Nominations for Small Pelagic Fishery Scientific Panel
AFMA is calling for nominations for scientific members on the Small Pelagic Fishery Scientific Panel (Scientific Panel). Positions will be for a period of up to two years. We are looking for up to four appropriately experienced generalist fisheries scientists, recreational fishery scientists, marine ecologists and natural resource management economists.
The main function of the Scientific Panel is to peer review scientific and economic data and information and provide advice to the South East Management Advisory Committee, AFMA Management and the independent AFMA Commission on the status of fish stocks (target and non-target species), harvest rules and the impact of fishing on the marine environment. This advice assists AFMA in its role to regulate commercial fishing of Commonwealth fisheries.
Key outputs of the Scientific Panel are providing advice and reporting on recommended biological catches, fishing effort levels and ecosystem/trophic interactions in the fishery. This may include advising on the impact over time of different harvest strategies (for example, the time required for a particular fish stock to reach a reference point), stock depletion or recovery rates, confidence levels of fishery assessments, identifying any trophic impacts of fishing and risks to the pursuit of fishery objectives. The Scientific Panel may also be required to evaluate and report on economic factors affecting the performance of the fishery to assist AFMA in pursuing its objective of maximising net economic returns to the Australian community from the management of fisheries.
The key roles of a scientific member are to:
- contribute impartial scientific and/or economic expertise to Scientific Panel deliberations
- contribute to and conduct peer review of data, information and analyses tabled at Scientific Panel meetings
- provide advice to the Scientific Panel on the latest scientific and/or economic issues of relevance to the fishery.
All appointments will be expertise based and address the following criteria:
- have seniority and good standing in a relevant scientific discipline (e.g. ecological, biological, fisheries science; economics)
- have experience in liaison with major Commonwealth and/or State research organisations at a high level.
For more information please contact Mandy Goodspeed on 02 6225 5341. If you are interested in applying for any of these positions please submit your CV along with a short cover note of one to two pages to by 6 November 2015 to mandy.goodspeed@afma.gov.au or by post:
Mandy Goodspeed
Box 7051
Canberra Business Centre
ACT 26100