Australia

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Papua New Guinea’s Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery has attained Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, becoming the country’s first small-scale fishery to achieve the standard.

25th October 2023

First for PNG as rock lobster fishery is certified sustainable

25th October 2023

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

SafetyNet Technologies has struck an agreement to supply the CatchCam fishing gear-mounted camera to the Australian market, signing up Queensland-based Hampidjan Australia as its distributor.

29th August 2023

Hampidjan Australia latest CatchCam distributor

29th August 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture company Tassal Group Limited has completed the acquisition of MPA Fish Farms Pty Ltd and MPA Marketing Pty Ltd, which operate Australia’s only ocean-based barramundi farm at Cone Bay, Western Australia. 

1st August 2023

Tassal acquires Australian barramundi farm

1st August 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The addition of more marine parks in Southeast Australia will reduce the fish supply and impact jobs in rural towns, according to the South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA) and the…

21st June 2023

Australia warned marine parks could hurt fishers

21st June 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Providing access to more than 65 million UK consumers, the free trade agreement between Australia and the United Kingdom that was recently signed by both countries has been welcomed by Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national…

8th May 2023

Seafood industry welcomes Australia-UK FTA

8th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) has welcomed funding announced by the Labor Government to combat foreign ghost nets which have drifted into Australia’s northern waters.

25th April 2023

Funding will help combat Australia’s ghost net issue

25th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

North Queensland prawn farm Pacific Reef Tigers and abalone producer Yumbah were two of the big winners in Australia’s latest annual Sustainable Seafood Awards, held by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) in…

27th March 2023

Australian aquaculture award winners named

27th March 2023

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Project Sea Dragon (PSD) Pty Ltd, regarded as one of Australia’s most ambitious aquaculture ventures, has been put into voluntary administration by its owner Seafarms Group Ltd (SFG).

14th February 2023

SFG pulls farm funding

14th February 2023

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Spanish technology company Satlink has launched a new circular economy programme that repurposes lost gear that has been developed for sustainable fishing.

15th December 2022

Gear second life launch

15th December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Western Australia’s rock lobster fishery is celebrating 22 years of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification following the announcement of its fifth successful assessment, on 29 November 2022. 

2nd December 2022

Rock lobster on a roll

2nd December 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Cooke Inc, parent company of Cooke Aquaculture Inc of New Brunswick, Canada, has completed its acquisition of Australian Atlantic salmon and black tiger shrimp producer Tassal Group Limited.

21st November 2022

Cooke acquires Tassal

21st November 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

National body Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) has welcomed the October 2022 Albanese government budget, supporting its commitments to the introduction of Country of Origin Labelling for Australian seafood sold in foodservice, and…

27th October 2022

Australia commits to CoOL

27th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Secondary producer of nutraceutical, seafood products and marine ingredients New Zealand Coastal Seafoods Limited (NZCS) has announced the intended acquisition of Nine Ocean Group.

5th October 2022

Strategic purchase for NZCS

5th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Australian seafood industry is uniting to rebuild its export sector.

13th September 2022

Industry unites to rebuild Oz export sector

13th September 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Singapore-headquartered fishing farming company Barramundi Group has confirmed that it has been exploring strategic options for its Australian operations and has now decided to also consider a complete divestment of the business.

7th September 2022

Barramundi may offload Aussie ops

7th September 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Australian salmon farming and seafood company Tassal has signed a sustainability-linked loan (SLL) for AUD 497 million of facilities, linking some of the interest charges on its loans to sustainability key performance…

15th August 2022

Tassal $497m green loan

15th August 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The opening morning of Australia’s Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop fishery (BSCZSF) 2022 season brought the confirmation that it had achieved certification for its sustainable fisheries practices and management.

12th July 2022

Aussie certified scallops

12th July 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Australian aquaculture firm Tassal Group Ltd has confirmed that it has rejected of a conditional proposal from Cooke Inc to acquire 100% of Tassal’s ordinary shares for a cash consideration of AUD…

29th June 2022

Tassal rebuffs Cooke

29th June 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Barramundi Group Australia (BGA) has announced plans to expand its barramundi operation off the West Kimberley Coast.

23rd May 2022

Barramundis growth plans

23rd May 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Confirmation of the new Australia-India interim free trade agreement (FTA) has been welcomed by national body Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) as the industry seeks to open up new markets.

4th April 2022

Australia-India FTA boost

4th April 2022