Published: 14 November 2022 Updated: 28 November 2023

In August 2022, the FRDC Capability and Capacity Steering Committee was formed to strategically guide the capability and capacity building plan.  

The committee is expertise based rather than representative and will add value through integration with existing fishing and aquaculture structures. The committee will meet four times a year and members will provide oversight of measurement and evaluation to enable visibility of progress, identification of challenges and review of capability and capacity building initiatives.  

Committee members are: 

  • Dr Kate Brooks (independent chair): Non-Executive Director, OzFish Unlimited and Director, KAL Analysis Pty Ltd, Chair, SA Allocation Review Committee, and previous Director of FRDC and founder of the FRDC HDR program.  

  • Veronica Papacosta: CEO, Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), Managing Director of Sydney Fresh Seafood (Aust) Pty Ltd; Non-Executive Director of East 33 Ltd, Agriculture Industry Advisory Council member; National Fisheries Advisory Council member and a passionate advocate for the Australian seafood industry. 

  • Dr Heidi Mumme: Owner/director of MI-Fish Consulting, President and Tasmanian director of Women in Seafood Australasia (WISA), Program Manager and facilitator for Affectus on the National Seafood Industry Leadership Program; Seafood Maritime Training Tasmania Board member; FRDC Seafood Industry Safety Initiative Steering Committee (SISI) member, FRDC Research Advisory Committees (RAC) Chair for Tasmania and Victoria.  

  • Andrew Sullivan: Owner/director of Fish Focus Consulting, and recently departed Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Fisheries Association (CFA). Andrew left the CFA to embark on a PhD through the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (UTAS) entitled ‘Novel Governance for a Changing Ocean’, examining the complex intersection of governance, policy, science, and development.

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