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  • Domestic fisheries
    • Commonwealth Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy and Guidelines
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National Fisheries Plan

The National Fisheries Plan provides a shared vision to grow Australia’s fishing and seafood sectors in a sustainable way. It does this by outlining initiatives and targets to be achieved by 2030 across 9 priority areas.

We created the Plan with state and territory governments and the seafood community.

The final Plan reflects the feedback we received through public consultation. 

We thank all fishers, industry and researchers for their input to the Plan.

We have now developed an implementation framework to achieve its targets.

Access the National Fisheries Plan:

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National Fisheries Plan (PDF 14.7MB)
National Fisheries Plan (DOCX 266KB)

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National Fisheries Plan Coordination Group

The National Fisheries Plan Coordination Group (the Coordination Group) was established to develop and oversee the progress of a framework to guide the implementation of initiatives for fisheries managers and sectors set by the National Fisheries Plan. 

The Coordination Group is comprised of Australian governments and the commercial, recreational and First Nations fishing sectors to drive sustainable growth of the Australian fishing, aquaculture, and seafood community. 

Following each meeting of the Coordination Group a communique will be released. Copies of these communiques can be downloaded below.

MeetingCommunique download
NFP Coordination Group meeting 1
December 2022
NFPCG 1 (PDF 138 KB)
NFPCG 1 (DOCX 19 KB)
NFP Coordination Group meeting 2
May 2023
NFPCG 2 (PDF 103 KB)
NFPCG 2 (DOCX 28 KB)
NFP Coordination Group meeting 3
October 2023
NFPCG 3 (PDF 18KB)
NFPCG 3 (DOCX 398KB)
NFP Coordination Group meeting 4
May 2024
NFPCG 4 (PDF 81KB)
NFPCG 4 (DOCX 26 KB)

Progress report

The Coordination Group monitors the progress of the National Fisheries Plan. View the 2024 progress snapshot:

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National Fisheries Plan 2024 progress snapshot (PDF 286 KB)
National Fisheries Plan 2024 progress snapshot (DOCX 321 KB)

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Page last updated: 05 November 2024

We acknowledge the continuous connection of First Nations Traditional Owners and Custodians to the lands, seas and waters of Australia. We recognise their care for and cultivation of Country. We pay respect to Elders past and present, and recognise their knowledge and contribution to the productivity, innovation and sustainability of Australia’s agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries.

Artwork: Protecting our Country, Growing our Future
© Amy Allerton, contemporary Aboriginal Artist of the Gumbaynggirr, Bundjalung and Gamilaroi nations.

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