To secure the future of Australian wild-catch and aquaculture fisheries it is increasingly clear that building and maintaining societal support is vital. The wild-catch and aquaculture industries are increasingly and acutely aware of the need to garner societal support but are unsure of how to address poor societal support at its root, who needs to be involved to address the problem, and effective pathways to improving societal support. This investment will review the wealth of information available including learnings from other industries, international wild-catch and aquaculture fisheries and historical case studies of successes and failures within Australia. The information will be used to identify determining factors (social, economic, environmental and political) affecting societal support and identify means to detect, assess and monitor societal support for wild-catch and aquaculture fisheries in Australia using a risk-based approach.