Australia

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Australia’s Oyster Coast (AOC) has commenced 2026 with positive momentum, announcing the acquisition of a Sydney Rock Oyster farm at Pambula on the NSW Far South Coast.

5th February 2026

Australia’s Oyster Coast expands south

5th February 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Humpty Doo Barramundi, a long-established Northern Territory producer, has become the first Australian barramundi farm to earn certification from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC).

8th December 2025

Australia gains first ASC barramundi

8th December 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Ace Aquatec’s groundbreaking underwater camera A-BIOMASS has beat competition in low light conditions and is set to transform the way salmon is farmed in Tasmania.

7th October 2025

Tasmanian producer Petuna opts for Ace Aquatec underwater vision

7th October 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Sean Sloan has been appointed the new Managing Director of the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) in Australia.

8th July 2025

International fisheries, aquaculture leader to take FRDC helm

8th July 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

With leading marine scientists sounding the alarm as global oceans edge closer to a critical tipping point due to the compounding pressures of climate change, overfishing and habitat degradation, the Marine Stewardship…

19th June 2025

UNOC 2025 echoes down under: New FAO data, Aussie innovation and the future of fishing

19th June 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Yumbah Aquaculture has confirmed the delivery of an Australian aquaculture first, becoming the country’s first oyster producer to earn Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

12th June 2025

Yumbah earns first BAP oyster certification for Australia

12th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Australia’s southern bluefin tuna (SBT) longline and minorline fisheries have been independently certified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)’s environmental standard for fishing, coinciding with the start of the SBT fishing season…

3rd June 2025

Australia’s southern bluefin tuna fisheries secure MSC

3rd June 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Shoppers in Australia are being urged to “check their cans” and look closer at what’s behind the label of their favourite canned tuna after a first-of-its-kind academic study from the University of…

6th May 2025

Australians urged to ‘check their cans’ for sustainable tuna claims

6th May 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Australians will soon be able to select their preferred seafood products in restaurants and cafes, with country-of-origin labelling (CoOL) to be added to menus. Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic has…

20th March 2025

Australia advances labelling change for seafood

20th March 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has celebrated outstanding contributions to sustainable seafood at the Sustainable Seafood Awards Australia.

12th March 2025

MSC honours leaders in Australian seafood

12th March 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

RSPCA Australia’s Approved Certification Committee has confirmed it has decided to halt Australian salmon farming company Huon Aquaculture’s RSPCA Approved certification while it investigates claims of animal cruelty.

11th March 2025

RSPCA suspends certification of Huon Aquaculture

11th March 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Australian aquaculture company Clean Seas Seafood Ltd (CSS) has received a non-binding, indicative and incomplete proposal from Yumbah Aquaculture Ltd to merge with CSS through the acquisition of 100% of CSS shares…

19th February 2025

Clean Seas receives merger proposal

19th February 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Aquaculture and fisheries are two sectors of the seafood industry that make critical contributions to range of areas – from nutrition and local economies to the cultural life of coastal communities around…

29th January 2025

High-value collagen from fish by-products

29th January 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

With plans to onboard more brands and fisheries, the Australian company is profiting from its sustainability and traceability investments.

15th November 2024

How green storytelling is paying off for Austral Fisheries

15th November 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Trade body Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) has welcomed the agreement of a timetable to resume trade of live Australian lobster back into the mainland China market and has extended its gratitude to ministers and officials…

11th October 2024

Australia to resume live lobster trade with China

11th October 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Winners of Australia’s 2024 National Seafood Industry Awards and this year’s Hall of Fame inductees were announced at the prestigious National Seafood Industry Awards Gala Dinner, held on 12 September 2024 at…

13th September 2024

Australian seafood award winners announced

13th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Built for the Australia state’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) by Geraldton-based shipbuilder Dongara Marine, the new 18.6-metre fisheries research vessel (RV) was named Djildjit Kaartadjiny in consultation with Noongar (indigenous)…

29th May 2024

Australian shipbuilder completes multi-purpose researcher

29th May 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

To mark World Tuna Day on 2 May, Coles has announced that all own-brand canned tuna will begin to carry the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) blue fish tick label from September.

2nd May 2024

All Coles own-brand tuna to carry MSC label

2nd May 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

New findings from a YouGov Survey commissioned by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) reveal that 60% of Gen Z and over 55% of all Australians are not eating the recommended two…

28th March 2024

Nutrition expert shares top eight Australian sustainable and affordable seafood choices

28th March 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With Australians expected to consume at least 22,000 tonnes of prawns during this year’s festive period, enough to fill 10 Olympic-sized swimming pools, new data from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) finds that…

20th December 2023

Aussie prawn fishers urge public to choose sustainably this Christmas

20th December 2023