PROJECT TEAM

Veronica Papacosta
Co-Principal
Veronica is the CEO of Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), Managing Director of Sydney Fresh Seafood (Aust) Pty Ltd trading as Fish in the Family, Non-Executive Director at East 33 Limited, a member of the National Fisheries Advisory Council, and a passionate advocate for the Australian seafood industry.
Fish in the Family is a family owned fresh seafood retail and hospitality business currently operating 20 stores across NSW,QLD and ACT. Established in 1976, Fish in the Family is driven by a passion for quality and premium value proposition of predominantly Australian seafood and currently employs more than 200 people to meet the rapidly shifting retail environment and consumer expectations.
Veronica led the membership drive to establish SIA – The national peak body for Australian seafood representing the interests of the wildcatch, aquaculture and post-harvest sectors of the industry. Established in May 2017, SIA is the uniting voice of Australian seafood. Social licence, resource access, spatial squeeze and a response to climate change are key strategic activities of SIA. Veronica has led the organisation as Chief Executive Officer since 2020.
Veronica has a Bachelor of Economics (major in Marketing and Accounting) from Sydney University, a Diploma in Event Management from University of Technology, Sydney, a graduate of the National Seafood Industry Leadership Program (NSILP) and has completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors course.

Angela Williamson
Co-Principal
Angela is a senior leader in ocean and fisheries policy, ocean-related international relations and diplomacy, sustainable seafood production, offshore innovation, ESG and investor relations, and contemporary marine spatial planning.
She brings over two decades of experience working at the forefront of sustainable oceans governance, planning and policy across the government, political offices, the private sector, and the research community.
Angela is the co-designer of the nationally crucial ‘futures of seafood’ study, an industry driver of the International Freight Assistance Mechanism that supported the seafood industry cope with COVID challenges, inaugural leader of Australia’s support for the Coral Triangle Initiative and shepherded through the formal constitutional recognition of Tasmania Aboriginal peoples in the Tasmanian Constitution.
Her goal is to grow the ocean economy by elevating the role of sustainable food systems an integrated oceans governance.
OUR TEAM

Veronica Papacosta
Co-Principal
Veronica is the CEO of Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), Managing Director of Sydney Fresh Seafood (Aust) Pty Ltd trading as Fish in the Family, Non-Executive Director at East 33 Limited, a member of the National Fisheries Advisory Council, and a passionate advocate for the Australian seafood industry.
Fish in the Family is a family owned fresh seafood retail and hospitality business currently operating 20 stores across NSW,QLD and ACT. Established in 1976, Fish in the Family is driven by a passion for quality and premium value proposition of predominantly Australian seafood and currently employs more than 200 people to meet the rapidly shifting retail environment and consumer expectations.
Veronica led the membership drive to establish SIA – The national peak body for Australian seafood representing the interests of the wildcatch, aquaculture and post-harvest sectors of the industry. Established in May 2017, SIA is the uniting voice of Australian seafood. Social licence, resource access, spatial squeeze and a response to climate change are key strategic activities of SIA. Veronica has led the organisation as Chief Executive Officer since 2020.
Veronica has a Bachelor of Economics (major in Marketing and Accounting) from Sydney University, a Diploma in Event Management from University of Technology, Sydney, a graduate of the National Seafood Industry Leadership Program (NSILP) and has completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors course.

Angela Williamson
Co-Principal
Angela Williamson recently joined the Blue Economy CRC as Director of Blue Policy & Planning. She brings a passion for sustainable oceans development and a wealth of experiences in government, political and private sector gained over the past two decades.
Having studied a Bachelor of Applied Science (Fisheries) and Bachelor of Antarctic Studies (honours), Ange’s career has included roles in the Antarctic Division, National Oceans Office, Parks Australia and Marine Division in the Federal Environment Department. She is also a former political adviser. Most recently, Ange was responsible for communications, engagement, government relations and spearheading the ESG agenda for Australia’s largest seafood producer, the ASX listed Tassal Group.
Ange is also a representative on the Seafood Industry Australia’s (SIA) Aquaculture Advisory Committee and Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) Course Advisory Committee.
Her experiences include marine spatial planning, oceans policy, ocean and fisheries focused international relations in the Asia Pacific region and the design and deliver ESG and sustainability work programs.