Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Inquiry into the Role of Science for Fisheries and Aquaculture

Terms of Reference

The Committee will inquire into and report upon the role of science for the future of fisheries and aquaculture, and in particular:

a) the relationship between scientific knowledge of fish species, ecosystems, biodiversity and fish stock sustainability;

b) fishery management and biosecurity, including but not limited to:

• the calculation and monitoring of stock size, sustainable yield and bycatch, as well as related data collection;
  
• the effects of climate change, especially relating to species dispersion, stock levels and impacts on fishing communities;
  
• pest and disease management and mitigation;
  
• minimising risks to the natural environment and human health;
  
• cooperation among Australian governments on the above;

c) research, development and applied science of acquaculture, including:

• transitioning from wild fisheries to aquaculture in individual species;
  
• improving sustainability and lifecycle management practices and outcomes;
  
• pest and disease management and mitigation;

d) governance arrangements relating to fisheries and aquaculture, including the implications for sustainability and industry development;

e) current initiatives and responses to the above matters by state, territory and Australian governments;

f) any other related matter.

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