About us Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) is the national peak-body representing the whole of Australia’s seafood industry with members from the wild catch, aquaculture and post-harvest sectors. As the voice of Australian seafood, SIA provides consumers, Government and other stakeholders with confident and united representation on matters of importance to the industry. Our unity indicates […]
Australia’s commercial fishing industry announces outcome of national crisis talks on resource access
Representatives from Australia’s commercial fishing industry converged in Fremantle, WA today (Wednesday, February 6) to discuss the continued threats to the industry’s resource access, stemming from ongoing nationwide government intervention. “We called today’s ‘Tipping Point’ meeting to discuss the widespread government interventions, reviews and reform processes bringing increased uncertainty to our industry, most prominent at […]
‘Australia’s commercial fish-stocks sustainable’: CSIRO paper highlights ‘Edgar paper’ flaws, rejects claims of rapid decline
Seafood Industry Australia’s response to L. Richard Little, Jemery Day, Malcolm Haddon, Neil Klaer, Andre E. Punt, Anthony D.M. Smith, David C. Smith, and Geoff N. Tuck’s research paper, “Comments on the evidence for the recent claim on the state of Australian fish stocks”, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 2019. Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), […]
‘Where do you want your seafood to come from?’: Commercial fishing industry calls crisis talks on resource access
Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak-body representing the Australian seafood industry, has announced a national crisis-meeting will be held in Western Australia next month to discuss the ongoing threats to resource access and property rights occurring across the nation. “Surety of resource access is being eroded right across the Australia,” SIA CEO Jane Lovell […]