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