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Three fishing industry leaders receive Order of Australia

The Commonwealth of Australia yesterday announced that seafood industry leaders Grahame Turk, Dr Bruce Standen and Peter Dundas-Smith have been honoured with a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia award.

Sydney Fish Market General Manager, Bryan Skepper commended each of the men for having played an important role in enhancing the industry in different ways.

“The seafood industry has many advocates and we are proud to see Grahame Turk, Dr Bruce Standen and Peter Dundas-Smith bestowed with awards from the Order of Australia. These three have contributed enormously to the seafood industry at both a state and national level over many years, and through their leadership they have helped create a more vibrant and sustainable industry,” said Skepper.

Grahame Turk, Chairman, Sydney Fish Market, was awarded a Member of the Order for significant service to the seafood and fisheries industry through leadership roles, and to the development and sustainability of the sector.

Dr Bruce Standen was awarded for Member of Australia for significant service to primary industry, particularly to agricultural economics, sustainability, and research.

Dr Standen has been an independent Director on the board of Sydney Fish Market since 1994. He is also Deputy Chair of OceanWatch Australia, a not-for-profit organisation that aims to make the seafood industry more environmentally sustainable. 

Peter Dundas-Smith was awarded Member of the Order for significant service to the fishing, aquaculture and seafood industries through innovation, research and development. Peter played a major role in shaping the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) during his time as Executive Director. 

Since retiring from FRDC, Peter has continued to work to ensure a sound program of end user driven research and development is pursued. 

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