Department of Fisheries
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The Department of Fisheries’ primary responsibility is to conserve, develop and manage the fish and aquatic resources of Western Australia to ensure there are ‘fish for the future’. They do this through managing and licensing commercial and recreational fishing activities and protecting the aquatic environment and ecosystems on which fish depend. In July 2017, the Department of Fisheries was amalgamated with the Department of Regional Development, Department of Agriculture and Food and the nine regional development commissions to form the new Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.
Contact Details
3rd Floor, The Atrium, 168 - 170 St Georges Terrace, PERTH WA 6000
08 9482 7333
Company Activity
| NEWS: Tagged in NW oyster industry navigates turbid tides | 22 Sep 2023 |
| NEWS: Tagged in Govt backs climate change-hit scallop farmers | 13 Sep 2023 |
| NEW ROLE: Sam Moyle, Technical Officer | 27 Mar 2021 |
| NEW ROLE: Don Punch, Minister for Fisheries | 18 Mar 2021 |
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Related Information
Notable People
| Name | Position | Year Started |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Officer | 2013 |
| Minister for Fisheries | 2021 |
Past People
| Name | Position | Year Started | Year Ended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Tinley | Minister for Fisheries | 2019 | 2021 |
| Dave Kelly | Minister for Fisheries | 2017 | 2019 |
| Bruno Mezzatesta | Executive Director, Regional Services (since 2010) | 1996 | 2018 |
| Darren Foster | Deputy Director General | 2015 | 2017 |
| Rick Fletcher | Executive Director, Science & Resource Assessment | 2001 | 2017 |
| Joe Francis | Minster for Fisheries | 2016 | 2017 |
| Heather Brayford | Director General (since 2015); (Acting Director General 2014-2015, Deputy Director General 2011-2014) | 2011 | 2017 |
| Kieth Van Dongen | Executive Director, Corporate Services | 2004 | 2017 |
| Ken Baston | Minister for Fisheries | 2013 | 2016 |
| Stuart Smith | Director General | 2008 | 2014 |
| Michael Connolly | Director, Corporate Services | 2012 | |
| Cindy O'Dea | Senior HR Consultant | 2007 | 2011 |
| Kenneth Smith | Director, Corporate Services | 2011 | |
| Philip Bruce | Manager, Infrastructure Development & Major Projects | 1972 | 2011 |
| Rae Burrows | Acting Director, Regional Services | 2010 | |
| Emma Page | Administration & Finance Officer | 2009 | 2010 |
| Lindsay Joll | Acting Deputy Director, Integrated Fisheries Director | 2010 | |
| Natasha Mutch | Manager, Strategic Communications | 2009 | 2010 |
| Greg Paust | Acting Director, Aquatic Management | 1996 | 2010 |
| Andrew Cribb | Principal Policy Officer (since 2009) | 1996 | 2010 |
| Glenn Cridland | Registrar Manager, Legal | 2001 | 2009 |
| Leonie Noble | Coordinator, Abrolhos (since 2007) | 2005 | 2009 |
| Tim Bray | Program Manager | 2007 | 2008 |
| Peter Millington | Acting Chief Executive | 2006 | 2008 |
| Jim Penn | Director, Fisheries Research Services | 2007 | |
| Justin Bellanger | Research Scientist | 2003 | 2007 |
| Chris Mitchell | Senior Fisheries Officer | 1992 | 2007 |
| Justin Bellanger | Research Scientist | 2003 | 2007 |
| Helen Alexander | Manager, Financial Services | 2007 | |
| Nicole Moody | Media Manager | 2005 | 2006 |
| Tim Bray | Executive Officer, Rock Lobster Fisheries | 2001 | 2006 |
| Roley Myers | Editor, Journalist (2003-2006); (Acting Ministerial Press Secretary 2003) | 2003 | 2006 |
| Neil Thomson | Senior Economist | 2004 | 2006 |
| Peter Rogers | Chief Executive | 1973 | 2006 |
| Kane Moyle | Research Assistant | 2004 | 2005 |
| Glenn Cridland | Objections Tribunal Counsel | 1999 | 2001 |
| Tim Bray | Regional Manager, Metropolitan Region | 2000 | 2001 |
| Tim Bray | Senior Fisheries Manager | 1996 | 2000 |
| Rick Fletcher | Senior Research Scientist | 1988 | 1996 |
| Don Nicholls | Manager, Seafood Quality Management |
