Ministerial Fisheries Advisory Council

The Ministerial Fisheries Advisory Council has been established to provide the Minister for Primary Industries with high-level strategic policy advice on issues relating to the management of fisheries resources in NSW.

This will include broad advice to assist with the management of commercial fishing, recreational/charter fishing and Aboriginal cultural fishing as well as issues which impact across fisheries and sectors such as resource sharing, co-management, cost recovery and ecosystem based fisheries management.

The Council has prepared a Strategy (PDF, 664.24 KB) to address its terms of reference, and in particular, to establish a work program of key strategies and outcomes identified by the Council as the focus of its work over the next three years.  The Strategy is regularly reviewed and updated.

The Council operates under a Charter (PDF, 82.79 KB) which sets out the objectives and mode of operation of the Council and the roles and responsibilities of members.

• Media release  5 March 14 - Fisheries Advisory Council Members appointed (PDF, 122.24 KB)
• Media release 11 September 13 - Fisheries Advisory Council Chair appointed (PDF, 108.62 KB)

Membership

The composition of the Council is prescribed under clause 287 of the Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2010. The Council is to be composed of 5 voting members and an independent Chair, all appointed by Cabinet on the nomination of the Minister for Primary Industries. In addition, a senior member of the department will attend as an ex officio (non voting) member.

The 5 voting members of the Council are to include the following:

• one person who the Minister is satisfied has expertise in commercial fishing or will represent commercial fishing interests,
• one person who the Minister is satisfied has expertise in recreational fishing or will represent recreational fishing interests,
• one person who the Minister is satisfied has expertise in aquaculture or will represent aquaculture interests,
• one person who the Minister is satisfied has expertise in Aboriginal cultural fishing or will represent Aboriginal cultural fishing interests,
• one person who the Minister is satisfied has expertise in conservation of aquatic resources or will represent those conservation interests.

Current membership

We are in the process of reviewing council membership and will update this page once completed.

Meetings

• Meeting 30 - 14 March 2024 via video conference - Chair's Summary Meeting 30 (PDF, 101.18 KB)
• Meeting 29 - 5 September 2023 via video conference - Chair's Summary Meeting 29 (PDF, 98.07 KB)
• Meeting 28 - 29 June 2023, Sydney - Chair's Summary Meeting 28 (PDF, 80.93 KB)
• Meeting 27 - 17 June 2022, Port Stephens - Chair's Summary Meeting 27 (PDF, 123.03 KB)
• Meeting 26 - 11 June 2021, Coffs Harbour - Chair's Summary Meeting 26 (PDF, 50.58 KB)
• Meeting 25 - 12 March 2021, Sydney - Chair's Summary Meeting 25 (PDF, 67.03 KB)
• Meeting 24 - 11 December 2020, Port Stephens - Chair's Summary Meeting 24 (PDF, 294.14 KB)
• Meeting 23 - 4 September 2020, via video conference - Chair's Summary Meeting 23 (PDF, 123.71 KB)
• Meeting 22 - 20 May 2020, via video conference - Chair's Summary Meeting 22 (PDF, 128.86 KB)
• Meeting 21 - 22 November 2019, Sydney - Chair's Summary Meeting 21 (PDF, 241.2 KB)
• Meeting 20 - 7 December 2018, Sydney - Chair's Summary Meeting 20 (PDF, 174.45 KB)
• Meeting 19 - 21 September 2018, Sydney - Chair's Summary Meeting 19  (PDF, 153.55 KB)
• Meeting 18 - 8 June 2018, Sydney - Chair's Summary Meeting 18  (PDF, 261.82 KB)
• Meeting 17 - 15 March 2018, Sydney - Chair's Summary Meeting 17  (PDF, 23.42 KB)
• Meeting 15 - 7 & 8 September 2017, Tweed Heads - Chair's Summary Meeting 15 (PDF, 43.72 KB)
• Meeting 14 - 2 June 2017, Port Stephens - Chair's Summary Meeting 14  (PDF, 26.86 KB)
• Meeting 13 - 7 April 2017, Sydney - Chair's Summary Meeting 13 (PDF, 50.97 KB)
• Meeting 12 - 18 November 2016, Sydney - Chair's Summary Meeting 12 (PDF, 38.21 KB)
• Meeting 11 - 15 September 2016, Bermagui - Chair's Summary Meeting 11 (PDF, 38.18 KB)
• Meeting 10 – 2 June 2016, Sydney - Chair's Summary Meeting 10 (PDF, 37.95 KB)
• Meeting 9 – 18 March 2016, Port Macquarie - Chair's Summary Meeting 9 (PDF, 42.41 KB)
• Meeting 8 – 18 December 2015, Sydney - Chair's Summary Meeting 8 (PDF, 42.62 KB)
• Meeting 7 – 4 September 2015, Ballina - Chair's Summary Meeting 7 (PDF, 43.99 KB)
• Meeting 6 – 3 July 2015, Nowra - Chair's Summary Meeting 6 (PDF, 46.09 KB)
• Meeting 5 – 13 March 2015, Sydney - Chair's Summary Meeting 5 (PDF, 41.96 KB)
• Meeting 4 – 5 December  2014, Sydney - Chair's Summary Meeting 4 (PDF, 43.66 KB)
• Meeting 3 – 18 September 2014, Coffs Harbour - Chair's Summary Meeting 3 (PDF, 37.07 KB)
• Meeting 2 – 27 June 2014, Sydney - Chair's Summary Meeting 2 (PDF, 35.42 KB)
• Meeting 1 – 4 April 2014, Sydney - Chair's Summary Meeting 1 (PDF, 47.31 KB)