Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak-body representing Australia’s commercial fishing industry, has commended the work of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and a proactive business owner in rescuing the crew of a 20m fishing boat off the coast of Mooloolaba in Queensland. “This rescue, which saw both the crew and fishing boat […]
‘Keeping our fishers safe at sea’; Coroner’s report highlights need for improved vessel monitoring
Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak body representing Australia’s commercial fishing industry, has welcomed the release of the inquest into the deaths associated with the FV Dianne and FV Cassandra. “This is a step in the right direction to ensuring tragedies like the FV Dianne and the FV Cassandra do not happen again,” SIA […]
Victorian Government sinks resource access in the Gippsland Lakes
Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak body representing the Australian seafood industry is alarmed the Andrews Labor Government has introduced legislation that will remove the ten remaining Gippsland Lakes Fishing Access Licences. “In an omnibus piece of legislation that looks to be designed to hide the rotten deal being offered to commercial fishers, the […]
Set your heart on seafood for good health
📷TheFishShoppe Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak body representing the Australian seafood industry, has welcomed today’s confirmation from the Heart Foundation that seafood gets the health tick. “While this isn’t news to many of us, it is great that today the Heart Foundation has confirmed the need for fish and seafood in a healthy […]