Organisational structure

Our organisation is structured into four Branches:

• Fisheries Management Branch
• Fisheries Information Services Branch
• Fisheries Operations Branch
• Governance Branch

Each of these Branches reports through a General Manager to the CEO and the Commission. The four Branches are made up of a number of discrete Sections, each with responsibility for specific fisheries or operational functions.

Significant links exist between all areas and interactions are assisted through regular meetings and cross-sectional, issue-specific project teams which are established from time to time to deal with particular issues.

AFMA Organisational Structure as of 4 February 2008
AFMA Commission
	CEO - Glenn Hurry
Fisheries Management Branch GM - Nick Rayns	Fisheries Information Services Branch GM - Mark Farrell	Fisheries Operations Branch GM - Paul Murphy	Governance Branch GM - Geoff Richardson
* Demersal & small fisheries * Pelagic & international * Torres Strait * Licensing * Environment (including Habitat & Bycatch issues) * Policy (including Harvest Strategy  Policy & By-product, Recreational & charter fishing issues and R&D policy) * Economics * Research and admin	* Log Books (including liaison officers) * Data * Systems development * Hardware / infrastructure * E-business: - e-monitoring - Drum monitoring - Logs - Pisces (licensing) - VMS	* Domestic compliance * Foreign compliance * Regulatory reform * Co-management * Observers	* Executive secretariat * Finance * HR/office services * Legal * Transition to Commission * Cost reduction & business transformation * Communications

The Staff

We strive to be a flexible, learning and thinking organisation with a focus on continuous improvement. AFMA employs highly skilled and motivated staff who are committed both to excellence in managing the Commonwealth's fisheries resources and to achieving AFMA's missions and goals. AFMA recognises that the performance and commitment of its staff is central to its success as a world leading fisheries management organisation and seeks to provide an environment in which staff can reach their full potential.

The Executive

Our operations are headed by a management team, comprising of an Executive, Senior Managers and Managers, which is committed to providing clear and effective leadership and direction to other staff in the organisation.

Page last updated 31 July, 2008