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Initial submissions (64)

Submissions received before the release of the draft report are listed here.
No. Name Pages Received
1 Association of Marine Park Tourism Operation (PDF - 187.8 KB) 2 14/03/2016
  Association of Marine Park Tourism Operation (Word - 803.0 KB)    
2 National Aquaculture Council Inc (PDF - 119.6 KB) 7 20/03/2016
3 Sunfish Queensland Inc (PDF - 212.4 KB) 3 16/03/2016
  Sunfish Queensland Inc (Word - 66.3 KB)    
4 Brisbane Valley Anglers Fishstocking Association Inc (PDF - 65.0 KB) 1 29/03/2016
  Brisbane Valley Anglers Fishstocking Association Inc (Word - 14.1 KB)    
5 John Clunies-Ross (PDF - 200.6 KB) 3 25/03/2016
6 Kenneth Collins (PDF - 1.9 MB) 10 30/03/2016
7 NSW Department of Industry (PDF - 241.2 KB) 9 31/03/2016
8 Tasmanian Salmonid Growers Association (PDF - 452.9 KB) 30 31/03/2016
9 Torres Strait Regional Authority (PDF - 93.7 KB) 3 31/03/2016
10 Wildcatch Fisheries SA Inc (PDF - 374.2 KB) 11 31/03/2016
Attachment 1: PIRSA Cost Recovery Policy (PDF - 1.6 MB) 33 31/03/2016
Attachment 2: Audit of Comanagement Status of South Australia Commercial Fisheries (PDF - 1.0 MB) 26 31/03/2016
11 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (PDF - 222.1 KB) 5 31/03/2016
Attachment: GBRMPA submission to MRAG reviewe of fisheries arrangements in Queensland (PDF - 492.7 KB) 16 31/03/2016
12 Women's Industry Network Seafood Community (PDF - 186.0 KB) 5 31/03/2016
  Women's Industry Network Seafood Community (Word - 79.9 KB)    
13 Sydney Fish Market (SFM) (PDF - 909.6 KB) 6 31/03/2016
Attachment: SFM Response to the Hawkesbury Shelf Marine Bioregion Initiative (PDF - 176.5 KB) 7 31/03/2016
  Attachment: SFM Response to the Hawkesbury Shelf Marine Bioregion Initiative (Word - 35.1 KB)    
14 Coolum and North Shore Coast Care (PDF - 359.9 KB) 2 31/03/2016
15 Vegan Australia (PDF - 84.4 KB) 6 31/03/2016
16 Prof Caleb Gardner and Dr Emily Ogier (PDF - 277.9 KB) 14 31/03/2016
  Prof Caleb Gardner and Dr Emily Ogier (Word - 92.6 KB)    
17 The Fishermens Portal Inc (PDF - 206.6 KB) 12 25/03/2016
  The Fishermens Portal Inc (Word - 84.8 KB)    
Attachment 1: Letter to Food Safe Queensland (PDF - 147.1 KB) 3 25/03/2016
Attachment 2: Topic of Application for Certificate of Operation (PDF - 38.3 KB) 1 25/03/2016
Attachment 3: Application for Certificate of Operation with cover letter (PDF - 214.0 KB) 4 25/03/2016
18 Environmental Defenders Office (Tas) Inc (PDF - 191.4 KB) 2 31/03/2016
Attachment 1: Submission to inquiry into Regulation of Fin-Fish Aquaculture in Tasmania (PDF - 1.5 MB) 14 31/03/2016
Attachment 2: Submission to inquiry into the Role of Science for Fisheries and Aquaculture (PDF - 736.5 KB) 16 31/03/2016
Attachment 3: It smells Fishy! Tasmania's Marine Farming Regulatory Framework and how to improve it (PDF - 237.0 KB) 13 31/03/2016
19 South Australian Oyster Growers Association (PDF - 94.9 KB) 2 31/03/2016
  South Australian Oyster Growers Association (Word - 17.0 KB)    
Attachment 1: Rebuilding with POMS Resistance Oysters (PDF - 591.5 KB) 5 31/03/2016
Attachment 2: Submission regarding BP's draft environmental plan for exploratory drilling in the Great Australian Bight (PDF - 566.2 KB) 12 31/03/2016
20 Amateur Fishermen's Association of NT Inc (PDF - 227.6 KB) 8 31/03/2016
21 Department of Fisheries (WA) (PDF - 793.5 KB) 19 01/04/2016
22 Southern Rocklobster Limited (PDF - 150.4 KB) 5 04/04/2016
23 Australian Prawn Farmers Association (PDF - 1.2 MB) 16 04/04/2016
24 Carefish (PDF - 460.7 KB) 7 31/03/2016
Attachment 1: Responses to Productivity Commission Issues Paper (PDF - 825.9 KB) 49 31/03/2016
Attachment 2: Fisheries Enquiry March 2016 questionnaire (PDF - 193.0 KB) 4 31/03/2016
25 Victorian Recreational Fishing Peak Body (VRFish) (PDF - 537.0 KB) 7 29/03/2016
26 GA and MJ Stevenson (PDF - 709.0 KB) 39 01/04/2016
27 Merimbula Big Game and Lakes Angling Club Inc (PDF - 1.2 MB) 17 01/04/2016
Attachment: Letter of support (PDF - 89.9 KB) 2 01/04/2016
28 South Australian Rock Lobster Advisory Council Inc (PDF - 153.5 KB) 4 07/04/2016
Attachment 1: Regfarding SA Rock Lobster Fishery Research and Assessment Service Provision (PDF - 211.4 KB) 7 07/04/2016
Attachment 2: Terms of reference for benchmarking exercise into provision of South Australian Rock Lobster Fishery Assessment and Monitoring Services (PDF - 70.8 KB) 3 07/04/2016
Attachment 3: Longer-term Cost Recovery Program (PDF - 56.2 KB) 2 06/04/2016
Attachment 4: Discussion paper - South Australian Rock Lobster Industry - Administrative Efficiencies (PDF - 434.5 KB) 2 07/04/2016
29 Queensland Seafood Industry Association (PDF - 605.2 KB) 28 01/04/2016
Attachment: Summary of Stock Status for Queensland Species 2014 - ALP Sustainable Fishing Policy - Queensland Fishery Grids O24 and N24 (PDF - 780.8 KB) 20 01/04/2016
30 Richey Fishing Co Pty Ltd (PDF - 182.0 KB) 3 05/04/2016
  Richey Fishing Co Pty Ltd (Word - 93.8 KB)    
31 Humane Society International (PDF - 412.4 KB) 15 07/04/2016
32 Ridley Corporation (PDF - 470.7 KB) 5 04/04/2016
33 Australian Marine Conservation Society (PDF - 472.7 KB) 20 06/04/2016
34 Australian Barramundi Farmers Association (PDF - 131.9 KB) 3 09/04/2016
35 RecFish SA (PDF - 181.4 KB) 10 12/04/2016
36 Queensland Seafood Industry Association (PDF - 299.3 KB) 7 13/04/2016
37 Tasmanian Rock Lobster Fishermen's Association (PDF - 172.7 KB) 12 14/04/2016
  Tasmanian Rock Lobster Fishermen's Association (Word - 56.4 KB)    
38 Professional Fishermen's Association of NSW (PDF - 498.5 KB) 6 14/04/2016
39 Northern Land Council (PDF - 612.2 KB) 30 15/04/2016
40 Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations (PDF - 318.8 KB) 7 08/04/2016
41 NSW Wild Caught Fishers Coalition (PDF - 528.9 KB) 14 13/04/2016
Attachment 1: Aquatic Ecosystem Productivity Relies on Water Managers and Sustainable Cities (PDF - 399.9 KB) 17 13/04/2016
Attachment 2: Minutes from statewide meetings - Reform Starategies for NSW Fisheries Management (PDF - 669.8 KB) 55 13/04/2016
Attachment 3: The Challenges with 'Wild' Harvesting Fishe for Food - The NSW Example (PDF - 1.2 MB) 34 13/04/2016
42 Tasmanian Association for Recreational Fishing Inc (TARFish) (PDF - 250.6 KB) 10 18/04/2016
43 Northern Territory Seafood Council (PDF - 240.8 KB) 9 19/04/2016
  Northern Territory Seafood Council (Word - 1.2 MB)    
44 Seafood Industry Victoria (PDF - 364.2 KB) 9 19/04/2016
45 Western Australian Fishing Industry Council (PDF - 326.7 KB) 14 19/04/2016
  Western Australian Fishing Industry Council (Word - 52.1 KB)    
46 Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries (NT) (PDF - 327.5 KB) 2 31/03/2016
Attachment 1: Northern Territory Fishery Resource Framework (PDF - 836.7 KB) 13 31/03/2016
Attachment 2: Guidelines for implementing the Northern Territory Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy (PDF - 744.3 KB) 11 31/03/2016
Attachment 3: Northern Territory Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy (PDF - 914.2 KB) 14 31/03/2016
47 Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council (PDF - 697.0 KB) 17 12/04/2016
48 Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (Tasmanian Government) (PDF - 431.3 KB) 5 18/04/2016
49 Commonwealth Fisheries Association (PDF - 485.0 KB) 13 25/04/2016
50 Australian Fisheries Management Authority (PDF - 298.9 KB) 6 26/04/2016
Attachment A: Fisheries management objectives (PDF - 258.8 KB) 6 26/04/2016
Attachment B: Background paper (PDF - 428.8 KB) 22 26/04/2016
51 Robert A Rose (PDF - 459.7 KB) 30 24/04/2016
  Robert A Rose (Word - 328.4 KB)    
52 Pearl Producers Association (PDF - 234.2 KB) 11 30/04/2016
53 South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (PDF - 478.9 KB) 9 22/04/2016
54 Department of the Environment (PDF - 963.5 KB) 29 04/05/2016
55 Shark Bay Prawn Trawler Operators' Association (PDF - 209.9 KB) 3 31/03/2016
56 Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (PDF - 90.9 KB) 2 28/04/2016
Attachment: Submission (PDF - 2.0 MB) 82 28/04/2016
57 Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Indigenous Reference Group (PDF - 236.6 KB) 2 06/05/2016
Attachment 1: Eleven Principles and Context (PDF - 727.1 KB) 8 06/05/2016
Attachment 2: Five RD&E Priorities and Context (PDF - 136.2 KB) 4 06/05/2016
Attachment 3: Legislation, Policy and Reports Audited (PDF - 142.1 KB) 8 06/05/2016
58 National Seafood Industry Alliance Incorporated (PDF - 183.0 KB) 3 03/05/2016
59 Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association (ASBTIA) (PDF - 311.7 KB) 18 10/05/2016
  Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association (ASBTIA) (Word - 62.4 KB)    
60 Queensland Government (PDF - 411.7 KB) 17 12/05/2016
61 CSIRO (PDF - 593.1 KB) 38 18/05/2016
62 WWF and TRAFFIC (PDF - 650.8 KB) 19 27/05/2016
63 Government of South Australia (PDF - 510.3 KB) 16 01/06/2016
64 West Coast Professional Fishers Association (PDF - 82.4 KB) 1 22/07/2016
  West Coast Professional Fishers Association (Word - 16.3 KB)    

Post-draft submissions (52)

Submissions received after the release of the draft report are listed here.
No. Name Pages Received
DR65 Robert Pender (PDF - 152.7 KB) 2 06/09/2016
  Robert Pender (Word - 17.9 KB)    
DR66 Lance Payne (PDF - 714.5 KB) 4 06/09/2016
  Lance Payne (Word - 635.2 KB)    
DR67 John Vorstenbosch (PDF - 73.4 KB) 4 09/09/2016
  John Vorstenbosch (Word - 19.0 KB)    
DR68 Tony Kemna (PDF - 40.9 KB) 2 22/09/2016
  Tony Kemna (Word - 14.5 KB)    
DR69 Dan Bode (PDF - 126.7 KB) 3 04/10/2016
  Dan Bode (Word - 18.0 KB)    
DR70 Nick Williams (PDF - 88.9 KB) 3 02/10/2016
  Nick Williams (Word - 18.6 KB)    
DR71 Ross Winstanley (PDF - 226.8 KB) 6 05/10/2016
  Ross Winstanley (Word - 129.5 KB)    
DR72 Humane Society International (HSI) (PDF - 230.7 KB) 3 06/10/2016
DR73 Frank Prokop (PDF - 288.6 KB) 21 09/10/2016
  Frank Prokop (Word - 222.0 KB)    
DR74 VRFish (PDF - 505.5 KB) 4 03/10/2016
DR75 Sydney Fish Market (SFM) (PDF - 322.8 KB) 14 10/10/2016
DR76 Tasmanian Salmonid Growers Association (TSGA) (PDF - 249.3 KB) 9 04/10/2016
  Tasmanian Salmonid Growers Association (TSGA) (Word - 136.6 KB)    
DR77 Merimbula Big Game and Lakes Angling Club Inc (PDF - 393.4 KB) 11 10/10/2016
DR78 NT Seafood Council (PDF - 181.9 KB) 5 11/10/2016
DR79 Aquaculture Council of WA (ACWA) (PDF - 2.8 MB) 2 12/10/2016
DR80 Northern Prawn Fishery Pty Ltd (NPFI) (PDF - 550.7 KB) 11 14/10/2016
DR81 Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council (TSIC) (PDF - 308.8 KB) 2 14/10/2016
DR82 EDOs of Australia (EDOA) (PDF - 123.5 KB) 3 13/10/2016
DR83 Mezo Research (PDF - 162.3 KB) 10 14/10/2016
DR84 Austral Fisheries Pty Ltd (PDF - 204.3 KB) 2 13/10/2016
DR85 Commonwealth Fisheries Association (CFA) (PDF - 593.8 KB) 9 14/10/2016
DR86 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) (PDF - 150.3 KB) 8 14/10/2016
DR87 Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Indigenous Reference Group (IRG) (PDF - 529.6 KB) 4 14/10/2016
DR88 Prof Jon Altman (PDF - 218.3 KB) 7 14/10/2016
  Prof Jon Altman (Word - 36.6 KB)    
DR89 South Australian Fishing Alliance (SAFA) (PDF - 147.1 KB) 9 12/10/2016
DR90 Mackay Recreational Fishing Alliance (MRFA) (PDF - 130.3 KB) 3 14/10/2016
  Mackay Recreational Fishing Alliance (MRFA) (Word - 28.9 KB)    
DR91 Recfishwest (PDF - 245.3 KB) 11 14/10/2016
DR92 Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania (IMAS) (PDF - 229.7 KB) 13 14/10/2016
DR93 Law Council of Australia (PDF - 81.8 KB) 7 14/10/2016
Attachment: The Tension between Biodiversity Conservation and Traditional Hunting in Protected Areas (PDF - 725.7 KB) 26 14/10/2016
DR94 Australian Barramundi Farmers Association (ABFA) (PDF - 1021.5 KB) 7 14/10/2016
DR95 Graham and Margaret Stevenson (PDF - 2.7 MB) 17 16/10/2016
DR96 Western Australian Department of Fisheries (PDF - 264.4 KB) 12 14/10/2016
DR97 Byron Bay Deep Sea Fishing Club (PDF - 141.4 KB) 3 14/10/2016
DR98 Carol O'Donnell - Part 1 (PDF - 284.1 KB) 18 10/09/2016
  Carol O'Donnell - Part 1 (Word - 68.5 KB)    
Carol O'Donnell - Part 2 (PDF - 197.6 KB) 11 10/09/2016
  Carol O'Donnell - Part 2 (Word - 54.4 KB)    
Carol O'Donnell - Part 3 (PDF - 254.1 KB) 9 10/09/2016
  Carol O'Donnell - Part 3 (Word - 46.5 KB)    
Carol O'Donnell - Part 4 (PDF - 191.5 KB) 6 10/09/2016
  Carol O'Donnell - Part 4 (Word - 37.5 KB)    
DR99 Tasmanian Government (PDF - 392.3 KB) 6 19/10/2016
DR100 Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) (PDF - 376.2 KB) 4 14/10/2016
DR101 Northern Land Council (NLC) (PDF - 415.6 KB) 8 21/10/2016
DR102 National Native Title Council (NNTC) (PDF - 214.2 KB) 7 19/10/2016
DR103 NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) (PDF - 223.6 KB) 6 21/10/2016
DR104 GeoTrends Sustainability Consulting Pty Ltd (PDF - 110.6 KB) 4 21/10/2016
  GeoTrends Sustainability Consulting Pty Ltd (Word - 28.2 KB)    
DR105 Australian Prawn Farmers Association (APFA) (PDF - 500.0 KB) 8 21/10/2016
Attachment 1: WA Fisheries Minister Media release - Reducing red tape to help grow WA aquaculture (PDF - 54.4 KB) 1 21/10/2016
  Attachment 1: WA Fisheries Minister Media release - Reducing red tape to help grow WA aquaculture (Word - 122.5 KB)    
Attachment 2: Submission to Aquaculture Regulation in Queensland issues paper (PDF - 1012.9 KB) 10 21/10/2016
DR106 Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association (ASBTIA) (PDF - 238.1 KB) 22 23/10/2016
DR107 Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research - Australian National University (ANU) (PDF - 355.2 KB) 5 25/10/2016
DR108 Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (PDF - 257.2 KB) 5 25/10/2016
DR109 Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) (PDF - 6.7 MB) 8 25/10/2016
DR110 Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) (PDF - 498.0 KB) 6 21/10/2016
DR111 Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) (PDF - 238.9 KB) 4 28/10/2016
DR112 Annick Thomassin (PDF - 465.6 KB) 4 28/10/2016
DR113 Hon Leon Bignell Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries (South Australia) (PDF - 178.9 KB) 2 31/10/2016
DR114 Abalone Industry Association of South Australia Inc (PDF - 484.9 KB) 4 31/10/2016
DR115 Bob Kearney (PDF - 74.0 KB) 6 14/10/2016
  Bob Kearney (Word - 20.7 KB)    
DR116 WWF Australia and TRAFFIC (PDF - 225.6 KB) 12 29/11/2016

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