Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak-body representing the Australian seafood industry, has congratulated the CSIRO’s Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) research team for their award winning work to halt the decline of this iconic fish species.. “The team were awarded the CSIRO Impact from Science award and the Sir Ian McLennan Achievement for Industry award […]
‘Election promise from the Victorian Labor Party is another nail in the coffin for Australia’s commercial fisheries,’ warns Seafood Industry Australia
Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak-body representing the Australian seafood industry, has warned an election promise from the Victorian Labor Party to close the Gippsland Lakes to commercial fishing would be another nail in the coffin for Australia’s commercial fishing industry. “In the last three months alone we’ve seen lockouts like this proposed in […]
No Commonwealth fisheries subject to overfishing for the fifth consecutive year: ABARES release highlights sustainability
Australia’s Commonwealth-managed fisheries have been given a tick of sustainability with no fisheries subject to overfishing for the fifth consecutive year, according to the “Fisheries status reports 2018” released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resources Economics today (September 28, 2018). “This is great news,” Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) CEO Jane Lovell said. “Australia’s […]
Fishers urged to ask – R U OK?
Seafood Industry Australia, the national peak-body representing the Australian seafood industry, has urged fishers to ask one another “R U OK?” this Thursday, September 13 as part of R U OK? Day. “Sadly, Australia’s fishers experience twice the base-rate of psychological stress of any other sector,” Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) CEO Jane Lovell said. “Significant […]