The National Aquaculture Council (NAC) is the peak body representing the aquaculture industry across Australia. The NAC has now been recognised in this position through the Action Agenda process that culminated in the Aquaculture Round Table in Canberra last year, and also the Prime Ministers Scientific, Engineering and Innovation Council presentation on aquaculture.

The NAC has been engaged by the Department of Agriculture Fisheries & Forestry to provide the secretariat for the Aquaculture Action Agenda Implementation Committee for a minimum of 2 years. This has allowed the NAC to engage a full time Chief Executive Officer who is based in the Australian Seafood Industry Council offices in Canberra.