Inland Fisheries head appointed

Dr Ryan Wilkinson has been appointed as the new Director of Inland Fisheries having acted in the role since March, 2024. 

Dr Wilkinson is a passionate recreational angler who has a PhD in fish biology from Flinders University and moved to Tasmania in 2006 to take on an academic position at the University of Tasmania specialising in fish health, physiology and reproductive biology. 

Since leaving the University he has had a range of roles in the commercial aquaculture sector. He also worked for Biosecurity Tasmania – initially as the Industry Collaboration Manager and most recently as Director of Biosecurity Operations.

The Inland Fisheries Service manages all fish and fisheries in inland waters, this includes Tasmania’s recreational trout and whitebait fisheries, commercial fisheries (freshwater fish farms, eel fishery and fish dealers), pest species and native fish.