Introduction
The salmon industry independent study will examine whether Tasmania’s regulatory arrangements are effective in achieving sustainable development while protecting the state’s marine and freshwater environments.
The study will benchmark Tasmania’s regulatory framework, examine monitoring, compliance, penalties, biosecurity, animal welfare and environmental performance standards.
In October 2025, the terms of reference for the salmon industry study were announced:
The independent study commenced on 27 February 2026 with the appointment of the Joint Study Leads, Dr Wendy Craik AM and Dr Russell Reichelt AO.
Have your say: Stakeholder engagement plan and study plan
The joint study leads have drafted the following stakeholder engagement plan and a study plan for the study:
Stakeholders and members of the public are invited to provide feedback on:
- The proposed approach to stakeholder engagement
- The scope, focus and structure of the study
Feedback will be considered by the Study Leads as the plans are finalised.
How to have your say
All written submissions on the draft stakeholder engagement and study plans must be received by 11:59pm on Sunday, 5 July 2026.
Email your submission to: salmonstudy@tas.gov.au
Publication of submissions
Other than as indicated below, submissions will be treated as public information and will be published on this website.
Submissions will be published once the study leads consideration of submissions has concluded.
No personal information other than an individual’s name or the organisation making a submission will be published.
Accessibility of submissions
The government recognises that not all individuals or groups are equally placed to access and understand information. We are therefore committed to ensuring Government information is accessible and easily understood by people with diverse communication needs
Where possible, please consider typing your submission in plain English and providing it in a format such as Microsoft Word or equivalent.
The government cannot however take responsibility for the accessibility of documents provided by third parties.
Important information to note
Your name (or the name of the organisation) will be published unless you request otherwise.
In the absence of a clear indication that a submission is intended to be treated as confidential (or parts of the submission), the submission will be treated as public information and will be published on this website.
If you would like your submission treated as confidential, whether in whole or in part, please indicate this in writing at the time of making your submission clearly identifying the parts of your submission you want to remain confidential and the reasons why. In this case, your submission will not be published to the extent of that request.
Commercial in confidence information will be treated appropriately.
Copyright in submissions remains with the author(s), not with the Tasmanian Government.
Submissions containing defamatory or offensive material will not be published, in whole or in part. If your submission includes information that could enable the identification of other people, then parts or all the submission will not be published.
The Right to Information Act 2009 and confidentiality
Information provided to the government may be provided to an applicant under the provisions of the Right to Information Act 2009 (RTI). If you have indicated that you wish all or part of your submission to be treated as confidential, your statement detailing the reasons may be taken into account in determining whether or not to release the information in the event of an RTI application for assessed disclosure. You may also be contacted to provide any further comment.
Next steps
The Study Leads will finalise the stakeholder engagement plan and study plan following consideration of feedback and commence Phase 1 of the study.
Meet the study leads
Dr Russell Reichelt AO
Joint Study Lead
Dr Russell Reichelt AO is an experienced marine scientist and environmental policy leader in the fields of ocean governance and sustainable resource management. He served as the Executive Chairman of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority from 2007 to 2018. Throughout his distinguished career, Dr Reichelt has held numerous senior management roles, including CEO of the Australian Institute of Marine Science, Chair of Australia’s Fisheries Research and Development Corporation and a board member of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority for 12 years.
Dr Reichelt holds a PhD in Marine Science and has worked as a tropical marine ecologist and applied these skills in fisheries status reporting, marine park management, and development of national and international fisheries management quotas and rules. Under his leadership in 2009 the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority produced the first Outlook Report for the Reef which has subsequently been mirrored by Australia’s State of the Environment Reporting and the IUCN’s international assessment of marine World Heritage areas worldwide. In 2021, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for his distinguished service to marine conservation, to ecosystem management of the Great Barrier Reef, and to climate change research, and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy for Technology and Engineering.
Dr Wendy Craik AM
Joint Study Lead
Dr Wendy Craik AM is a leading independent public policy expert with over 25 years of experience in natural resource management, primary industries, and environmental policy. Her distinguished career includes serving as the Chief Executive of the Murray-Darling Basin Commission, Executive Director of the National Farmers’ Federation, and Chair of the Climate Change Authority. Dr Craik has also served as a Commissioner of the Productivity Commission, Chair of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), and a board member of the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS).
Dr Craik holds a PhD in Zoology and brings a wealth of experience in bridging the gap between scientific research, environmental sustainability, and agricultural economics. In 2007, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for her service to the natural environment, economic and rural policy, and regional communities.