Lindsay CHAPMAN

Lindsay started work in fisheries in 1975 as a commercial fisherman in Queensland, trolling for Spanish mackerel and gillnetting barramundi. He has worked as SPC’s Fisheries Development Adviser since July 1996, providing assistance and guidance to fisheries departments in the region on domestic offshore fisheries development, and managing the Fisheries Development Section. Lindsay commenced his new position as the Coastal Fisheries Programme Manager on 1 October 2005, while continuing to manage the Fisheries Development Section. In his new role he will focus on the strategic direction for the Programme in line with the directions set by member countries and territories.