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Who are we?

 

The Moreton Bay Seafood Industry Association (MBSIA) was established in 2001 to assist with management of regional issues affecting fishers in Moreton Bay. It is an incorporated association that has approximately 80 members (as at July 2007), a chair, vice-chair, board and Chief Executive Officer. Representatives of each fishery and area of Moreton Bay form the MBSIA board. It is through the board that goals and objectives for the region are established and management issues dealt with. The MBSIA board has regular contact with the QSIA and Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) representatives to ensure consistency in fisheries management across the State.

 

Our membership base includes commercial fishers, their business partners, employees and families, deckhands (assistant fishers), seafood retail businesses, other supply-chain businesses that support the Moreton Bay seafood industry, seafood industry associations and other organizations and individuals who support the objectives of the MBSIA.

 

Click here to download an MBSIA membership form:

 

http://www.seafood.net.au/files/mbsiamshipform.doc

 

Members will receive regular newsletters updating them on the activities of the Association and a window sticker to recognize their membership. (Flyers, brochures and posters are available on request for members to use in shop-fronts.) Bi-monthly meetings are held to discuss issues affecting the Moreton Bay seafood industry – please contact the MBSIA office (see below for details) for dates, times and venues for these meetings.

 

Objectives of the Association (according to the Constitution) are:

 

  1. to pursue a favourable policy and economic environment for the seafood industry in the Region;
  2. to promote ecologically sustainable development of the seafood industry in the Region;
  3. to pursue members security of access to fisheries resources;
  4. to raise the profile of the seafood industry in the Region;
  5. to promote industry best practice and develop standards and codes of practice which provide for continuous improvement in the performance and operations of the seafood industry in the Region;
  6. to promote regimes which deliver the maximum possible benefits available from the sustainable utilization of seafood resources; and
  7. to provide quality information and advice to members, goverments and relevant agencies on matters relevant to the seafood industry in the Region, including, but not restricted to:

·        protection of the marine environment

·        fisheries management

·        research and development

·        industry policy; and

·        food safety and quality.

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