The MSC’s Sustainable Seafood Day in Australia will be held on 16 March and provides an opportunity for the fishers that fish sustainably to be celebrated and rewarded.
Consumers can help celebrate these sustainable fisheries by eating MSC certified seafood at home, work or at one of the many participating restaurants and cafes on 16 March, while restaurants, cafes, and foodservice companies can do their bit by offering and promoting MSC certified seafood on their menu.
As well as the local fresh MSC certified seafood available to restaurants and cafes – West Australian rock lobster, Spencer Gulf king prawns and Lakes and Coroong yellow eye mullet, mulloway and perch – there are more than 100 MSC labelled canned and frozen seafood products currently on sale in Australia. These products can be found at leading retailers across the country and include leading brands such Woolworths’, Coles’ and Aldi’s private labels, John West, Birds Eye and Fish4Ever. The MSC certified seafood available at retailers includes pink and red salmon, albacore tuna, hoki, hake, herring and sardines.
A number of independent restaurants have already signed up for this year’s event and will be serving a range of MSC certified seafood meals on the day. These include Fish & Co – the sustainable seafood café, Blue Fish, Agape Organic, The Spice Temple and Rockpool Restaurant in Sydney, as well as, Rockpool Bar and Grill and the Spice Temple in Melbourne and Rockpool Bar and Grill in Perth.
Organisers are expecting a number of major foodservice companies to take part again this year. Last year Compass Group Australia, through its Eurest, Scolarest, Medirest, ESS, Restaurant Associates and All Leisure Hospitality brands took part in the event, as did Sodexo Australia.
A number of major industry announcements are being planned around the day, as are a series of consumer and media based events.
