Seafood Cooperative Research Centre Board Members

* The Seafood CRC would like to thank retired Board members Roger Cotton and Nick Moore for their services to the Company Board from 2007-200.

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Professor Colin Buxton

Colin is the Director of the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute and he brings a wealth of science, research and development management and strategic planning expertise to the Seafood Cooperative Research Centre.

Colin is also a Director of the Cooperative Research Centre for the Sustainable Aquaculture of Finfish.

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Mr Bob Cox

Fun-loving and "always-up-for-a-joke", our Bob is the Director of Marine Culture and Tasmanian Quality Foods.

Bob is also a chartered accountant in practice and he is also involved in the new Australian seafood promotion organisation called "Seafood Experience, Australia" or SEA.

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Mr Peter Dundas-Smith (Chairman)

Peter is the Seafood Cooperative Research Centre's Chairman who led the bid team to victory!

Peter was the former Fisheries Research and Development Corporation's Executive Director and he is also the Chairman of the Cooperative Research Centre for the Sustainable Aquaculture of Finish.

Peter brings military precision to the board meetings and contributes his vast knowledge of the seafood industry, research and development and governance.

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Mr Callum Elder

Callum Elder is a technologist who is the Executive General Manager, Quality and Innovation and a member of the Board of Management of the major vertically integrated food company, Simplot Australia.

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Dr Craig Foster

Craig is currently the director of a private consulting company providing aquaculture advice and he is also the Chairman of the National Aquaculture Council and Chairman of the Clean Seas Research and Technical Advisory Committee.

The Seafood CRC is very fortunate to have Craig on our Board due to the skills he possesses from being the Managing Director of two significant aquaculture businesses (Marine Harvest Australia and Skretting Australia). Here he was responsible for the financial, governance, profitability and development of these businesses and his strengths are in clearly understanding the critical issues that prevent a business from developing and assessing ways of removing these blocks to business development.

Craig has two Degrees - one in Veterinary Science and the
other in Veterinary Biology.

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Dr Patrick Hone


Patrick is the passionate Executive Director of the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation. Patrick is a scientist who also has extentive knowledge of planning, management and funding of national seafood-related research and development.

Patrick is also a Director of the Cooperative Research Centre for the Sustainable Aquaculture of Finfish.

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Dr Pauline Mooney

Pauline has an impressive list of key skills which will serve us well at the Seafood CRC. Pauline has fourteen years experience in science, business and financial leadership, including extensive research and project management experience. She also has fourteen years experience in strategy planning for two primary industries research across terrestrial, marine, livestock and food sectors.

Pauline has held a number of professional roles ranging from her current role as Deputy Executive Director of the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) to previous roles such as Director of Research & Development at SARDI, Assistant General Manager with HortResearch, Sector Leader for HortResearch, Portfolio Manager/Capability Leader for HortResearch and not forgetting her career as a scientist (1984 – 1995)!

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Ms Erica Starling

Erica is an industry member with experience in Western Australia and Commonwealth wild-catch fisheries and in the aquaculture sector.

Erica has been actively involved in seafood processing and marketing since 1994 and in 2003 was awarded RIRDC Rural Women's Award.

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