SeaNet Steering Commitee and Reference Group

The SeaNet program, established in 1999, is the only national professional extension program operating within the seafood industry.  It works at the national and state levels with its industry and government partners.

The yearly work plan is directed by the National Steering Committee and input from state based reference groups. The National Steering Committee meets to develop and direct the work plan.

National Steering Committee

Katherine Sarneckis, CEO Northern Territory Seafood Council

Winston Harris, CEO Queensland Seafood Industry Association

Brad Warren, Executive Chair, OceanWatch Australia

Ross McGowan, CEO, Seafood Industry Victoria

Grahame Turk, Chairman, NSW Seafood Industry Council

Gary Morgan, Chairman, Wildcatch Fisheries SA

Neil Stump, Chief Executive, Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council

Felicity Horn, EO, West Australian Fishing Industry Council

Patrick Hone, Executive Director, FRDC

Ted Loveday, Director, Seafood Services Australia

State reference groups

Queensland

Winston Harris – Chair Qld SeaNet reference group

Neil Gribble – Queensland Department of

Primary Industries (research partner)

Jim Newman – Commercial Trawl Fisherman

Bruce Batch – Queensland Seafood Industry Association, Net delegate for Cairns region

New South Wales

Geoff Blackburn – NSW Co-ops Association Chair

David Mitchell – NSW SIAC/ R7 OHMAC

Darren Reynolds – NSW DPI Senior Fisheries Manager

Paul Bagnato – S-E Trawl Fisherman, Sydney

Victoria

Steven Nathan – Rock Lobster Fisher, Portland

Dale Sumner – General Manager LEFCOL

Ross McGowan – Executive Director, Seafood Industry Victoria

Bill Lussier – Department Primary Industries

Tim Allan – Caring for our Country Facilitator, Victoria

Northern Territory

Katherine Sarneckis – CEO, Northern Territory Seafood Council

Nigel Weston – NRM Board NT

Chris Calogeras – C-Aid Consultants

Jethro Gill – Offshore Fisheries

Western Australia

Felicity Horn – Western Australian Fishing Industry Council

Brett McCallum – Executive Officer, Pearl Producers Association

Nathan Harrison – WADF

Nic Dunlop – Conservation Council of WA

South Australia

Gary Morgan- Chairman, Wildcatch Fisheries SA

Tony Flaherty – Mount Lofty & Adelaide Ranges NRM Board

Peter Welch- EO, Marine Fishers Association

Neil MacDonald- previous General Manager, Wildcatch Fisheries SA

Denis Holder- President, SA Blue Crab Pot Fishers Association (SABCPFA)

Karen Holder – President, South Australian Womens Industry Network (SAWIN)

Rotating Member of South Australian Fisheries Research Advisory Board (SAFRAB)

Tasmania

Neil Stump – Chief Executive, Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council

Andrew Sullivan – Principal Fisheries Management Officer, Fisheries (Scalefish)

Jill Pearson – Coastal Coordinator, NRM South

Sean Tracey – Research Fellow, Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute (TAFI)

Related Pages

• SeaNet
• SeaNet Programs by State