The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is seeking applications for upcoming vacant Chair positions on a number of its Resource Assessment Groups (RAGs), specifically:
- Great Australian Bight Resource Assessment Group (GABRAG);
- Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Resource Assessment Group (ScallopRAG);
- Shark Resource Assessment Group (SharkRAG);
- Small Pelagic Fishery Resource Assessment Group (SPFRAG);
- South East Resource Assessment Group (SERAG);
- Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Resource Assessment Group (SESSFRAG);
- Southern Squid Jig Fishery Resource Assessment Group (SquidRAG);
- Sub-Antarctic Resource Assessment Group (SARAG); and,
- Tropical Tuna Resource Assessment Group (TTRAG).
The appointments will be from 1 July 2022 until:
- 30 June 2025 for SERAG, GABRAG, SharkRAG, and SESSFRAG;
- 31 March 2027 for ScallopRAG; and
- 30 June 2027 for SARAG, SPFRAG, TTRAG and SquidRAG.
Please also note that for a number of Chair positions, the RAG Chair is also appointed as the scientific or research member of the respective RAG or management advisory committee (MAC) – details follow. Successful applicants will be asked to also commit to these positions, so please take this into account when applying for a RAG Chair position:
- SERAG Chair – also the scientific member on SESSFRAG and research member on the South East Management Advisory Committee (SEMAC);
- SharkRAG Chair – also the scientific member on SESSFRAG;
- GABRAG Chair – also the scientific member on SESSFRAG and research member on the Great Australian Bight Management Advisory Committee (GABMAC);
- ScallopRAG Chair – also the research member on the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Management Advisory Committee (ScallopMAC).
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