Helping to ensure sustainable fisheries in Cape York
by Queensland Government 11 Aug 2023 13:16 PDT
Helping to ensure sustainable fisheries in Cape York © Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
We've established a working group to identify new economic pathways through charter fisheries and tourism operations while ensuring sustainable fisheries are maintained in Cape York.
The 10-person Cape York Special Fisheries Working Group will provide advice that will be considered alongside advice and information from Fisheries Queensland, the Sustainable Fisheries Expert Panel and other government agencies.
Collectively this will inform decisions on the management of our fisheries and best-practice fisheries management and implementation of the Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy: 2017-2027.
Membership consists of representatives from Cape York First Nations communities, community development, fishing industry, Local Government, Non-Government Organisations and private enterprise.
The inaugural members of the special working group are:
- Brendon Wymarra - Northern Peninsula Area (NPA)
- Clinton Williams - Pormpuraaw
- David Clarke - Lockhart River
- Frank Proctor - Wuthanthi/NPA
- Jack Jans - Mapoon/central Western Cape
- John Dockrill - Mossman/Wujal Wujal
- Linc Walker - Cape Tribulation
- Toni Hodges - Cairns
- Wanjibung Shaun Edwards - Kowanyama/Cairns
- Kirsty Burchill - Mossman Gorge
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