My role as a Senior Fisheries Manager is to:• Develop and implement management policies and arrangements to facilitate the sustainable use of Victoria’s freshwater fisheries resources.• Deliver complex and high-profile projects including leading strategic stakeholder engagement on key fisheries issuesSpecific fisheries management tasks and outcomes achieved during this period include:• Secured the hosting rights, organised, and delivered the 10th World Recreational Fishing Conference in 2023 for Melbourne, Australia. 360 delegates from 20 countries.• Secured $3.7 million of funding by forming a national collaboration of 12 government and community agencies to ‘Crack the code’ on captive breeding of Macquarie perch to save the endangered fish species from extinction.• Convened and led the International Scientific Board for the World Recreational Fishing Conference (WRFC), including facilitating the process for determining the next host of WRFC11 in 2026• Led and contributed to the development of recovery and management plans and harvest strategies for individual species and multi-species fisheries. • Successfully introduced new fisheries regulations for Murray cod (slot limits, year-round fisheries) and trout in Victoria. Managed extensive scientific research, stakeholder consultation, education, communication and politics.• Organised and delivered 12 fisheries stakeholder conferences, engaging thousands of stakeholders across community, business and government.• Established and maintained a long-term monitoring program for nine native fish species across 10 rivers by leveraging over 75% of funding from co-investment sources.• Led a $5 million fish stocking program of over 10 million fish across 12 species into 240+ lakes, impoundments, rivers, creeks and streams across Victoria.• Implemented a major change in equipment to protect bycatch impact - opera house nets.

Five acting stints for 2-3 weeks on each occasion to backfill permanent Director

Overseeing the management of freshwater fisheries in Victoria

Secondment position with the Environmental Water team in the Water and Catchments Branch, DELWP. Led a Basin Plan implementation environmental progress report to assess benefits of environmental water for fish, waterbirds and vegetation in Victoria: https://www.water.vic.gov.au/reportcard

I conduct research which directly benefits recreational fishers and/or underpins fisheries management, resulting in recreational fishing outcomes.

Shark Feeding on SCUBAAnimal husbandry Communication to publicEducation of school groups