Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak-body representing Australia’s commercial fishing industry, has welcomed the release of the Fishery status reports 2020, which show that for the seventh consecutive year none of Australia’s solely Commonwealth-managed fisheries have been subject to overfishing. (more…)
Tag: aquaculture

Sustainable seafood could help feed the world in 2050
Annual global production of food from the sea could increase by 21–44 million tonnes by 2050 — 12–25% of the increase in all meat needed to feed 9.8 billion people by mid-century. The findings are reported in Nature. Realizing such an increase in sustainable food production will depend on various factors, including policy reforms, technological…

Researchers test their real time eDNA detection kits in Thailand
The ornamental fish trade in Australia has an estimated value of about $350 million, with 12 to 14 million fish imported each year. While this trade is great for the economy it can also be a significant biosecurity risk if exotic fishes were to be purposely released into our river systems. (more…)

'Back to business': Australian seafood industry buoyed by Federal support
` Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) has welcomed the Federal Government’s $110 million International Freight Assistance announcement. (more…)

‘If it’s Aussie, it’s good’: Australia’s seafood industry welcomes Sustainable Seafood Week
“Want sustainable seafood? Ask for Aussie seafood”, these are the words of Seafood Industry Australia CEO Jane Lovell as she welcomes the Australian Sustainable Seafood week which runs from March 9-15 2020. (more…)

Nadia Engstrom: fisheries scientist
The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) are keen to celebrate some of the brilliant female researchers who contribute to the field of fisheries science. (more…)