Management Advisory Committees (MACs)

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority has a responsibility to consult with all stakeholders on fisheries resources when making management decisions. The MACs for each fishery provide one major source of advice.

The AFMA Board has final responsibility for determining the actual membership of each MAC and makes the final decision on appointments to a MAC following a selection process whereby AFMA Management seeks nominations from relevant agencies and industry operators for the various positions on the MACs. Applications for industry membership on a MAC are assessed by an Assessment and Ranking Panel which submits its recommendations to the AFMA Board for approval.

More detailed information on the selection and appointment process for MAC members is set out in Fisheries Management Paper No.1 – Management Advisory Committees.

The following Management Advisory Committees are currently in operation. Follow the links below to view current membership details, meeting agendas and Chair's summaries:

• ETMAC - Eastern Tuna and Billfish
• GABMAC - Great Australian Bight Trawl
• GHATMAC - Gillnet Hook and Trap
• NORMAC - Northern Prawn
• SBTMAC - Southern Bluefin Tuna
• ScallopMAC - Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop
• SETMAC - Commonwealth Trawl
• SouthMAC - Sub-Antarctic Fisheries
• WTBFMAC - Western Tuna and Billfish
• SPFMAC - Small Pelagic Fishery
• SquidMAC - Southern Squid Jig
• TorresMAC - Torres Strait Fishery
• WESTMAC - Western Deepwater Trawl and North West Slope

Page last updated 20 November, 2007