Australia’s seafood industry is urging consumers to “Say it with seafood” this Valentine’s Day in a bid to give the industry a much needed boost as it grapples with the flow on effect of the summer’s extreme weather and coronavirus. “This Valentine’s Day we are urging Aussies to ‘Say it with seafood’,” Seafood Industry Australia […]
‘Promote fact, not fiction’: Peak-body responds to AMCS ‘scaremongering’ campaign
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 […]
Meet a Member – Arty Raptis, CEO, Raptis Premium Seafoods
Growing up in the small fishing town of Karumba, in the Gulf of Carpentaria, in the late 1970s it was time spent with his grandfather making nets that sparked Arthur “Arty” Raptis’ love for the seafood industry. “I remember him teaching me how to make nets,” he said. “How to put twine on the needle, […]
When fiction beats fact: SIA blasts “seafood guide”
Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) is disappointed to see the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) touting their “seafood guide” as fact. “AMCS has inaccurately reported that wild-caught Queensland prawn, scallop and bug varieties are fished in an unsustainable manner. Claims which are completely untrue and will only push Australia’s healthy and sustainable seafood off the menu […]