Seafood Industry Australia

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 on 1 June.

3rd June 2025

Australia’s southern bluefin tuna fisheries secure MSC

3rd June 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 announced the new labelling initiative is on track…

20th March 2025

Australia advances labelling change for seafood

20th March 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Albanese Government’s commitment of AUD 3.5 million to develop new national food security strategy: Feeding Australia has been welcomed by Seafood Industry Australia (SIA).

4th March 2025

Australian food security strategy lauded by seafood industry

4th March 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) has been awarded funds from the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations Grant.

26th February 2025

SIA receives grant for China relations

26th February 2025

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

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A new draft South East Marine Parks Management Plan has been unveiled by Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for the Environment and Water. But while it has been designed to bolster marine biodiversity…

10th October 2024

Triumph for Australian tuna

10th 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

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A new training and recruitment website has launched to help support Australia’s seafood sector workers.

22nd March 2024

One-stop shop for Australian seafood workers

22nd March 2024

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

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A programme designed to improve the culture of safety in Australia’s commercial seafood industry has been launched by seafood industry body Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), in conjunction with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and the Fisheries Research and Development…

16th February 2023

Sea Safe for Aussie fishers

16th February 2023

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

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

13th September 2022

Industry unites to rebuild Oz export sector

13th September 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

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The value of Australia’s fisheries and aquaculture production is set to rise by 10% to AUD 3.55 billion in 2021–22, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has…

10th March 2022

Australia bounces back

10th March 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Trade body Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) has received an AUD 1.275 million grant to develop and expand new, emerging and high-growth potential markets, building on the country’s Seafood Industry Export Market Strategic Plan. 

28th February 2022

Aussie seafood export boost

28th February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new government enquiry report acknowledging the value and the need to strongly support Australia’s expanding aquaculture sector has been welcomed by industry trade body Seafood Industry Australia’s (SIA) Aquaculture Advisory Committee…

10th February 2022

Australian aqua boost

10th February 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The announcement of the Australia-United Kingdom free trade agreement (FTA) has been welcomed by national body Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) as the sector looks to further diversify its markets.

21st December 2021

Australian seafood industry hails ‘landmark’ UK free trade agreement

21st December 2021

NEWS

NEWS

Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the body representing Australia’s commercial fishing industry, has announced the absorption of the responsibilities of the National Aquaculture Council (NAC) and the launch of the Aquaculture Advisory Committee…

27th October 2021

Seafood Industry Australia absorbs National Aquaculture Council

27th October 2021