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OVERVIEW  

The Northern Territory Seafood Council is the peak representative body of the seafood industry in the Northern Territory, representing some 222 businesses. The direct investment alone in the wild catch and aquaculture sectors is approximately $1.4 billion.

There are 11 Licensee Committees / Associations of licence holders that are members of the Seafood Council and the Chair of each of these is a member of the Council's Board. Licensees are also individual members of the Council.

The Council provides secretariat services for all its member Licensee Committees / Associations and those members not represented by Associations, as well as advice on a wide range of issues that impact on the seafood industry.

The Council represents industry's interests in a diverse range of forums at the Northern Territory level. These include a number of regional Aboriginal fishery consultative committees, fishery management advisory committees, conferences and workshops on specific issues such as the environment and native title, formal parliamentary committees, individual government and non government bodies and the media.

In recent years a significant amount of time has also been devoted to representing the industry in land claims under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act and in native title proceedings in the Federal Court. Security of access to resources is a fundamental issue in the industry's wild catch sector.

The Seafood Council is a long term member of the Northern Territory Business Council, a forum which brings together 19 major industries in the Northern Territory.

At the national level the Northern Territory Seafood Council is involved in a wide range of issues, from maritime and industry training to such issues as biodiversity, marine protected areas, foreign incursions into fishing grounds and resource sharing.

CURRENT BOARD

 

Chairman Rob Fish (Trepang Fishery)
Vice Chairman Peter Manning (Barramundi and Spanish Mackerel fisheries)
Secretary Horst Fischer (Timor Reef Fishery)
Treasurer Bill Passey (Finfish Trawl Fishery)
     
Members Adam Body (Non Pearl Aquaculture)
  David Caracciolo (Trader/Processor Sector)
  Grant Rubock (Coastal Line Fishery)
  Brian Koennecke (Aquarium Fishery)
  Rob Lowden (Offshore Net and Line Fishery)
  Chris Cleveland (Pearl Aquaculture)
  Philip Greet (Coastal Net Fishery)
  Doug Neville (Mud Crab Fishery)
  Wayne Bishop (Demersal Fishery)

 

CONTACT DETAILS

Northern Territory Seafood Council

GPO Box 618 

Darwin NT 0801

Telephone : 61 8 8981 5194

Facsimile : 61 8 8981 5063

Email : ntsc@ntsc.com.au