Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak-body representing the Australian seafood industry, has hit back at the news leading Australian restaurants will “no longer serve unsustainable seafood” calling the campaign bogus and scaremongering. “We are disappointed to see the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) touting their ‘seafood guide’ as fact once again,” SIA CEO Jane […]
Nearly half of Australians don’t know where their seafood’s from
Shared on behalf of the Australian Barramundi Farmers Association and Papaya. A new study by the Australian Barramundi Farmers Association has uncovered nearly half of Australians (41 per cent) don’t know whether their seafood is local or imported, prompting questions of retailers and hospitality industry professionals. Considering 60 per cent of barramundi is imported, just […]
‘Don’t worry yourself sick’: Peak-body refutes fish and chip flu jab
SIA responds to “The Immune Response to Influenza is Suppressed by the Synthetic Food Additive and Nrf2 Activator, tert-butylhydroquinone (tBHQ)”, by Michigan State University, researchers Robert Freeborn et al. Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak-body representing the seafood industry, has urged Australians not to get swept up in false claims that eating fish and […]
‘Our Pledge’ workshop makes a splash in Sydney and Hobart
Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak body representing the Australian seafood industry, made a splash in Sydney and Hobart when they toured their “Our Pledge” workshop recently. “Improving the community perception and social licence of the Australian seafood industry is a major priority for us,” SIA CEO Jane Lovell said. “The industry has identified […]