Volume 28 No 6 December 2015 / January 2016 TODAYFISHING TASMANIANNEWS INDUSTRY Safety Alert – When fatigue When Alert– Safety New ScalefishFishery New Mures Fishing – New – MuresFishing Management Plan Management processingplant catches up catches Page 25 Page 12 Page 7

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TASMANIAN SEAFOOD INDUSTRY COUNCIL (TSIC) ABN 61 009 555 604 IN THIS ISSUE PO Box 878, Sandy Bay 7006 From the President 2 P 03 6224 2332 E [email protected] W www.tsic.org.au Chief Executive’s Report 3 TSIC DIRECTORS What’s happening at TSIC? Lindsay Newman – President P 0418 368 708 Working on water lives on 5 James Ashmore – Vice President P 0414 184 774 Phil Lamb – Treasurer P 0412 386 111 Profile: Cassandra Price 6 Bryan Denny P 0417 502 195 Mures Fishing – New processing plant 7 Rodney Herweynen P 0418 130 193 Profile: Pat Dennison 8 Tim Hess P 0418 140 630 By Catch 10 Chris Parker P 0428 430 863 Jon Poke P 0419 522 262 DPIPWE News Paul Richardson P 0427 377 803 New Scalefish Management Plan 12 DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES, PARKS, Rock Lobster Review 2015 12 WATER AND ENVIRONMENT (DPIPWE) Convictions 13 GPO Box 44, Hobart, 7001 P 1300 368 550 John Whittington, Secretary P 03 6165 3056 Franklin’s Wooden Boat Centre and the 15 Robert Gott, Director Marine Resources Super changes coming soon 15 Water and Marine Resources Division P 03 6165 3043 2015 WINSC Conference 16 Grant Pullen, Manager National Seafood Awards 18 Wild P 03 6165 3032 INSTITUTE FOR MARINE AND ANTARCTIC STUDIES Industry Wide 19 (IMAS) Prof Chris Carter National Seafood Industry Leadership Program 23 Head of Centre –Fisheries and Centre Private Bag 49, Hobart 7001 MAST

Safety Alert – When fatigue catches up 25 TSIC STAFF Julian Harrington, Chief Executive [email protected] IMAS P 0407 242 933 Skipping school for abalone 26 Cassandra Price, Project Manager [email protected] IMAS introduces school students to marine science 28 Julie Martin, Office Manager [email protected] Expressions of interest: Rock Lobster Research Charter 29 Mary Brewer, Administrative Officer [email protected] Seafood Training Tasmania 30 Bureau of Meteorology: New wave information 31 Advertising deadline for the next issue: 13 January 2016 Final Tag Lotto 32 For advertising in Fishing Today contact Mary Brewer Directory IBC at TSIC on 03 6224 2332

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we look forward to providing continued support to all sectors of our industry. Factory/Shed One of Cas’ first projects was facilitating at Town Wharf, Dover, Tas the “Working on Water Program”, The National Seafood Industry Awards which has been running for some were recently held in Perth WA which • 200sqm shed less than time. Once again this event was well resulted in Tasmanian companies and 12mths old received. TSIC, as well as all the people individuals achieving accolades in • Separate office, toilet and involved, believe this event continues various categories. workshop to provide our youth with a valuable insight into our varied fishing industries, • Fenced yard, 3 phase Rock lobster fisher Dave Wyatt, along power with Matt Dell and their band of including job opportunities and available employment around our State. We look • New 20 yr + 10 yr Crown volunteers, took out the Environmental forward to its continued expansion. Lease Area 4700sqm Award for their work in the South West • Including large water Tasmania Marine Debris Clean-up Our East Coast continues to be area suitable for private Program. Huon Aquaculture took out impacted by our unwanted friend wharf/marina (subject to the Primary Producer Award for the Alex (Alexandrium tamarense). Several approval) implementation of their ‘Future Fish shellfish businesses have now been Farming’ vision, and De Costi shut for extended periods, and at the (now part of the Tassal organisation) time of writing this report there was still was also successful in taking out the potential for a delayed opening of the Large Business Award. Tassal’s Senior East Coast rock lobster fishery. Manager of Fish Health, and resident Tassal vet, Christine Huynh, received The reality is that the algal bloom is a Judge’s Special Commendation a natural event over which we have in the Young Achiever Award. Our no control. Into the future, improved congratulations are extended to you all. sampling processes and procedures, such as the low cost, on-farm testing The Australian Maritime Safety Authority kit being developed by the University (AMSA) continues to be front and centre of Tasmania, will certainly benefit the for a variety of reasons within our industry. We wish everyone well during Wet Storage System industry. A meeting was held recently this difficult time. Seawater recirculating with our Infrastructure Minister Rene Hidding, myself and the Chief Executive As our summer is fast approaching and there will not be another magazine • Suitable for shellfish, crays, Julian Harrington. We participated in before Christmas, all at TSIC wish you abalone etc constructive and informative dialogue which will help us move forward. a safe and happy Christmas and New Year. We sincerely hope you enjoy the Expressions of interest sought Our Chief Executive Julian Harrington festive season safely and look forward to Contact owner has settled in well, and with the recent a productive 2016. Warwick Hastwell appointment of Cassandra Price as Dover Bay Mussels Pty Ltd Project Manager on a part-time basis, Lindsay Newman [email protected] 0437 767 076

2 FISHING TODAY DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 Chief Executive’s Report

Claire Cunningham has been appointed marketing campaign was presented as the Tasmanian Industry Liaison which aims to build general public From the Officer and Shaun Thomas as Manager, confidence and pride in the Australian seafood industry, with a specific focus Operational Safety, Domestic Vessels. If you have any queries concerning the on the human and personal side of National System, then Claire is your best the industry. Depending on the money PRESIDENT first point of contact: available for the campaign, a range Claire Cunningham of communication channels were Tasmanian Liaison Officer proposed, such as the internet, point of [email protected] sale, product labelling, digital media, outdoor advertising and television 0439 406 436 advertisements. But therein lies the Seafood Directions catch — the implementation of this government-developed strategy must The Australian Seafood Industry National now be funded by industry. TSIC Project Manager Conference, Seafood Directions, was It is with pleasure that I welcome held in Perth over 25–27 October. With Although the concept of a national Cassandra Price to the TSIC team. the Conference theme, ‘Selling Our communication strategy is well-founded, Cassandra (or Cas) has taken over the Story’, a wide range of stakeholders many within industry have questioned the TSIC Project Manager role from CE Julian from throughout the Australian seafood level of industry consultation during the Harrington. She will initially be employed industry were in attendance. I would like early developmental stages, which in turn poses the question, ‘Why should/would on a part-time basis, with a review of the to extend my congratulations to WAFIC industry fund a government developed position to occur in early 2016. You will and the FRDC for an interesting two strategy?’. find a profile of Cassandra on page 6. days of presentations and networking opportunities. To find out more, visit http://www. National System for Domestic Presentations at the Conference agriculture.gov.au/fisheries/ Commercial Vessel Safety covered a diverse range of topics, but communication. During late October, the TSIC President two common themes were discussed and TSIC CE met with The Hon. Rene throughout the two days, the National Hidding MP to discuss Tasmania’s Seafood Communication Strategy and transition to the National System for The National Peak Body project. Domestic Commercial Vessel Safety, National Communications Strategy which will be administered by the The Assistant Minister for Agriculture Australian Maritime Safety Authority and Water Resources, Senator Anne (AMSA). Key issues put forward by Ruston, provided the Conference TSIC included the continued transfer of Opening Address, during which she conflicting and/or unclear information, introduced the Australian Fisheries and the lack of operational detail being Communication Strategy. The Strategy provided, especially around costs and has been developed by the Department efficiencies. of Agriculture and Water Resources, in The Minister was certainly aware of our partnership with a marketing consultant. WaTerprooF CloThinG key issues, and was understanding of our The project included significant market For inTensive Use concerns. He went as far as to say that research to determine the general Tasmania is the Maritime State, and as public’s perception of the seafood Marine Gear such, AMSA should be based in Hobart. industry. This research delivered two TasMania Conceding this would not occur, he added compelling messages: Unit 2, 20 Waterworth Drive that Tasmania should have a significant • people generally perceive the MarGaTe AMSA staff presence. Minister Hidding Contact seafood industry as ‘cold’ and assured TSIC that AMSA had received our 0418 943 017 - 03 6267 1002 lacking emotional warmth concerns from several avenues, and that they were standing up and listening. • seafood does not enjoy the cultural For more information connection Australians have with regarding the range contact Fundamental to the Tasmanian ‘the farmer’ and ‘the land’, as [email protected] discussion around the transition to the experienced by the livestock industry. 0416 157 877 - 03 9429 3521 National System will be two newly- appointed Tasmanian-based AMSA staff. At Seafood Directions, a ‘template’

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National Peak Body Project Senators in the hope of swaying their In terms of issues around joint The National Peak Body project was opinion and heralding sufficient support pedestrian/vehicle use of Jetty Road, also a central point of discussion at for the ChAFTA. the Authority will install a few additional speed humps on the road in closer Seafood Directions. If you are not aware, Fortunately, Labor pledged its support proximity to the jetty. There will also be a the Federal Government has funded a for the ChAFTA in late October, and the temporary restriction of vehicular access project to explore the development of legislation has now passed the Senate. to Jetty Road when there are visiting a financially sustainable and effective So what does this mean for the seafood cruise and unloading/loading national peak body. The National Seafood industry? Industry Alliance (NSIA) is managing passengers. Under the terms of the ChAFTA, oysters, the project, and Inovact Consulting has Subsequently, there will be restricted rock lobster and abalone will see tariffs been appointed as the project manager. public vehicle access to the jetty between of up to 15% eliminated over a four year Brian Ramsey from Inovact explained at 9 am and 4 pm on the following 2016 period. Using rock lobster as an example, Seafood Directions that the success of a dates: peak body will depend on business and the terms of the ChAFTA will see tariffs organisation support of and value for a eliminated over a five stage process, with 5 January national body. the first 3% cut occurring upon execution 9 January of the ChAFTA, and a further 3% cut on 19 January The Seafood Directions national peak 1 January the following year, then each 30 January body presentation was more conceptual, year thereafter. Should the ChAFTA be 7 February stating that a peak body can help executed in mid-December 2015, then Please contact TSIC if you think position industry businesses to thrive; by 1 January 2016 there would two tariff that leadership and innovation will be these arrangements will impact your cuts totalling 6%. essential in its establishment; and operations. that the project aimed to create a new Access to Jetty Road – Port Arthur representative model that is tailored The Port Arthur Historic Site Fishermen’s Memorial to the needs of the seafood industry. Management Authority has contacted Victoria Docks To date, there are no discussions or TSIC concerning some changes to access detail around what a peak body would Just a reminder that TSIC will to the jetty at Port Arthur. be responsible for, how it would be be facilitating the removal of the Fishermen’s Memorial at Victoria Dock structured or how it would be funded. Although the Authority was considering in Hobart in order to correct some errors closing the road access to the jetty If you would like to know more and undertake other maintenance. If you at night due to several incidents of about the project, visit: http:// are aware of any corrections or changes vandalism, they have instead decided to unitedseafoodindustries.com.au/. needed to the memorial, please contact trial security cameras in an attempt to the TSIC office. improve the situation. China Australia Free Trade Agreement Julian Harrington Over recent months, there was a likelihood that the China Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) would be Consultant/Broker for State and Commonwealth blocked unless there was sufficient licences Independent and Greens support in the Senate. In an attempt to harness Buying, selling and leasing all support for the ChAFTA, TSIC, the licence types and vessels Tasmanian Rock Lobster Fishermen’s Association, and the Tasmanian Abalone Council issued a joint media release which clearly stated that ChAFTA will provide significant opportunities for the Tasmanian seafood industry, with greater PO Box 109 security to those currently employed South Hobart in the industry, and the potential for Tasmania, 7004 industry growth and the creation of Ph (03) 6224 8299 new jobs. TSIC sent the media release, Fax (03) 6224 0900 along with follow-up correspondence Call Margaret Atkins Mobile 0419 375 578 and requests for meetings, to Federal Confidentiality assured Email [email protected]

4 FISHING TODAY DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 What's happening at TSIC The TSIC Working on Water LIVES ON

The 2015 Working on Water (WoW) Some thank yous program engaged approximately 55 The three day WoW program would not be possible without the generous participation Year 9 and 10 students and supervising and support of a number of individuals, businesses and organisations. A huge thank teachers from over ten southern schools. you must go out to all those businesses and individuals who presented and participated For those not familiar with the program, in the 2015 WoW program: WoW is run over three days, and allows participants to see, hear, taste and touch Seafood Training Tasmania; Rowan Trebilco (Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems CRC); the diverse array of jobs and career the multitude of IMAS staff and students, and in particular Catriona MacLeod for opportunities available in, on and around coordinating their involvement, Quinn Fitzgibbon and Andrew Pender; Marine Solutions; the Tasmanian marine environment. Australian Antarctic Division; Get Shucked Oysters; Tassal; Rob Pennicott Wilderness With a hands-on approach, the program Journeys; Ralphs Tasmanian Seafoods; Tasmanian Police — Marine Division; Mures; utilises a diverse number of enthusiastic Navigators — Mona Ferry; Tassal Salmon Shop; Charlie Baker and Simon Reeves. presenters, who each tell of their unique pathways into their chosen careers. Through coordination with the program presenters, we try and ensure the delivery of several key messages throughout the program. One of the principal messages is that opportunities won’t come knocking on your door. Instead, you must go and chase your own opportunities, and if you are knocked back the first time, don’t give up — just keep going back and your enthusiasm will likely pay off in the long run. Another key message is the need to get experience and qualifications. Time on and in the water is also important, as is formal boating and diving qualifications. Feedback from the 2015 program was Seafood industry workforce profile very positive, with participants very The TSIC-managed seafood industry workforce profile is progressing. Skills Tasmania impressed by the professionalism of has provided the Q&A bank. TSIC and Stenning & Associates are currently reviewing presenters and the diversity of jobs the Q&A bank with industry to tailor it the seafood industry and create a more available within the marine world. streamlined and efficient questionnaire. Face-to-face meetings with industry sectors Highlights included getting to taste are underway to gather data to be implemented into the workforce profile. If you are freshly shucked oysters straight out interested in participating in this project, please contact the TSIC Project Manager, of the water, seeing the computerised Cassandra Price on ph (03) 6224 2332. feeding technology on a salmon feed barge, and tasting the diverse selection of salmon products available within Tasmania. TSIC CHRISTMAS CLOSING TIMES: TSIC office will close on Christmas Eve In all, the 2015 program was a huge success. and re-open on Monday 4 January 2016

FISHING TODAY DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 5 Lizard Island and Thursday Island. Cas then moved to the Mediterranean to work in the private yachting industry, working as a stewardess/deckhand on a Sunseeker called M.V. Sirius based in Monaco. During this time she got to explore the different coastal towns in France and Italy, her favorite being Portofino in Italy. After returning to Cairns and back to the M.V. Reef Endeavour, Cas worked her way to senior deckhand and gained her coxswains and dive instructors tickets. Cas became the Master of Lizzie, a 6.2 m launch which transferred passengers ashore and to dive sites. After a few years on board M.V Reef Endeavour, Cas began working as a dive instructor on the M.V. Quicksmart and M.V. Poseidon based in Cassandra Price Port Douglas. During these years she deepened her love of the sea. Many of the people she PROFILE: worked with were marine scientists, and they encouraged her to pursue her interest by undertaking further education. Cassandra Price, new So Cas began a Science Degree at James Cook University. TSIC Project Manager However, Cas has had a fascination with Antarctica since the age of six, and so in 2008 she transferred her studies to We welcome Cassandra Price Her research is on the Short-tailed Hobart to take advantage of the Marine to TSIC as the new Project Shearwater (mutton bird) and is based Antarctic courses the University of at Fisher Island in the Furneaux Island Tasmania had on offer. Manager. group. The study uses re-sight data, After completing her degree in 2009, collected from 1947 to the present day. Cas joined the Western Australian Some of you may recognise Cassandra, This data will be used to investigate Department of Fisheries as a Fisheries or Cas as she is referred to around the how environmental conditions affect the and Marine Officer, where she was able office, as she previously worked as the population growth rates and population to continue with her love of boating OceanWatch SeaNet Fisheries Extension viability of the Short-tailed Shearwater at and diving. However, in 2011 a trip of Officer, and was based in the TSIC office. Furneaux Islands. During her time at OceanWatch, Cas a lifetime to the Antarctica became was involved in quite a few joint projects Cas has always loved being near the available as part of her Masters research with TSIC, such as the Ecosystem Based sea, having spent her childhood sailing project. It was a dream come true, so Project, Code and snorkelling near her family’s beach Cas returned to Tasmania to participate of Practice for the Tasmanian Scalefish house in Bowen, Queensland. She left in the 2011/12 summer expedition to Fishery, and the St Helens 10 Day Marine school at 16 to become a hairdresser Davis Station, Antarctica. As part of her Debris Cleanup Challenge, for which we and soon became very successful in this job, Cas was the Coxswain’s support for received the Break O’Day Council Velvet career, travelling and working at high all scientific operations for the summer Worm Award for local environmental profile salons all over the world. However, season, including ocean acidification, contributions. her love of the sea intervened and Cas penguin and seal programs. Upon her moved careers into the professional return from Davis Station, Cas began Since leaving OceanWatch, Cas has marine industry in 2001. She started as a working for OceanWatch Autralia, based completed her Masters in Marine cabin waitress on the M.V. Reef Endeavour in the TSIC office. and Antarctic Science and embarked based in Cairns for Captain Cook Cruises. Cas’ wealth of knowledge and experience on a PhD at the Institute for Marine The vessel travelled from Cairns down in the marine world will be a great asset and Antarctic Studies, which she is to Hinchinbrook Island, out to the outer to the TSIC team. So a big welcome to now completing on a part-time basis. Great Barrier Reef, up to Cooktown, Cas.

6 FISHING TODAY DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 Above: Mures' new processing plant in Cambridge, Inset: Will and Judy Mure. Mures Fishing moves into new processing plant in Cambridge

Mures is an iconic family business that is The old site in Glenorchy had become an icemaker, two processing areas, a synonymous with Tasmania’s exceptional outdated and inefficient, so when an warehouse, a cooking room and a large seafood. It began as Mures Fish House in opportunity arose with the owner/ smoke box. The new Cambridge facility Hobart’s Battery Point in 1974 — George builder, Pat Holloway, Mures worked will allow Mures to process over 500T Mure was the while Jill Mure closely with him to plan a new purpose- of fish per year. There is also a factory established a following for her delicious built facility in Cambridge. On Friday outlet fishmongers to service the Eastern seafood recipes. 25 September, the company relocated Shore, Sorell and surrounding areas. from its Glenorchy premises in Chapel The business became fully vertically Mures’ commitment to sustainable Street into its new home at 243 Kennedy integrated in 1987 with Mures Fish fishing is well-documented. In 2004, the Drive, Cambridge, with the move Centre comprising a fishmonger, bistro purpose-built 76’ Diana was launched completed on Monday 28 September. and restaurant at Victoria Dock in Hobart, to target blue eye trevalla and pink ling. Tristan Baker (General Manger) led his along with a processing and wholesaling Locals know when the Diana has arrived team of staff as they moved from one section. in port with the freshest catch. During site to the other with minimal disruption the off-season from April to September, Mures Fishing Pty Ltd was established to supply. Subcontractors understood Diana heads east off into the high seas in 1973 and is the catching, processing, the importance of getting the new site to the Gascoyne seamount targeting king value-adding and supply business of the operational by 28 September and worked morwong and yellowtail kingfish. King Mures group of businesses. The company over preceeding weeks to ensure this morwong is fast becoming a popular has seen sustained growth in revenue deadline was met. fish in Tasmania due to its excellent and volume over recent years and now The 1000 square metre factory is the eating qualities with firm white flesh and supplies over 250 customers through result of 12 months’ work and a $3.5 delicious flavour. its retail shops, restaurants and other million dollar investment. It employs wholesale outlets. Mures Fishing Pty The Honourable Will Hodgman officially 40 full-time equivalent staff. It contains Ltd also distributes to 70 independent opened Mures’ new facility on 13 two freezers, four refrigeration rooms, supermarkets. November.

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David and Pat Dennison

and preferred the shallow waters of up to 10 metres or so. Pat dived at lot by PROFILE: working with the inner tube system. Basically, it was a rubber inner tyre tube with a net in the middle, which was towed Patricia (Pat) Kaye Dennison behind or anchored in one spot. The abalone would be collected into a bag and once it was full, Pat would tip them 1940 to 2015: A female into the inner tube. She would bring the abalone ashore in the inner tube and Les pioneer of the abalone fishery would help her lift them up.” Pat mostly stuck to herself and didn’t really dive out of any big boats, only out Pat Dennison (nee Richardson) was one of Pat and the early days of the abalone of small runabouts. After David and Pat of the first women divers in the abalone fishery: got married they worked together on fishery, well before abalone licences were a Haines Hunter, which David still has Pat started diving around 1966, two issued. Pat has been described as quite today. David remembers Pat being an years prior to meeting David. Pat initially a character with a sense of adventure, excellent diver. “She was a very good got into the fishery because she really from beachcombing on motorbikes to diver. She could beat a lot of men. She enjoyed diving and it was also good discovering hidden treasures on sunken gave us a few hidings, Geoff Valentine money, so she kept doing it. “We got wrecks. and I, and we used to class ourselves as approximately 11 cents a pound, so about pretty top divers. To give you an idea, one Pat met her husband (at the time), David 20 cents a kilogram. If you got 200 kg that day at Betsey Island it was fairly rough Dennison, while abalone diving. David was quite good money, so that’s what and with three of us diving — Geoff, and Pat were among the pioneers of the it started out as. But it has stopped at Pat and myself. Geoff and I were on abalone fishery and discovered places around $55 a kilogram for a decade or the hooker gear and Pat went into the which had not been dived on before. They more now,” David said. shallow waters. Pat got roughly about 400 were also some of the first people to Initially she started diving with an army kg of abalone, while Geoff and I had about really make a go out of the fishery and chap called Les Burr, and they mostly 250 kg of abalone between us. So she start earning a decent income. dived Bicheno. Pat mostly free dived thrashed us. It was quite embarrassing As part of a tribute to Pat, David without compressor or anything. David really.” Dennison shared some of his memories recalls, “She was really good at diving

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> PROFILE: PAT DENNISON

Pat dived in a lot of various places Pat and Bob Ridges and we found the including Bicheno, Cape Portland, wreck of the Australia. We were the first Fosters Island, Swan Island and to find that. I remember the bell was Cremorne. She and David were also engraved The Australia 1884. I think we discovering new places to fish for discovered it in about 1971 or something abalone. “We were the first (Pat and I) to like that, it was quite interesting as there cross the Arthur River; we went to Couta was truckloads of gear and figurines still Rocks. We were the first to go there, on on it. The wreck is still there today in two the West Coast. We had a 14 ft aluminium pieces.” we used to take up with the truck and Pat and David also used to beachcomb on run a 20 horsepower. The abalone up motorbikes “We liked to collect Japanese there were virgin, they were just plated glass buoys with all the webbing around on the rocks. We used to get a tonne to a them and give them away to people. You tonne-and-a-half a day, but more about a could only carry about six on a motorbike tonne a day. After fishing for abalone, we because they were bulky. Some days we then would have to split them out. Back would go down as far as the Piemans.” in those days we got paid for a split- out weight not shell weight. We started Pat dived for approximately eight years, getting paid for shell weight much later deciding to leave diving behind when she on. The abalone was processed and went and David had their children, Ingrid and into cans; there was no live market back Todd. “She always missed diving and then. Or it was sold partly frozen, but would come out diving every now and mostly in cans. The frozen market wasn’t again after having the children,” David that great, due to refrigeration. It wasn’t said. like these days. Most of the abalone went This story was published using information to Japan, and some to Taiwan also. Back collected during an interview conducted as then there was no Chinese market.” part of the TSIC Oral History of the Seafood David and Pat spent a lot of time up in Industry project. If you would like to be the Arthur River as David had a shack involved and/or interviewed, please contact up there. During dive trips to the Arthur the TSIC Project Manager, Cassandra Price River, David and Pat stumbled upon the on ph (03) 6224 2332. wreck of the Australia. “I was diving with Pat with a school shark

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FISHING TODAY DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 9 By Catch New workshops for Denny misleading labelling of fish, calls for the the numerous success stories of our Mechanical use of proper fish names, and also to fisheries. The report is more about their Well-known specialists in all heavy display the country of origin. Recently, business model than genuine concern vehicle mechanical repairs and service, in August, the Coalition and Labor voted for the sustainability of our marine Denny Mechanical has just moved to a down a private bill on fish labelling environment. This report comes after a purpose-built warehouse and office at changes in the Senate. According to Mr false campaign earlier this year which 5 Station Street, Brighton. This has four Evans, the fishing industry does its bit to incorrectly claimed that 90% of global full-sized workshops that cater for all label produce, but the information is not fish stocks are overfished. That claim is a types of machinery. They also have three being passed on to restaurant customers, complete misuse of the data and actually field service vehicles for offsite work and that voluntary labelling has failed. includes fisheries that are operating at a and breakdowns. Steven and Heather MP Andrew Wilkie said people want to sustainable level.” know they are eating Australian produce Denny started the business over ten “The recent ABARES Fishery status that was caught sustainably. “They want years ago and have now expanded into reports show no solely Commonwealth to buy Australian seafood. It’s the best a one-stop shop for all your mechanical managed fisheries are subject to seafood in the world,” he said. needs, employing two full-time parts ,” Senator Colbeck said. interpreters and six qualified Iveco and “This is a significant milestone which WWF’s Living Blue Planet Report Cummins service technicians. we should be proud of — it shows ignores fisheries success stories our fisheries are exceptionally well- Seafood labelling petition handed to The WWF’s Living Blue Planet report managed. The community looks to WWF the government is the latest anti-fishing industry for guidance and it is frustrating to see A petition called ‘Love letter to the ocean’ propaganda and has been described them abuse that power by providing was presented to Parliament House by as a marketing pamphlet rather than glossy marketing material in the guise of ‘Gourmet Farmer’ Matthew Evans. The a serious fisheries report. It is part of research.” petition has over 46,000 signatures for a campaign which misrepresents the Australia’s fisheries are managed based mandatory labelling of seafood served fishing industry and is aimed at worrying on the best available science and are in restaurants, takeaways and cafes. people into making donations rather sustainably managed — because of this, It is designed to stop the deliberately than educating the public. In the report it claims that a number of fisheries are Australia is internationally regarded as on the brink of collapse or are in serious among the best fisheries managers in the decline. world. For further information, see: In particular, the report states that WWF’s Living Blue Planet report McGuinness from 1970 to 2012, tuna and mackerel http://www.wwf.org.au/?14601/Marine- Fisheries populations have decreased by 74%. life-plummets-and-food-security-at- However, among the CFOOD group of risk-WWF-report scientists responding to false fishery Specialising in the Sale/Lease/Purchase CFOOD Science of Fisheries of Commercial Fishing Packages, claims, several have made substantive Sustainability Quota & Commercial Vessels comments about this WWF claim, and http://cfooduw.org/wwf-claim-a-74-decline- found it to be wrong. Victor Restrepo, in-tuna-and-mackerel-populations Chair of the scientific advisory committee of the ISSF, said, “The Living Blue Planet ABARES Fishery status reports 2015 Report certainly caught my attention www.agriculture.gov.au/abares because I am familiar with the stock assessments of tuna conducted by the “A sad day for fishers” says Queensland Seafood Industry www.macfish.com.au scientific bodies of the Tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organizations Association FOR SALE: (TRFMOs) and their combined status Queensland Seafood Industry Association Commercial Vessels, (QSIA) released a statement stating it is Licence/Quota Packages does not seem to support that magnitude of decline.” a sad day for commercial fishers, as the WANTED: bans on net fishing have been passed by Tassie Permits/Pots/Abalone/all types. Senator Colbeck, the ex-Parliamentary the Labor Party and independents. QSIA Buyers and lessees waiting. Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, stated that the parliamentary debate said, “The WWF’s latest report is [email protected] over net-free zones (NFZs) revealed the extremely misleading and fails to share extent to which the State Government

10 FISHING TODAY DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 has no idea about fisheries management. fishing licence holders, in addition to This apprehension follows on from Three Net-Free Zones were implemented the Buyback Scheme and Settlement the success of the recent partnership on 1 November in the Yeppoon-Keppel Scheme. between MBC-AFMA targeted boarding Bay-Fitzroy River, Trinity Bay in Cairns, and inspections of vessels along “Fishers who have logged 60 or more and from St Helen’s Beach to Cape Australia’s north-west maritime days of netting effort in a net-free fishing Hillsborough, north of Mackay. boundary. zone and who also have more than “The NFZ proposals do nothing but give 50% of their netting effort in the zones To date, MBC has boarded and inspected recreational fishers access to net caught between 2012 and 2014, will be eligible 22 foreign fishing vessels to ensure species and prevent commercial fishers for the additional offer,” Mr Byrne said. compliance with Australian law. MBC from making a living,” QSIA Deputy “Ten million dollars has been set aside to Commander, Rear Admiral Michael President Keith Harris said. “The State buyback licences from fishers who want Noonan, said that illegal, unreported and Government made an incredibly political to transition out of the industry and to unregulated (IUU) fishing continues to statement by supporting the NFZs — help fishers adjust to the introduction of be deterred by Australia’s surveillance they are saying to Queenslanders that the zones.” and enforcement efforts. “These are [their] rights do not matter; fisheries all examples of Australian Government The maps for the net-free areas are management does not matter and the agencies working together to combat IUU available at www.daf.qld.gov.au. exclusion of profitable and viable local fishing in the AFZ,” Commander Noonan small businesses do not matter.” Foreign fishing vessel apprehended said. However, the Queensland Agriculture in Australian waters AFMA General Manager of Operations, and Fisheries Minister Bill Byrne On 10 October 2015, Maritime Border Peter Venslovas, said that IUU fishing was satisfied to see the disallowance Command (MBC) and Australian threatens Australia’s marine resources motion made by the opposition was Fisheries Management Authority by undermining the strict rules and unsuccessful. “Net-free zones are a (AFMA) apprehended a foreign fishing regulations we have in place to ensure common-sense approach to resource vessel suspected of illegally fishing in our resources are fished sustainably and sharing and will offer significant benefits the Australian Fishing Zone (AFZ). The Australians can enjoy a healthy supply in tourism and in HMAS Launceston intercepted the fishing of seafood both now and into the future. Queensland,” Mr Byrne said. He also vessel approximately 120 nautical miles “It’s very positive that illegal incursions stated that while the new Net-Free off northern Western Australia. Officers and apprehensions are at historic lows, Zones will be great for Queensland, the boarded the vessel and during the search however we must remain vigilant to Government has listened to the concerns seized approximately 60 shark fins and combat against those fishers who believe of commercial fishers affected, and as a 70 kg of fish. The vessel was engaged in they can steal from our waters,” he said. result the current adjustment package fishing at the time and officers located a More information on how Australia is will be boosted with a scheme for acutely long line with more than 70 baited hooks working to combat illegal fishing can be impacted commercial fishers. This offer in the water. The vessel, along with six found at http://www.afma.gov.au/. is called the Impact Alleviation Scheme crew members, were taken to Darwin and will be made to eligible commercial pending further investigation.

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introduced. The peak bodies for this behaviours and high risk impacts from New Scalefish process were the Tasmanian Seafood the use of this gear by recreational Industry Council and the Tasmanian fishers. Association for Recreational Fishing. Fishery More recently, research undertaken by The advisory committees involved the Institute for Marine and Antarctic were the Scalefish Fishery Advisory MANAGEMENT Studies (IMAS) has indicated that the Committee and the Recreational prohibition of night netting in particular Fishery Advisory Committee. PLAN was a major step forward with For the commercial fishery, the major significant impact on netting practices. changes relate to the banded morwong Such research has informed the fishery transitioning to a weight based After a comprehensive review consideration of recreational gillnetting system for the operation of the quota process, a new management through the current review. Again for that fishery. Proposals to increase to address identified risks, the plan for the Tasmanian the allowed maximum holdings were proposals in this new scalefish fishery Scalefish Fishery came into not progressed to the new plan. For the management plan introduce additional effect on 1 November 2015. commercial sector the night netting restrictions for recreational gillnets provisions have not been changed, These new rules are the around sunset and sunrise which are however a number of new no gillnetting Fisheries (Scalefish) Rules key times for many birds — particularly areas have been implemented. 2015. little penguins — and additional areas For the recreational fishery, the bag where gillnets will not be permitted. This was a critical process as the and possession limits are important The additional areas where gillnets will previous management plan expired on issues. Flathead are the keystone of not be permitted also applies to the use 31 October 2015 and the new plan was the recreational fishery and in some of commercial gillnets. required to support the operation of areas the fishery is under stress. For the commercial fishery — with licences These measures will be considered sand/tiger flathead a bag limit of 20 and access rights in place for the inadequate by some and unnecessary and possession limit of 30, together fishery — and to provide the framework by others, but is considered to be a with an increase in the minimum legal for recreational scalefish fishing in balanced response around continued size from 30 cm to 32 cm has been Tasmania. improvement of fishing activities to introduced. This size limit also applies minimise impacts where risks have The Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery to commercial operations. been identified. includes diverse recreational and The use of recreational gillnets was also commercial fisheries in coastal waters a sensitive issue in the scalefish review. that take a range of species using a This issue often sees strong, polarised Rock Lobster variety of gear types including hooks, views within the community — which gillnets, fish traps and seine nets. was evident throughout the consultation REVIEW 2015 The process for implementing a new process. management plan is stipulated within The management approach that has the Living Marine Resources Management New measures have been been followed since the introduction of Act 1995 and includes a 60 day public fishery management plans in 1998 has introduced to limit the consultation process. been ongoing mitigation of identified recreational rock lobster The bulk of the management plan is risk for the use of gillnets. Management catch on the East Coast to essentially a ‘roll over’ of the measures measures have been progressively support a rebuilding of those contained in the previous plan. However, implemented since 1998 which include stocks. a range of new measures have also limits on soak times, net lengths, no been introduced. The peak bodies and netting areas and important night After a prolonged period of poor advisory committees played a key role in netting provisions. recruitment of rock lobster on the progressing the new management plan East Coast, the stocks in that area The banning of night netting and the and making final recommendations to have fallen to low levels. To address limiting of soak times have been major the Minister on the public consultation this situation a strategy to improve management initiatives that have process and the measures finally those stocks was developed and then addressed gross recreational netting implemented in 2013.

12 FISHING TODAY DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 The East Coast Rock Lobster Stock Rebuilding Strategy is a plan to restrict the catch of the commercial and recreational sectors to rebuild stocks to levels equivalent to 20% of virgin biomass Rock lobster thief gaoled charged and subsequently convicted in within 10 years. If these goals can be Victoria and sentenced to 17 months’ achieved, rock lobster stocks will be at a On 7 November 2014, Jason Charles imprisonment. higher level than at anytime in the past Dare was convicted on his pleas of guilty 25 years with significant benefits for both of trafficking in fish, burglary, stealing In 2013, Brear was apprehended on the commercial and recreational fisheries as and unlawfully injuring property. East Tamar Highway in possession of well as the marine environment. On 23 September 2013, Dare in 245 greenlip and 11 blacklip abalone meats which he had taken from the The strategy has targets and company with another man cut Bridport area. performance measures to ensure through a security fence and entered progress is being delivered. A central a premise by removing In 2014, Brear was sentenced in part of the strategy is restricting the total screws from sheet iron and disabling respect to further fisheries offences catch of all sectors within a set amount the alarm system. The men stole in Victoria and sentenced to 6 months that scientific modelling indicates will a safe that contained a significant imprisonment. see significant stock improvements. amount of cash and took a quantity of rock lobster from holding tanks About one month after being released A key tool for limiting the commercial which were later sold. The men also from custody in Victoria, Brear was catch is a ‘catch cap’. When the catch in caused damage to holding tanks which apprehended at Binalong Bay in a prescribed area is reached, the major resulted in the loss of a large number possession of 168 abalone meats. At portion of the East Coast is then closed to of rock lobster held in the premises. the time Brear was on bail in respect commercial fishing for the remainder of of the 2013 and 2014 offending. the quota year. Dare refused to assist Police by identifying his accomplice and was In January 2015, Brear and another The recreational fishery has a range of sentenced to 2½ years imprisonment man (Daniel Platt) were apprehended management measures, such as bag with a non-parole period of 20 months at Marrawah in possession of 862 limits, boat limits and seasonal closures. and received special penalties totalling blacklip abalone meats. Brear was still However, recreational fishing cannot be $39,200. on bail in respect to the 2013 and 2014 constrained by a sectoral catch cap as is offending and therefore, was remanded the case for the commercial sector. By Disqualified abalone poacher in custody until now being convicted. their nature, management measures in gaoled NB: Platt was sentenced to 9 months the recreational fishery are broader and On 30 July 2015, Stephen John Brear gaol (wholly suspended) and received are more indirect and imprecise catch was convicted in the Supreme Court special penalties of $120,680. control instruments. on his pleas of guilty to one count of In 1998, Brear was convicted in South The latest survey information prepared trafficking in fish (abalone) and two Australia of fisheries offences. In 2004, by IMAS suggests that the recreational counts of unlawful possession of fish 2006 and 2008, Brear was convicted catch would realise a higher catch than (abalone). in Victoria of fisheries offences and in the strategy prescribes. Brear was first convicted in Tasmania 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011, Brear Following the statutory month of public in 2002 for possessing underweight was convicted in New South Wales of consultation, the following measures abalone meat, unlawful possession of fisheries offences. have been implemented for the eastern excess abalone and unlawfully selling In sentencing, the Judge said that region for the coming lobster season: abalone and received fines and special Brear has significant resentment penalties totalling $68,720. Brear • a reduction in the daily and anger towards various fisheries was permanently disqualified from bag from three to two authorities who he believes have holding or obtaining a fishing licence in treated him unreasonably. Brear was • possession limit from six to four Tasmania. sentenced to 2 years imprisonment • boat limit of ten irrespective In 2007, Brear’s vehicle was searched with a non-parole period of 12 months of number of days fished as it came off the Spirit of Tasmania and received special penalties totalling in Melbourne, and Police found $180,040. • closure of the winter recreational 546 abalone meats. Although the fishery from 1 May to the abalone was taken in Tasmanian State Steve Withers November opening. Manager waters, Victoria had carriage of the Fisheries Compliance and Licensing The East Coast rock lobster stock investigation and therefore Brear was rebuilding strategy will continue to be monitored and other measures to potentially support the strategy will need REPORT ILLEGAL FISHING – FISH WATCH 0427 655 557 to be analysed for the future. 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12m Barge Franklin’s Wooden its 24 year life. These were initially of Boat Centre is a unique 18 months to two years duration and • Currently set up for produced experienced and qualified harvesting mussels organisation in Australia. tradesmen. More recently, the Centre has • 3.5 T Hiab, 4cyl Ford Aux It was established at been running 5–7 week courses in which driving hydraulics Shipwrights Point in 1991 by students get an introduction to boat • Large hydraulically driven an Adelaide-based academic building by producing a quality clinker water pump who was intensely interested dinghy under tuition. These classes are more designed for the enthusiastic • Powered by two Yamaha in wooden boats and the CV30 outboards amateur than as a serious training communities these boats • Rated to carry 10T on deck platform for a professional boat builder. supported. • Suitable for many uses, will The Centre currently employs four separate mussel harvesting His vision involved preserving, experienced timber boat builders, both as machinery protecting and demonstrating the crafts instructors and as boat builders, working • $150 000.00 neg. and skills associated with timber boat on restoration projects and bespoke Also available complete set building. The underlying principle of timber builds. of mussel cultivation plant the Centre has been to act as a school The Centre was taken over by a and equipment, floats, rope, in which students learn about wooden backbones, corner markers etc. community-based group in Franklin boat building by building timber boats. All prices negotiable. some 12 months ago. This group is trying While the Centre has changed hands to re-establish the longer courses in Contact and location over the years, this guiding wooden boat building in the hope that Warwick Hastwell Dover Bay Mussels Pty Ltd principle — of learning by hands-on Tasmanian craftsmen can be trained to a [email protected] experience — has always been at the point of becoming working professionals 0437 767 076 core of its business. The Centre has in the boat building and refurbishment run an extensive series of courses in business.

14 FISHING TODAY DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 alliance of boat yards and boat builders still working with timber. To that end we are arranging a casual BBQ and meeting with representatives from timber boat yards throughout Tasmania at 3 pm on Saturday 12 December 2015. We would welcome, with open arms, any members of the fishing industry who have worked with timber boats, who would be interested in any sort of partnership with a wooden boat building organisation or developing some sort of association with the Wooden Boat Centre. Let us know if you can get to the event. If you can’t get to this BBQ but are still interested, please contact the Wooden The Viking in its prime, scallop fishing the D'Entrecasteaux Boat Centre on phone (03) 6266 3586, or Unfortunately, in my opinion, the Wooden see more involvement in the Centre by by email on [email protected]. Boat Centre has traditionally focused commercial fishing interests and more Mike Dredge on recreational vessels and recreational focus in the Centre towards the history Franklin Working Waterfront Association interests. In addition to numerous and continuation of timber boat building dinghies, about ten 30–35 foot boats in the commercial fishing industry. It is, P.S. A local singing group, the Little Boat have been built at the Centre. All have however, challenging to see how this Choir, is having its first serious outing on been yachts and pleasure cruisers. Given might develop in an operational sense. the night of 12 December 2015 at Franklin’s the significance of timber boat building Palais Theatre. If you do come down for the The Wooden Boat Centre is trying to in Tasmania’s fishing industry heritage BBQ, you’d be welcome at the concert as develop some sort of association or and operations, it would be wonderful to well. 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After an early government to peak and local industry means to their family businesses and the Board Meeting on Friday, Adrienne bodies. Statistics show that although impact of losing an entire fishery from Whiting offered social media training approximately 55% of the wild catch, the communities in which they live, they to all WINSC members, giving some aquaculture and supply chain is made up also deal with their partners emotional invaluable tips on maximizing exposure of women, less than 6% of them are in reactions to the unprecedented additional and brand awareness. change management or board positions. levels of stress being levied on them. 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At the Meetings the myriad of projects Kym Coffey was the next speaker and Tracy Hill as dinner speaker. In her that WINSC hope to explore were is a Board member of WAFIC. She presentation, ‘From Mullet to Master discussed and prioritised for funding. has worked in the commercial fishing Chef’, Tracy explained how over the Leonie Noble was reappointed to the role industry since 2002 and is currently past 24 years as Managing Director of of President, Karen Holder is now Vice employed by the Paspaley Group. In Coorong Wild Seafood she has guided President and Minutes Secretary, Anne addition to pearling, Kym’s work extends the family operation from a fledgling Whalley remains Treasurer, and Mary to other areas in Australia and overseas, operation to a multi award-winning Brewer will share the role of Secretary. including aviation, retail, marketing, rural business. They now employ up to eight Maria Manias has elected to stand down industries, insurance and intellectual people and supply wholesalers, retailers from the Board and was thanked for her property. and restaurants in South Australia, longstanding dedication to the industry. Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. However, The 2015 winner of the WINSC it has been and remains a challenging Another fascinating workshop examined scholarship was Tasmanian veterinarian journey. leadership, listening and collaboration. Suzanne Martin who hopes to attend Interestingly, when asked to solve the an Advanced Aquatic Animal Care and On the Sunday before Seafood Directions most important problems facing the Husbandry Course at the Canadian started, many WINSC members took seafood industry, all the breakout groups Aquaculture Institute, University of up the sightseeing option to visit the independently identified similar issues Prince Edward Island, in Nova Scotia beautiful Kings Park and Swan Valley. across all fisheries and states, such as a later this year. She gave a summary of Thanks to Jenny and Gaylene for lack of respect for industry partly due to her career to the audience and explained organising this, especially the lovely inadequate national leadership, and lack why this scholarship is important to her lunch at Edgecombe Brothers Estate. of public identification with fishers. development as a fish health specialist. After lunch, Dr Patrick Hone, Executive On the Saturday evening, the Conference Director of FRDC, provided an update Dinner guests were enthralled by and expanding on its national priorities. This was then followed by the leadership journey undertaken by Heather Brayford, Director General, Department of Fisheries, WA. Her advice for gaining success? “Don’t pretend you know things. Be honest. It’s all about relationships, being decisive, considered and rational,” she said. Then Dr Emily Ogier, Fisheries Social Science Research Fellow, IMAS, and Dr Sarah Jennings from UTAS discussed the research being undertaken by SSERCP into the social and economic dimensions of the seafood industry, and explained the role of research, industry and government. FAX: 6264 1441 The health benefits of seafood were Ph: 6264 1999 then revealed by Dr Wendy Hunt, 62 Main Road, Huonville Deputy Director, Centre of Excellence AFTER HOURS: Robin Bond 6266 0220 for Science, Seafood & Health, Curtin University, WA. The role Omega 3s play • Aluminium dinghies – new & used in our bodies is complex, but scientific • Suppliers of CLARK aluminium boats research is showing they are essential • State distributor for: to normal brain function and may prevent aggression and hostility with improved language, visual and fine motor skills, as well as improved behaviour, For a deal that won’t be beaten – call us now communication and social development.

FISHING TODAY DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 17 in stocking, stock protection, bathing technology, feed systems, harvesting and processing.” “The thanks for this achievement must go to all our employees for their continued dedicated and hard work in making these ideas and goals a reality. To receive recognition from your industry, your peers, is the highest honour. Peter and I would like to thank the judging panel, the organisers of Seafood Directions and the Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council for this opportunity.” Tasmanian Rock lobster fisher Dave L to R: Clive Perryman, Matt Dell and Kent Way Wyatt and Environmental Consultant Matt Dell shared the Environmental Award with the Darwin Harbour Clean NATIONAL SEAFOOD AWARDS Up Partners. Dave and Matt have been organising the SW Marine Debris Cleanup for 15 years. Every year, reward Tasmanian endeavour fishermen donate their boats and over 20 volunteers spend a week of their time by Mary Brewer However, for many, it was the picking up masses of rubbish off the presentation of the National Seafood World Heritage-listed beaches. Each Every second year Seafood Directions Awards at a gala dinner that drew the individual piece of rubbish is counted with brings together a wide range of most excitement. With a superb medley the tally so far estimated at half a million. stakeholders in the Australian seafood of seafood entrees and a main of Glacier This year alone, the crew collected 79,000 industry. This year’s Conference was 51 Icefish, the evening was off to a good pieces. Over the years, small plastics held in October in Perth WA with the start. Inductees welcomed to the Hall of have overtaken pieces of rope to become theme of ‘Selling our story’ which saw Fame were Terry Adams, John Cole AM the most prevalent type of litter. Much many presenters use an environmental and Peter Dundas-Smith. method to tackle the social and economic of the rubbish comes across the ocean challenges of the industry. The use of Huon Aquaculture took out the coveted and Matt said there was a tide of plastic third party certifications such as MSC Primary Producer Award for the washing up each year. was a common topic. implementation of their Future of Fish “This dedicated band of commercial Farming vision. Co-founder Frances Senator the Hon Anne Ruston, Assistant fishers and volunteers are making a real Bender said, “In 2013 Peter and I Minister for Agriculture and Water difference to the coastal environment in travelled to the Northern Hemisphere to Resources, gave the opening address this remote region of Tasmania,” TSIC visit a range of farm operations as part and promised to further help industry Chief Executive Julian Harrington said. of a research trip. While we didn’t know by reducing red tape and identifying and it when we left Australia, this trip would Tassal also tasted success at the Awards, avoiding duplication. Senator Ruston inspire a complete step change in our with their newly acquired company, De acknowledged that strong policy was farming operations and the beginning of Costi Seafoods in NSW, taking out the not enough, as the harsh reality the our Future of vision.” Large Business Award. While SA’s Claire seafood industry needs to accept is that Webber won the Young Achiever category, popular opinion is at the heart of future “You can imagine the surprise and even Tassal’s Senior Vet, Christine Huynh, also success. Social licence to operate is trepidation when our staff received received a Judges Special Commendation vital, and the seafood industry needs to an email from Peter detailing these for her work on fish health. Other changes from the other side of the world, speak with one voice. She recognised winners were for the Business Award that for a profitable, sustainable and including the redesign and replacement (Small): Central Seafoods; the Research, socially responsible seafood industry, of our pens across all operations, the Development & Extension Award: the Government needs to be more introduction of a well-boat, upgrades to Northern Prawn Fishery & Export Group; transparent in compliance activity and our feeding systems and vessels and the the People Development Award: Janet make sure science is accessible to those construction of a new state-of-the-art Howieson & Patrick O’Brien; Promotion who wish to know more. The Government processing facility.” Award: Love Australian Prawns; the has provided funding to help develop a “It has been two years since that email Restaurant Award: Incontro; the Take- national peak industry body, as well as was sent and our incredible team away Fish & Chip Award: Morgans Fish assistance through the Innovation Fund, have achieved all those goals. Huon Market & Take Away; and finally the which is now open for applications. Aquaculture is now a global leader Industry Ambassador Award: Bill Passey.

18 FISHING TODAY DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 INDUSTRY Wide

Scallop Fishermen’s that the statewide TAC would be reviewed surveys east of King Island. once 75% of the current 1033 tonnes has Eight vessels enjoyed excellent catch Association of Tasmania been taken. rates of up to one tonne per hour, with This scallop season has been very good Our regular food safety testing of White big shells averaging 110 mm and large with large quantities of the highest Rock scallops was showing no PSTs were meats with developing roe from 55 to 70 quality scallops being enjoyed by scallop present, but we were aware that mussel per kg. lovers everywhere. and oyster farms adjacent to White Rock While later in the season catch rates have were experiencing high PST levels, with The early Tasmanian season at White decreased to around 800 kg per hour, one farm already closed. Rock was going well until interrupted at least one fisherman has reported the by the East Coast harmful algal bloom In mid and late September, we detected discovery of a new bed with much bigger in late September. The Circular Head low levels of PST in White Rock scallops meats. area has again produced quality scallops well below the maximum permitted As at 2 November the recorded catch was although the harvesting activity has been level of 0.8mg/kg. On 28 September our 1470 tonnes, with an increase in the TAC limited. NEOGEN local tests conducted with from 2001 tonnes to 2500 tonnes likely support from IMAS/UTAS indicated an Bass Strait has proven to be the jewel in once a 1600 tonne trigger point has been elevated positive result but still well the crown with excellent catch rates of achieved. very large meats from big shells. This has below the maximum permitted level. Our regular food safety testing has delighted processors and splitters. The As a precaution and on a voluntary again shown no PST levels in Bass Strait demand for Genuine New Season Wild industry basis, we temporarily closed scallops and tests for heavy metals are Caught Tassie Scallops has continued to the White Rock fishery until a laboratory all under those required under the Food be strong. result from Sydney was available. Scallop Standards Code. It is pleasing to note that several stock was held by the only processor container loads of scallop meat have affected and two customers, again as a Seasons greetings been exported overseas this season. precaution. This stock was released from 2 October when the Sydney Laboratory As we come to the end of yet another Our regular food safety testing has once result for PST came through as 0.55mg/ scallop season, on behalf of the SFAT again ensured that Tasmanian and Bass kg, again well below the 0.8mg/kg President John Hammond, we would like Strait scallops are always safe for human maximum allowed. to wish all scallop and seafood industry consumption. people a Very Happy Christmas and a However, as other shellfish producers bright and prosperous New Year. Tasmanian State scallop waters closest to the White Rock scallop Here’s hoping that the New Year scallop The White Rock open area continued to harvesting grounds had highly elevated PST levels, we closed the White Rock season is as good and, if possible, better produce good catch rates, in many cases, than in 2015. well over 400 kg per hour of quality meats scallop area again on a voluntary industry basis as a precaution, and in which ranged from 65 to 80 per kg which Bob Lister was well-received by retail customers. accordance with our Scallop Food Safety Management Plan. The two active vessels Scallop Fishermen’s Association of The new TAC of 1033 tonnes was then moved to the Circular Head open Tasmania approved by the Minister effective from 31 area and Bass Strait where PST tests July, meaning that 25% of units could be were all negative. activated. Another bed was located closer Oysters Tasmania to Schouten Island which expanded the Off Circular Head, shells were harvested from 95 to 105 mm in accordance with known available resource. EO Position update the survey results and with meats 70 to Two vessels undertook opportunistic 75 per kg. Around 720 tonnes was taken As industry is now aware, Adam Saddler surveys of the known Circular Head from White Rock, and on 2 November resigned as the Oysters Tasmania scallop beds on 9 September, 20 tows around 15 tonnes had been harvested Executive Officer in September to indicated that shells averaged 95 to 105 from Circular Head. The White Rock area take up a position as an advisor to the mm with meats and roe in good condition remains closed to scallop harvesting. Minister for State Growth, Matthew at around 60 scallops to the kilogram. Groom. Although only in the position for 12 months, Adam brought a Following consideration by ScFAC, this Bass Strait Central Zone proactive approach to the EO position. new area opened on 26 September with a This season opened on 8 July with a Tier Key initiatives that commenced during 85 mm size limit and with a commitment 2 level TAC of 2001 tonnes and harvesting Adam’s tenure include the review of centred on beds identified in pre-season

FISHING TODAY DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 19 the TSQAP, ongoing discussions with • sectoral opportunities/ Molluscan Shellfish Safety in a Globalised Taswater regarding the water quality issues/priorities World: Zero Defect Zero Tolerance. issues in Pittwater, and commencement The presentation focused on the key • big picture issues and anything on the development of a strategic plan for recommendations of the TSQAP review that may have been missed. the Tasmanian Oyster industry. conducted by Forte Management. Helen’s After compiling the feedback, a number presentation was followed-up with a Upon Adam’s resignation, the Board of key themes emerged that spanned workshop on the Sunday morning. Notes approached Neil Stump — the former hot topics through to long-term issues. from the workshop were distributed to Chief Executive of TSIC — to fill the These included: industry and the Government in early role until a permanent replacement for November. Adam could be appointed. The Board • rapid in-situ testing for the considered that given there were a presence of biotoxins Special thanks must go to the sponsors, number of issues that required ongoing in particular the Platinum and Gold • POMs resistant oysters management in the short-term, including sponsors Shellfish Culture and Cameron the staging of Shellfish Futures 2015, • brand definition and protection of Tasmania, the management and staff finalisation of the TSQAP review, and at Tidal Waters St Helens and trade • the need to streamline regulatory with industry about to enter its peak show participants. Also special thanks to processes where appropriate production period, it was essential that Cassie Plaza for her assistance following there be continuity in the position. • attraction and retention of good the departure of the EO Adam Saddler. staff and the need to provide Neil has accepted the position in a the appropriate training. TSQAP Review temporary capacity and will remain with The final report from the review Oysters Tasmania as EO until the end of The final version of the summary was presented to industry and the March 2016. document will be used by Oysters Government in early July, and as Tasmania to inform the Oysters Tasmania stated above formed the basis of Forte Thank you to Jon Poke strategic plan and to guide the research Managements presentation at Shellfish planning process undertaken by the R&D At the Oysters Tasmania AGM held Futures 2015. The report makes five subcommittee. in conjunction with Shellfish Futures core recommendations in relation to 2015, the Oysters Tasmania Chair Jon On the Friday afternoon, the annual the TSQAP. The first recommendation Poke indicated he would not be seeking general meetings of ASI and Oysters to devolve the responsibility for the reappointment to the Board. On behalf Tasmania were held. At the Oysters management and operations of the of the whole of the Tasmanian oyster Tasmania AGM, Jon Poke and Mike program to Oysters Tasmania, or a industry, Oysters Tasmania would like Webb advised they would not be seeking proprietary limited company owned by to thank Jon for his contribution to re-election to the Board. Ian Duthie, Oysters Tasmania, would be contingent the industry over a long period and Dan Roden and Ben Cameron were on the successful implementation of the particularly as the inaugural chair of reappointed as directors and Peter subsequent recommendations: Oysters Tasmania. Burrows was elected to the Board. • install as a priority a robust Shellfish Futures 2015 The day was capped off with the ‘beer & and comprehensive sample bivalves’ function held at Tas Cleanwater submission system The conference was held at Tidal Waters Oysters and thanks go to the St Helens Resort in St Helens on 23 and 24 October • review the sensor network and its oyster growers, and in particular Dan and with a workshop on Sunday 25 October to application to the sanitation program Jacqui, for putting on a great spread. consider the recommendations from the • implement the recommendations TSQAP review. On the Saturday, there was a full of sensor network review program with talks and presentations On Friday morning a discussion of on a diverse range of topics and issues. • establish an automated data industry priorities and an R&D planning Bill Lark from Lark Distillery provided management and decision support session facilitated by Dr Catriona a highly entertaining talk on the rebirth system — a computerised system MacLeod opened the conference. of the Tasmanian whisky industry. Bill’s that manages the complex flow of Approximately 30 growers, researchers, passion for the art of distilling whisky data, matches that against preset DPIPWE staff and service providers and for all things Tasmanian was clearly criteria and makes routine decisions participated in the workshop. Participants evident from his presentation. One of and notifications without the need were split into five subgroups and were the key messages passed on by Bill was for human intervention —to provide asked to provide feedback on current the need for participants in emerging a material cost saving in staff industry needs and priorities following industries to work together. The other time and permit reliable provision the format outline below: key message was the need to maintain a of services 24/7 and also reduce • hot topics/urgent issues focus on producing a quality product that the impact of staff changes. gains recognition in both domestic and • short to medium-term It is only after the above steps are export markets. issues (1–3 years) agreed and implemented that the move Helen Smale from Forte Management to devolve the responsibility for the • long-term issues (3–5years) delivered the second keynote address,

20 FISHING TODAY DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 management and operations of the food safety. Firstly and foremost for proposal to introduce a Catch Cap in program should be formalised. our customers and secondly, just as stock assessment area 4. Preliminary importantly for industry, our brand in the consultations through port meetings, Importantly, devolution of the market. The consequences to our export TRLFA meetings and CFAC have indicated responsibility for management and market would be catastrophic if we faced significant support for the idea and the service delivery to Oysters Tasmania the prospect of a product recall due to a next step is to present a more detailed will not shift the strict regulatory food safety issue. proposal for consultation and comment in responsibilities from DPIPWE. The February. It is anticipated the information primary purpose of devolution is to This event has been particularly would be available at the same time change the business model with a clear challenging as it was first identified in as the public consultation process for focus on creating a better operational late July and there has been virtually the Management Plan amendments. model that has ‘buy-in’ from both no sign of abating, especially in the A proposal for a Catch Cap in stock industry and government. Spring Bay area. Areas as far north as assessment area 1 has been deferred. Musselroe Bay have so far been affected The vision for the program ‘Zero Defect - There has not been the initial support and as far south as Pirates Bay. Zero Tolerance’ is integral to maintaining from fishers in that area as opposed to the brand integrity of the Tasmanian The TRLFA is attempting to restrict area 4. Fishers felt that more information Molluscan Shellfish Industry and is based costs to a minimum, however the longer and detail is required before a balanced on the premise that a ‘gold standard’ the bloom lasts, the more testing and decision can be made on the proposal. program will ensure that: associated costs. The experience from previous outbreaks has shown that, • no defective product is because of slow depuration rates in found in the market lobsters, the minimum amount of time • no product recalls occur between tests is two weeks. Adding the testing time increases this to nearly three • no public health issues are weeks. There is only one laboratory in associated with our product. FOR SALE Australia equipped to test for this biotoxin Oysters Tasmania has entered which is currently working to capacity in discussions with the State Government order to process testing for all affected and other affected sectors with a view shellfish and crustacean fisheries. Any to implementing the recommendations holdup in this area will only compound of the review. A further update will be the effects on industry. provided in the next issue of Fishing This is the second bloom that has had a Today and the next Oysters Tasmania significant impact on the State. TRLFA newsletter. and DPIPWE will review the current biotoxin plan and decision protocol to Neil Stump investigate if there are avenues for a Executive Officer more structured and streamlined process Oysters Tasmania Cray Fishing Vessel that may offer more surety to fishers who require up-to-date information for 10.87 metre FRP Randell planning their fishing operations. 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FISHING TODAY DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 21 TRLFA General Meeting Acceptance’ with the production of our over the last five years. Congratulations At the TRLFA General Meeting on 4 Ozzie Holiday television program. went to Dawn Jordan who was recognised for her contribution to the Association November, members voted to maintain The main announcement of the speech with a life membership. Dawn was an the current 10,507 pot ceiling that will was a commitment to instruct his inaugural member of the Association in see any pot allocation increase on a department to thoroughly investigate 1985 and a Board member for more than vessel sourced from the current pool. the implementation of tags for the 20 years. She has always been a proactive recreational sector. The Minister was Members then voted to remove the member and representative for the 64 careful in his wording not to guarantee an current length/tonnage schedule in the area and no one has ever been left in outcome but expressed his intention to Fishing (Rock Lobster) Rules for pot any doubt about what is important to her ‘give it a red hot go’. He also spoke of his allocation on a fishing vessel, and replace constituents. The award is well deserved. it with a MAST/AMSA approved stability looking forward to the Government’s East Coast translocation program to assist in test for maximum pot allocation. The Management plan amendments recommendation included a grandfather stock rebuilding beginning this summer. DPIPWE have advised that they expect to clause that will exempt those who choose The Minister’s final comments were in be calling for public submissions to the not to upgrade. The members also support of the China/Australia Free Trade proposed rock lobster management plan voted against a proposal to increase the Agreement that will greatly assist export amendments in February. The TRLFA maximum pot allocation on a rock lobster industries currently burdened with import will be submitting a detailed submission, vessel from 50 to 60. The last significant levies. The agreement has passed both however all fishers, licence holders and vote at the meeting saw a proposal to houses of the Australian Parliament, stakeholders are urged to participate reduce the minimum legal size of male and if as intended, the agreement is in the process. There will be a link on lobsters to 105 mm in stock assessment ratified this year the first tariff reduction the DPIPWE website to an online ‘tick areas 7 and 8 defeated. will be immediate followed by a second reduction next January in effect giving box and comment form’ that provides a Serious concern was raised by some a double reduction in its first year of quick and convenient way of providing members present over some of the operation. Further reductions will occur your comments on the proposals. All compliance measures proposed every following January. comments and views are collated and for closed areas by the DPIPWE referred to industry via CFAC. The Annual General Meeting saw a change representative. These measures are in the Board structure of the TRLFA. proposed by DPIPWE to replace the rules Seasons Greetings The Board now is now comprised of: concerning baited pots in a closed area As this is the last issue of Fishing Today President: Clive Perryman that were removed from the Fisheries for this year, the TRLFA wishes all of (Rock Lobster) Rules last year. The Secretary/Treasurer: Margaret Atkins industry a safe and prosperous Christmas TRLFA has some fundamental problems 64 area representative: Ian Heathorn and New Year. with a system that requires the utmost 63 area representative: Brian Franklin regulation to protect the integrity of the 62 area representative: Rob Rattray John Sansom catch cap area for the commercial sector, Independent representatives: Executive Officer but still allows a significant over catch by Dawn Jordan, Darrell Grey, Michael Blake. Tasmanian Rock Lobster Fishermen’s another sector. Association Retiring member George Marris was Southern Rock Lobster Ltd Executive thanked for his contribution to the Board Officer Ross Hodge spoke about the Clean Green program and the values associated with being a member. He emphasised the AMSA recognition of the Vessel SMS section in the program that covers vessel operators obligations that Denny Mechanical are set to become law next July. Anyone with any interest in the program should Your authorised Cummins spare parts agent contact the TRLFA Executive officer. At this stage it is intended to have training All your Cummins engine and filtration needs begin in the first week of May 2016. Cummins parts and Fleetguard filtration Parts for your Onan diesel generator set TRLFA Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the We have moved! TRLFA followed the General Meeting. Minister Jeremy Rockliff gave a speech before the meeting. 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22 FISHING TODAY DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 2015 National Seafood Industry Leadership Program

2015 National Seafood Industry United, we tell the story of the Australian seafood industry to increase awareness of the sustainability, quality and diversity to LEADERSHIP PROGRAM the Australian community.” The program facilitators, Jill Briggs and Chris Calogeros split the participants by Mary Brewer capacity”, Julian said. “By working with into three smaller strategy groups, a diverse range of seafood stakeholders, The National Seafood Industry each of which delivered a project at the I would also gain a better understanding Leadership Program (NSILP) is the only last residential in Canberra. Julian’s of national issues and greatly improve national industry-specific leadership strategy group, self-named ‘The Flying my networking and communication program and was initially designed Fish’, consisted of ex Shellfish Culture channels.” in consultation with seafood industry Bicheno hatchery manager, Michel people. There are now in excess of 100 “The first couple of days of the program Bermudes; Oysters Australia EO Rachel graduates of all ages and from all sectors were a real eye-opener for two reasons. King; Indigenous researcher Hayley of the industry, including processing, Firstly, I hadn’t been in a ‘classroom’ Egan; Victorian abalone diver, Craig Fox; fishing, extension, exporters, importers, situation with a high level of information and WA Pearl Producers Association EO marketing, deckhands and employees. transfer for some time. Like most people Aaron Irving. Their concept was to use in the program, I found the first couple media to tell the Australian seafood story. So what is the experience of participating of days an information overload and as a in this course really like? Four of the “It became apparent that one thing result, my brain just wouldn’t switch off 18 from this year’s cohort are from the that unites seafood stakeholders is at night! Secondly, despite our diverse Tasmanian seafood industry, so I asked PRIDE, with everyone in our group being and varied backgrounds (which included them what they believe they gained from extremely proud to be a part of this fishers, fisheries scientists, managers, the course. dynamic industry,” Julian said. “But how indigenous researchers and more) and to tell the story of pride? We all agreed Julian Harrington, who spent the last 4½ diverse geographical distribution, all 2015 that a picture paints a thousand words, years as TSIC’s Project Manager (now participants shared a very similar vision so we decided to use still photographs Chief Executive), found he was taking for the seafood industry. which evolved of people in the seafood industry to tell on more representational roles. “NSILP to be: To celebrate our Australian story of the story of pride. We created both a offered an opportunity for me to improve proudly and responsibly harvested seafood; photo exhibition of 26 photos that told my leadership skills and representational while our mission eventually became: the diversity of our Australian seafood

FISHING TODAY DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 23 > 2015 NATIONAL SEAFOOD INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM industry. We also delivered photos something other than a fish or an oyster. product cards at retail outlets and career through the Facebook and Twitter Reports from colleagues who had done pathway information.” social media platforms, and developed the program were of self-assessing, The highlight for Michel was the PRIDE a pilot mobile phone application as a challenging, out-of-your-comfort-zone exhibition, as mentioned on the previous mechanism to engage tourists travelling activities. Just what I needed.” page, and he encourages you to bring around Australia.” “I got much more out of it than I could along people from outside of our industry While the photo exhibition was launched have ever expected; certainly a lot more to see it. at the NSILP graduation in Canberra, it confidence in my ability to present “So in the end, beyond learning new was also part of the Seafood Directions myself, ideas and to work effectively with skills, NSILP makes you realise your Conference in Perth during late October. others,” Michel added. “All the people own powers of persuasion, your tenacity, Over the following months it will travel to who attend the program are already your ability to work in a team and get the Sydney , IMAS waterfront leaders in many ways. We are technical things done and many of the leadership building in Hobart, and South Australia. experts, policy makers at national and qualities you didn’t know you had,” state level, industry representatives, “The 2015 NSILP has forged a strong Michel continued. “I have recently left successful business owners and network of seafood related people who the seafood industry in Tasmania (but entrepreneurs. For all of us NSILP was are scattered throughout Australia,” I will be back) to work as an adviser in the realisation that we can also be great Julian said. “This network of people, aquaculture in the Pacific region. The at public speaking, chairing meetings, combined with the skills and training dream job has become reality and instead presenting a vision and leading people to I received throughout the three NSILP of working with fish I get to work with achieve tangible outcomes.” residentials has certainly helped with people all day long and I am loving it. the transition into my new role as Chief “Achieving something that is of real Before NSILP this would have been a Executive of TSIC. I would encourage benefit to the seafood industry was a big daunting prospect.” those interested in improving their skills surprise to me and, even though I think The next edition of Fishing Today will and leadership potential within the of myself as optimistic, I didn’t believe at look at the journey Rob Langdale and seafood industry to consider the NSILP the beginning that we would achieve what Darvin Hansen undertook when they too program. If you would like to talk more we did in the space of only six months completed the NSILP program. about what the program consists of, and with no money to start with. In please do not hesitate to contact me.” March this year our group set out to tell For more information on NSILP, see the story of the seafood industry, some http://www.ruraltraininginitiatives.com.au, Michel Bermudes was also part of The positive stories about what we do and contact Jill Briggs by email at Flying Fish team and said he was initially we are passionate about. This is largely [email protected] or by unsure what to expect from NSILP. “All in response to all the negativity that phoning (02) 6035 7284 or 0409 455 710. I knew was that after nearly 20 years our industry is labelled with. This year’s of working in hatcheries and research For more information on PRIDE, follow @ graduates came up with some great labs I wanted to look beyond the four SeafoodPrideOz on Twitter and the United initiatives to better inform the community walls of the workplace and talking to Seafood Community on Facebook. about seafood in Australia, including

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an action/inaction resulting in an injury SAFETY ALERT! or death. For those at the wheel, the consequences of improperly navigating a Asleep at the wheel — When fatigue vessel can be extreme, including loss of life and injuries; loss of cargo, vessel or catches up income; incurrence of repair and salvage costs; and harm to the environment. Such events can also potentially lead Unmanaged fatigue is a hazard affecting studies seem to find between three and to fines, civil penalties, and criminal all workplaces and certain sectors of the five dimensions, including general fatigue prosecutions. fishing industry are more susceptible (e.g., tired, bushed, exhausted), mental to fatigue than others. This safety alert fatigue (e.g., cognitive impairment), To prevent these types of casualties, the was written by Ken Olsen who is a United physical fatigue, sleepiness with a Coast Guard recommends that owners States Coast Guard Marine Investigator. tendency to fall asleep, and sometimes of fishing vessels take advantage of While it is based on international lack of motivation or complacency. In very the existing technology that can help events, its relevance applies to the general terms, fatigue and its ill effects prevent persons from falling asleep at Tasmanian and it is a very can be minimized by persons receiving the helm. Such technology may include good reminder of the importance to periods of good quality uninterrupted the installation of watch alarms which include fatigue management in a safety rest. sound and require silencing at pre-set management plan. Crew members often work long hours intervals or the use of various safety and warning features associated with This safely alert addresses a recent on fishing vessels, performing physically GPS, Radar, depth sounding and other increase in the number of groundings on demanding tasks in harsh environments. electronic equipment. However, it is Alaskan shorelines involving commercial Crew members may not be afforded critically important that such equipment fishing vessels. Since 14 July 2015, a sufficient time for recuperative sleep to should only be used as backup measures total of 16 reported groundings have prevent the development of acute fatigue and not as a methodology to facilitate a occurred. In a number of investigations, due to vessel navigation and fishing or navigator’s sleep while underway. it was learned that the master or crew process demands. Many of the processes on the vessel had fallen asleep at the onboard a vessel must occur in a timely The best defence against a fatigue- wheel after working extensive hours over fashion and in particular order. Skipping related navigation casualty is a well- several days. Fatigue may have been a one element at a certain point of time rested watch keeper who is later relieved causal factor in many of these instances. may have negative economic impacts. For by another who has had adequate time to Fatigue symptoms are not limited just example, providing a six-hour rest period sleep. to a person falling asleep; fatigue issues in lieu of dropping another set of crab The Coast Guard recommends that all are strongly related to human errors and pots would likely be an industry anomaly fishing vessel owners and masters learn poor performance. Nearly all modes of and result in a reduction of revenue for a about Crew Endurance Management transportation are impacted by fatigue specific period of time. (CEM), which is a system for managing and many studies have been performed Masters and crew are often not assured the risk factors in maritime work about its negative short- and long-term a rest period at any specific time or in environments that can lead to human effects. a scheduled manner. In addition to the error and performance degradation. CEM The International Maritime Organization fishing element of business, the vessel information is available here: (IMO) has formulated a definition of must be continuously navigated, and http://tinyurl.com/cgcempamp. fatigue in which fatigue is conceptualized herein is the problem. The master in An additional resource that explains as a ‘reduction in physical and/or command of the vessel has to be aware methods and options to achieve crew mental capacity as the result of physical, of his own degradation of mental and endurance management is Maritime New mental, or emotional exertion which physical capabilities and at the same Zealand’s Guide to Fatigue Management may impair nearly all physical abilities time ensure that his relief on the wheel for Fishing Boats. It is available here: including strength, speed, reaction (if any at all) has had an adequate period http://tinyurl.com/nzfishfatigue. time, coordination, decision making or of rest in order to safely navigate the balance’. The IMO acknowledges the vessel. Similarly for other crew members, This safety alert is provided for relation between fatigue and human monitoring is necessary because when informational purposes only and does error as indicated above. Fatigue can the ill effects of fatigue finally catch up not relieve or create any domestic also be divided into categories in many with an individual, the results can be a operational or material requirements. different ways. However, systematic procedural mistake, error in judgment, or FISHING TODAY DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 25 IMAS News

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FOR ABALONE By Yvette Barry, Redmap

Commercial diver Bryan Denny has been in the Tasmanian industry for nearly 30 years focusing on periwinkles, Bryan caught two herring cale (Olisthops cyanomelas) off the sea urchins and abalone. Photo credit: Bryan Denny. South West Coast, out of their usual range, and logged them on www.redmap.org.au.

Commercial diver and Redmap member Over the years he gathered a wealth of “Kelp forests have downgraded in their Bryan Denny knows a thing or two about knowledge from local fishers and divers size.” Not disappearing, he says, but changes in Tasmania’s seas over the and even studied the profession at the struggling nevertheless. years: he’s been on or under the water Australian Maritime College. Bryan has also seen some fish venturing since a teenager when he started diving Nearly three decades on and Bryan is into regions they were rarely found in the with abalone fishermen. making a good living in the fishing and past. He logged two sightings of herring WHEN Bryan Denny was 13-years-old, diving industries. His commercial focus cale (Olisthops cyanomelas) on www. he rode to school each morning and eyed is now on periwinkles, sea urchins and redmap.org.au. Redmap invites fishers the abalone divers boating out to sea abalone. He is also the Vice President and divers to send in photos of marine from his hometown of Dover, a small port of the Tasmanian Commercial Divers’ life uncommon to their local seas to help in southern Tasmania. Bryan knew even Association. track which species are migrating south then: diving for abalone is something I’d in response to changes in our oceans Over the years Bryan has kept a keen like to do. He didn’t mean when he grew including warming waters. Bryan caught eye on the health and condition of up; he meant right now. the herring cale off the South West Coast, Tasmania’s sea life. He says some which is out of their known geographical “I used to throw my bike up on the bank marine populations have remained distribution. and wag school to go fishing for the day relatively unmarked by time, while others with the ab divers,” Bryan says. have undergone noticeable changes, both Bryan attributes the waxing and waning good and bad. of Tasmania’s marine life to two main He would spend many a school day on influences: fisheries management and, to the ab boats, learning everything he could Casting his thoughts back to the waters a lesser extent, a changing climate. about fishing and the shellfish trade. he knows best, near Dover, Bryan Living in a remote coastal town meant remembers fishing as a kid with his dad He’s a keen supporter of the that Bryan’s teachers soon caught wind for blue-throat wrasse. He believes their management plans introduced for of what he was up to. They seemed to numbers haven’t changed much since fisheries like abalone and periwinkles. accept it; “that’s just Bryan”. His mother then. In fact, he says other fish like sea Bryan says the size and catch limits are was less enthused. She often worried to sweep now appear more abundant than the only way to protect these fisheries him, “You’ll never learn anything, Bryan”. ever. now and into the future. Such concerns faded when Bryan started Some marine life seems to be in decline “My eldest boy has just turned 18 and diving at age 14 and received his first since his younger years. Bryan highlights I’ve leased a commercial dive licence commercial fishing licence a year later. the kelp forests in southern Tasmania: for him,” Bryan says. “I’ve been taking

26 FISHING TODAY DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 > IMAS NEWS him to [my usual fishing]places over the He says those colder-climate species 30 years Bryan has no regrets skipping so last couple of years … I’m trying to instil found in Tasmanian seas like southern much school in his youth and starting his in him: ‘You look after it: look after the rock lobster could become stressed fishing career early. resource and it will look after you’.” in warming waters. And more eastern “It’s a different office to work in every day: rock lobster may venture further Bryan makes it clear that the concepts even though you might go to the same south in Tasmania, as they’re already of climate change and ocean warming place time after time after time, it’s always accustomed to 2–3 degrees higher water are not keeping him up at night. But different,” Bryan says. “You’re out in the temperatures in mainland seas. he has noticed the seasons and water open air and not cramped into a box.” temperatures shifting in recent years: Bryan offers this prediction of how Seen any uncommon or rare fish in your “It gets that bit warmer earlier in the ocean warming could impact abalone local seas? Then share your sighting and summer and it’s staying warmer that populations: “It will slow down their photo on the Redmap app or redmap. little bit longer.” growth rates, so that — and this could be org.au. Redmap, the Range Extension 50 years down the track — you might find His tentative observations are correct. Database and Mapping project, invites that abalone may not be growing to the Studies show average sea surface fishers, divers and the public to help size limits that are set now.” temperatures on Australia’s east coast track which marine animals and plants increased 2.28 degrees over the past Good fisheries management and warmer are shifting into new regions in response 100 years. And a degree of that increase waters have silver linings: periwinkles to warming seas. Each sighting is verified occurred in the last few decades. populations are growing well and turning by a marine scientist and displayed on Tasmania is considered a global ‘hotspot’ up in places Bryan has never seen the website. You can also follow us on where East Coast waters are warming them before. This includes areas near facebook.com/RedmapAustralia. almost four times the global average. Recherche Bay and outer Bruny Island. This article was first published in the A few degrees in water temperature, give “The periwinkles seem to be thriving Redmap newsletter Nov/Dec 2015. or take, may not sound like much. But more with that little bit of warmer it does impact fish and marine life: sea water,” he says. “They might become a temperature is an important factor in predominant target species rather than a how far north or south an animal can live. high-volume low value species.” Bryan agrees marine life will be impacted Bryan is positive about the future of if temperatures continue to rise into the Tasmania’s shellfish industry. After nearly future.

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FISHING TODAY DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 27 > IMAS NEWS IMAS INTRODUCES SCHOOL STUDENTS

TO MARINE SCIENCE By Bronagh Kelly, IMAS

provides a great platform to display a range of information on marine, fisheries, and aquaculture science and provides a catalyst for informal discussions on what it’s like to work in research, field work, laboratory work, technical skills, diving, monitoring techniques etc. The trailer can also house live animals, and so gives students the chance to interact with some interesting critters. To find out more about Triabunna’s “Stepping into the Future” Careers Expo, please email Jane Teniswood at [email protected] or

The brand new IMAS display trailer set up at the Stepping into the Future: Education, Training and Employment Expo visit the website at at the Village in Triabunna. (Photo: Bronagh Kelly, IMAS) http://www.triabunnavillage.com.au/. The Institute for Marine and participate in “Meet the Geek” sessions Many students at the Expo showed a Antarctic Studies (IMAS) has — informal chats between the high keen interest in the new IMAS College Program: A Practical Introduction to been actively involved in engaging school students and IMAS staff who work across a range of areas within the Temperate Marine Biology (XAS101). This Tasmanian high school students field of marine research (e.g., technical program was created for pupils enrolled and showcasing what it’s like to and academic) to gain further insight in TCE levels 2–3 (Years 11 and 12) who have a career in marine science. into what their jobs entail and how they have an interest in the natural world and/ became interested in a career in the or who aim to pursue science subjects at It’s been a busy time at IMAS this month, marine sector. Working on Water is run University. The course is predominantly with staff at all levels getting involved each year in September/October, and if field-based, and is designed to engage with school students around Tasmania; you would like to find out more about the students in marine science through an firstly through the TSIC Working on program, please contact TSIC on ph (03) experimental education program and a Water careers pathway program, and 6224 2332. 5-day field trip on Maria Island. then as part of Triabunna’s Stepping into the Future: Education, Training and On 20 October, Bronagh Kelly from Participating students get an Employment Expo. IMAS travelled up the East Coast to set understanding of key ecological concepts up an interactive display and chat with and will gain many practical and Working on Water is organised by the school students (Grades 5–10) and the analytical skills throughout this program Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council community at Triabunna’s “Stepping that will help them wherever they choose (TSIC). TSIC created the program back into the Future”: Education, Training and to go in life. This course is a particularly in 2008 to introduce high school leavers Employment Expo. This is a relatively valuable stepping stone for students (Years 9 and 10) to a wide range of career new expo, organised by the East Coast who might be interested in working in opportunities in the marine sector. Regional Development Organisation, the marine sector or who are thinking of Students visited the IMAS Taroona which provides an opportunity for school pursuing further studies at University. campus where they were introduced to students from Swansea Primary and the types of research that are conducted To find out more about the IMAS college Triabunna District School to engage with onsite, taken on a tour of the rock lobster program “Practical Introduction to various companies, industry and research aquaculture center, the new boat shed, Temperate Marine Biology”, please institutions to find out more about the aquarium tanks, and newly constructed contact Dr Scott Ling by email at career pathway options available to them. experimental aquaculture facility (EAF). [email protected] or by phoning IMAS was able to introduce our wonderful (03) 6226 2619. For enrolment enquiries, Over the following days, the students new display trailer at the Expo which please call (03) 6226 6668 or visit the visited the IMAS Salamanca campus to website at www.utas.edu.au/imas.

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Students participating in the IMAS college program: A Practical Introduction to Students participating in the IMAS college program: A Practical Introduction to Temperate Marine Biology (XAS101) learn how to identify marine species in the Maria Temperate Marine Biology (XAS101) are taught practical field experience at the Maria Island class room (Photo: Peter Mathew, University of Tasmania) Island field base (Photo: Peter Mathew, University of Tasmania)

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR ROCK LOBSTER RESEARCH CHARTER Rock lobster fishers are invited to express an interest in chartering their vessels for 2016 rock lobster research surveys.

The Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies (IMAS) seeks to • The charter operation is to supply a skipper and crew. charter commercial rock lobster vessels for tag and release • IMAS staff will be onboard to participate in tagging catch sampling during February and March of 2016 at several and measuring of catch. Vessels must have capacity to sites around Tasmania. accommodate one or two extra personnel (depending Areas of operation will be the long-term research sampling on site) plus a small amount of research equipment. sites located at: South and West Coast (Maatsuyker Island, Port • The duration of cruises will range from 3 to 10 days, Davey, Low Rocky Point, Point Hibbs, Conical Rocks and King depending on sites included in the charter. Island), East Coast (Maria Island area and Friars). • Charter will be paid as a flat daily rate for the trip The catch sampling research for 2016 will take place over a duration, agreed upon prior to work commencing, number of separate cruises. IMAS may seek to use different including working and steaming days. vessels for different areas in order to gain maximum benefit from local operator experience and efficiency of travel times. • Fishing will take place under IMAS’s DPIPWE research permit. All catch (including legal sized) will be tagged Conditions under which vessels will be chartered include: and released so there will be no sale of product. • Sampling sites and effort will be within the long- term study sites as stipulated by IMAS. What to do • Fishing gear can either be provided and modified by the To express interest in IMAS chartering your vessel for this chartered vessel or standard research square steel framed research work, or for more information, please contact Gary pots provided by IMAS. Vessels must have equipment to Carlos (Fisheries Program, IMAS) by phoning (03) 6227 7240, handle this gear and the capacity for at least 50 pots on deck. faxing (03) 6227 8035, or emailing [email protected]. • Bait, buoys and ropes are to be either Please provide details including your name, vessel name and supplied or as specified by IMAS. contact phone number by 20 January 2016.

FISHING TODAY DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 29 Contacting or enrolling at STT Phone us on 03 6286 0400 Email [email protected] or go to www.seafoodtrainingtas.com.au for the latest course information or online enrolment.

STT Board membership We welcome TSIC CE Julian Harrington and Tassal Head of Safety Ian Miles to the STT Board. Julian needs no introduction and his input into STT over many years as TSIC Project Manager will only be enhanced in his new role as TSIC CE. Ian replaces Emma Beltz who recently resigned to look after her new baby and join the family business. Ian brings a WHS expertise to the Board that will help keep us on track in addressing the current safety issues affecting our biggest Certificate 3 in Aquaculture student Darren Ling monitoring fish as part of feeding duties at Petuna, Strahan seafood sector. Shellfish training options 2016 funding and course fees Our RTO Manager James Garde gave a presentation at the We have been in discussions with Skills Tasmania re funding recent Shellfish Futures Conference in St Helens. His talk options for seafood and maritime training subsidies. Coxswain covered the past, present and the future of shellfish training. Grade 2 and MED 3 (NC) are covered by the Seafood Pledge until The sector has a very strong history of supporting training 2017 so don’t expect any fee increases there. Master<24m(NC), especially the traineeship model. We are presently talking DLMA, Wader Safety, ESS, Navigation , Engineering and various to industry about running a Diploma program that would be machinery courses are all now being considered as part of a similar in format to the award-winning Enterprise Based joint TSIC/STT tender/submission. Check our website for the Productivity Program of a few years ago. So far all indications latest. are that there is strong interest from industry to go ahead.

Master<35mNC STT staff Our joint delivery of Master<35m Near Coastal with AMC is in Congratulations to staff member Elli Frediani who welcomes a its last stages. The practical sessions are currently underway new addition, a daughter called Ayva. Mother and daughter are onboard the Southern Cross. both doing well and Elli will be back in a part-time capacity in the near future.

We have a new trainer on deck delivering Master<35m, DLMA and High Risk Licences. Braye Sutherland brings a wealth of experience and a very handy vessel to add some depth to the STT resource kit.

Course dates STT’s training schedule for 2016 is now available on our website. Please check it out regularly for updates as new offerings are posted on a regular basis. Master <35mNC students during a dinner break on Southern Cross — L to R: Finn Prosser-Wood, Sam Hall, Ben Tucker, Josh Tebbutt, Michael Males, Nick Brearley Season’s greetings Keith Cripps Scholarships From everyone at Seafood Training we wish you a Merry Congratulations to the 2015 Keith Cripps Scholarship winners: Christmas and a Happy New Year and look forward to seeing you in 2016. Laura Grainger Rex Gillian Our office opens again on 11 January 2016. Philip Marsh Contacting or enrolling at STT Rhys Menadue. [email protected] The Coxswain Grade 2 Near Coastal training provided will open www.seafoodtrainingtas.com.au up many doors in the marine and seafood industries. Well done! Ph (03) 6286 0400

30 FISHING TODAY DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 BUREAU of Meteorology

New Wave Information from the BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY

The Bureau’s MetEye viewer www. The two arrows depict separate swell regimes. The arrows are similar to the minute bom.gov.au/australia/meteye displays and hour hands on a clock. The longest arrow (minute hand) depicts the largest swell graphical and tabulated wind speed and the hour hand a definable swell that is usually not as high as the first swell. The and direction, combined wave height arrows point in the direction the swell is travelling. The Bureau’s Coastal Waters and other weather elements around Forecasts forecast separate sea and swell but do not forecast total wave height. In the the Australian coastline in three-hour example a southwesterly swell enters Bass Strait from the west and becomes more intervals for seven days and has been westerly as it transits Bass Strait to the east. From the eastern end of Bass Strait a operational for a couple of years. There southeasterly swell gradually becomes an easterly as it moves to the west. are now three additional graphical marine weather charts, plus changes Wind wave height to the combined wave height graphical This is a new chart and displays the expected wave height caused by the wind blowing chart. All sectors of the Tasmanian at the time of the forecast. There are no direction arrows on this chart. However, the fishing industry will find these charts direction of the waves will be the same as the direction of the wind that is blowing at of wave heights useful. The abalone the time of the forecast. and crayfishing sectors of the industry The example below shows the wind wave height off SW Western Australia in a strong operating in the near shore zone will find easterly breeze. You can see off the South Coast where the wind and the fetch are the this information particularly useful. greatest the wave heights are two to three metres decreasing to less than a metre on the sheltered West Coast.

Total wave height

Total wave height Wind wave height This graphical chart that was previously titled Combined Wave Height is now titled Total Wave Height. Total wave height is the Swell 1 (and 2) height and direction combination of the wind waves (sea) and If you are in the middle of the Pacific you can experience four or even five different any swell expected in the area. This chart swells from various weather systems around the rim of the Pacific. Around the also includes direction data for up to two Australian coastline there are usually only one or two main swells in a given area. swells. The example above indicates that the expected total wave height ranges Swell 1 is usually the largest swell; however, this is not always the case and the from 1 to 1.5 metres (blue shading) in mariner needs to view both Swell 1 and Swell 2 charts to get the full picture of what the parts of Bass Strait that are directly is likely to occur. Two swell directions are common on the East Coast, but the eastern exposed to the southwest and southeast. Indian Ocean and Great Australian Bight typically only have the dominant swell But in the areas close to the Tasmanian from the southwestern quarter. The example on the next page shows a two metre North Coast that is sheltered by the land, southwesterly swell coming up Tasmania’s West Coast. It loses energy and height as the expected wave height is only up to 0.5 it spreads out into Bass Strait to arrive on Flinders Island as westerly of barely half a of a metre. metre.

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> BOM NEWS Final Annual Tag Lotto As the year draws to a close, we are pleased to announce our three Swell 1 Swell 2 lucky winners for the final annual tag lottery draw! Congratulations to all Swell 2 for Bass Strait is a southeasterly swell up to two metres. From this direction our winners this year, and thank you much of the swell is blocked by Flinders Island. Again, as the swell changes direction to everyone who has reported their to move through Bass Strait, it loses energy and height to continue through the Strait tag details during 2015. A special as an easterly of barely half a metre. mention must also go to all our It is important that the mariner looks at both Swell 1 and 2. This is especially true for fantastic sponsors this year whose the various barway crossings on the East Coast. There may be times when swell one generosity continues to support IMAS is the smaller of the two and from a direction that may have little effect on the bar. rock lobster research. However, Swell 2 could be several metres high and from a dangerous direction for that Please report the size, sex, and bar. location of your tagged rock lobster Abalone divers on Tasmania’s west coast may want to view the forecast wave period by one of the methods below. charts located at http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/viewer/index.shtml (from Phone: (03) 6227 7280 the dropdown box Show select the bottom option Wave Period). Longer period swell Post: Private Bag 49 have a greater volume of water and are moving faster than a shorter period swell of the Hobart Tas 7001 same height. In the example below swell moving onto the Western Australian coastline Email: [email protected] would be travelling at around 50 knots whereas the swell moving onto Tasmania’s west cost would be travelling at around 30 knots. Congratulations to the winners of the final annual draw:

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32 FISHING TODAY DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 DIRECTORY

WEBSITE LINKS Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council Oysters Tasmania PO Box 878 Sandy Bay 7006 Australian Government PO Box 878, Sandy Bay 7006 Chairman: Dan Roden 0418 134 638 117 Sandy Bay Road, Sandy Bay 7005 Australian Fisheries Management Authority E [email protected] Chief Executive: Julian Harrington 0407 242 933 (AFMA) www.afma.gov.au EO: Neil Stump P 0458 601 057 E [email protected] www.tsic.org.au Australian Maritime Safety Authority E [email protected] P 03 6224 2332 www.amsa.gov.au Tasmanian Salmonid Growers Association The Bureau of Meteorology PO Box 321, Sandy Bay 7006 www.bom.gov.au/marine Tasmanian Abalone Council Ltd Chairman: Chris Dockray CSIRO – Marine and Atmospheric Research 262 Arglye Street Hobart 7000 CEO: Adam Main P 03 6214 0555 www.cmar.csiro.au President: Joey McKibben 0428 992 300 E [email protected] www.tsga.com.au Chief Executive: Dean Lisson 0419 599 954 Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Administration Manager: Jillian Freeman Tasmanian Abalone Growers Association Forestry (DAFF) also includes: P 03 6231 1955 F 03 6231 1966 Chairman: Nicholas Savva Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource E [email protected] PO Box 216 Beaconsfield 7270 Economics (ABARE) P 03 6383 4115 F 03 6383 4117 Tasmanian Commercial Divers Association Australian Quarantine and Inspection E [email protected] PO Box 878, Sandy Bay 7006 Service (AQIS) President: Robert Langdale 0410 572 677 Biosecurity Australia (BA) DPIPWE Marine Resources E [email protected] Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS) Scallops, Giant Crab, Octopus, or Rock Lobster www.daff.gov.au Tasmanian Rock Lobster Fishermen’s Association Inquiries President: Clive Perryman Department of Environment and Water James Parkinson P 03 6165 3045 or EO: John Sansom Resources (DEW) Hilary Revill P 03 6165 3036 P 03 6224 2890 0427 477 284 www.environment.gov.au Abalone or Marine Plant Inquiries E [email protected] Fisheries Research and Development Secretary/Treasurer: Margaret Atkins Matt Bradshaw P 03 6165 3033 Corporation (FRDC) PO Box 109, South Hobart 7004 Commercial Dive Inquiries or Inshore Clams www.frdc.com.au Greg Ryan P 03 6165 3028 Tasmanian Scalefish Fishermen’s Association Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) President: Shane Bevis P/F 03 6247 7634 Scalefish Inquiries www.foodstandards.gov.au E [email protected] Frances Seaborn P 03 6165 3044 OceanWatch Secretary: Colleen Osborne Recreational Fishing Inquiries www.oceanwatch.org.au PO Box 332, Somerset 7322 Rod Pearn P 03 6165 3034 Seafood Training Australia (STA) E [email protected] Licensing and Fisheries Monitoring Inquiries www.seafoodtraining.com.au Scallop Fishermen’s Association of Tasmania P 03 6165 3000 Women’s Industry Network Seafood 286 Windermere Road, Windermere 7252 Community (WINSC) Marine Farm Planning/Operations Inquiries President: John Hammond 0429 130 238 www.winsc.org.au Tony Thomas P 03 6165 3121 Secretary/Treasurer: (Mrs) Jill Hammond Marine Farm Environment Inquiries State P 03 6328 1478 F 03 6328 1421 Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Graham Woods P 03 6165 3124 Tasmanian Shark Fishermen’s Association Water and Environment 64 Ormond Street, Bellerive 7018 Special Permits www.dpipwe.tas.gov.au and/or President: Brian Bailey 0407 874 199 Grant Pullen P 03 6165 3032 www.fishing.tas.gov.au Secretary/Treasurer: (Mrs) Heather Bailey Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) P 03 6244 2775 F 03 6244 6939 Training www.imas.utas.edu.au Marine and Safety Tasmania Tasmanian Rock Lobster Processor's Association Seafood Training Tasmania www.mast.tas.gov.au/domino/mast/newweb.nsf President: Michael Blake P 0438 627 900 2a Gladstone Street, Battery Point 7004 Natural Resource Management (NRM) E [email protected] Manager Rory Byrne www.nrmtas.com.au Secretary: Emily Osborne P 0400 996 559 P 03 6233 6442 F 03 6223 2780 E [email protected] Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council (TSIC) E [email protected] www.tsic.org.au Commonwealth Fisheries Association Aquaculture Tasmanian Rock Lobster Fishermen’s Association EO: Renee Vajtauer www.tasrocklobster.com Tasmanian Aquaculture Council PO Box 9022, Deakin, ACT 2600 PO Box 878, Sandy Bay 7006 P 0404 102 140 Fisheries Wholesale 117 Sandy Bay Road, Sandy Bay 7005 E [email protected] Master Fish Merchants Association Chairman: Pheroze Jungalwalla www.mfma.com.au/ TSIC: Julian Harrington 0407 242 933 Melbourne Seafood Centre E [email protected] www.melbourneseafoodcentre.com.au Sydney Fish Market www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au