Recreational Fishing Saltwater Trust Expenditure Committee

The Recreational Fishing Saltwater Trust Expenditure Committee (RFSTEC) gives recreational fishers along the coast an opportunity to have input into how their licence money is spent.

By law, all revenue raised by the new recreational fishing fee is being placed into two Trusts dedicated to recreational fishing - one for saltwater fishing and the other for freshwater fishing.

Together with the Recreational Fishing Freshwater Trust Expenditure Committee (RFFTEC), the saltwater angler committee plays an important role in the management of our fisheries resources. The two angler committees consider expenditure priorities and community proposals for the Trusts.

The new committee is made up of members representing eight regions along the entire NSW coast, and key stakeholders including major recreational fishing groups. The Committee brings together recreational fishers with a wide variety of expertise in the recreational fishing sector.

Recreational Fishing Saltwater Regions

RFSTEC Map

RFSTEC members

Committee Member

Representation

Mr Bruce Schumacher AM

Chair

Mr Paul Connellan

Region 1 - Qld to Evans Head

Mr David Faircloth

Region 2 - Evans Head to Woolgoolga

Mr Craig Cameron

Region 3 - Woolgoolga to Port Macquarie

Mr Geoff Shelton

Region 4- Port Macquarie to Seal Rocks

Mr Michael Aubrey

Region 5 - Seal Rocks to The Entrance

Mr Sami Omari

Region 6 - The Entrance to Wollongong

Ms Ann Garard

Region 7 - Wollongong to Narooma

Mr Micah Adams

Region 8 - Narooma to Vic

Mr Grahame Williams OAM

NSW recreational fishing organisation representative - NSW Game Fishing Association

Mr Ryan Lungu

NSW recreational fishing organisation representative - OzFish Unlimited

Mr Adrian Wayne

NSW recreational fishing organisation representative - Australian Underwater Federation

Mr Peter Turnell

NSW DPI representative - Director, Fisheries and Aquaculture Management or nominee

Committee Outcomes