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Australian Fisheries Statistics
Australian Seafood Industry Directory
The Australian Seafood Industry Directory is published by Seafood Services Australia in conjunction with the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation and the Queensland Department of Primary Industries. The directory provides a comprehensive listing of contacts for the Australian seafood industry, including:
- fishing and aquaculture companies
- industry organisations
- education and training
- consultants
- freight forwarders
- industry equipment and accessory distributors
- packaging providers
- post-harvest providers (wholesalers, importers, exporters, agents)
- storage facilities
- Australian Government and state/territory government agencies, and
- research and development.
You can order print and CR-Rom copies from Seafood Services Australia for $27.50 (including postage).
Fishery Status Reports
BRS produces annual fishery status reports for governments and the community. The reportsprovide independent reviews of stock status for fish stocks in Commonwealth-managed fisheries. Each report includes:
- background information on fisheries
- an overview of species biology
- monitoring and research
- current status of fisheries, and
- an assessment of fisheries management.
Latest Fishery Status Reports. Printed copies are available from BRS for $30.00 each.
Seafood Services Australia
SSA is a not-for-profit company established to encourager sustainable development of the seafood industry. Its founding members are the FRDC and the former Australian Seafood Industry Council.
SSA’s focus is on helping the industry overcome development barriers caused by ‘market’ or ‘institutional’ failure.
SSA helps seafood businesses and organisations become more competitive in increasingly challenging and sophisticated domestic and global markets. The company lso helps seafood businesses and fisheries follow sustainable, responsible environmental practices, and demonstrate them to the community.
SSA’s resources will allow you to identify your main business challenges and opportunities, especially with:
- seafood supply chain development
- environmental management systems
- seafood safety and quality
- trade and market development
- seafood industry occupational health and safety
The SSA Network brings together the expertise and resources that industry needs to make the most of its opportunities.
Members of the SSA Network are constantly on the lookout for opportunities for alliances, collaboration, consultation and communication between stakeholders.
The network also helps ensure that everything SSA does is focused on the industry’s top priorities.
Network members consist of individuals and organisations across the whole industry, research and development agencies, and government. Their collective experience includes:
- industry development
- trade and commerce
- market development
- public policy and administration
- science and technology, and
- business management and corporate governance
The Australian Seafood Industry Portal is maintained by Seafood Services Australia and provides links to a comprehensive list of contacts and websites. The portal includes:
- career opportunities
- government agencies
- industry associations
- research and development
- codes of practice
- industry training
- industry goods and service providers
- processing and trade
- producers
- commercial fishers, and
- aquaculturists.