impacted by several unrelated disrupters that challenges the efficacy of current business models and culture to support business success now and into the future. These and other disruptors are also creating challenges to the approaches taken by and...
ORGANISATION:
Strategic Journeys
TAGS
Rac Nsw
Co-Management
Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-053
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Mareframe - Co-creating Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management Solutions (EU led project)

Between 2014 and 2018, a large European Union project – MareFrame (http://www.mareframe-fp7.org/) – was run with the intent of identifying and reducing impediments to the implementation of ecosystem approach to fisheries management. Australian researchers engaged with this effort, both...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Environment Hobart
TAGS
Stakeholder
Modelling
Fisheries Management
Education
Ecosystem
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