The Northern Prawn Fishery Resource Assessment Group (NPRAG) is the research and scientific committee for management of the Northern Prawn Fishery. The group provides advice to AFMA, the Commission and the Northern Prawn Fishery Management Advisory Committee on the status of target stocks (including the type of information and research needed to support the stock assessments) and on fishing impacts upon byproduct, bycatch and the marine environment.
The group also evaluates alternative harvest options like the impact over time of different harvest strategies, effort levels, confidence levels for fishery assessments and risks to the success of fishery objectives. Economic factors affecting the fishery are a key consideration for the assessments.
This group provides an avenue for consultation between industry members, fishery managers, economists, scientists and other interest groups.
Find past minutes, recommendations and advice on the Northern Prawn Fishery Resource Assessment Group past meetings page.
Find the research plan under Fishery publications on the Northern Prawn Fishery webpage.
Current membership
- Dr Ian Knuckey, Chair
- Dr Rik Buckworth, Scientific member
- Prof Tom Kompas, Economic member
- Ms Éva Plagányi, CSIRO, Scientific member
- Dr Denham Parker, Scientific member
- Mr Ian Boot, Industry member
- Mr Phil Robson, Industry member
- Mr Bryan van Wyk, Industry member
- Ms Darci Wallis, AFMA
Executive Officer, Northern Prawn Fishery Resource Assessment Group
Email: Northernfisheries2@afma.gov.au
Tel: 02 6225 5555