AQUACULTURE
AND FISHERIES
INTRODUCTION
INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
INDUSTRY STRENGTHS
FURTHER
INFORMATION
Australia has earned a worldwide reputation as a supplier of
safe, high quality seafood, produced using environmentally
sustainable practices in wild-catch fishing and aquaculture.
Over recent years, world seafood consumption has
risen and overall production has increased. However,
wild-caught production has remained stable,
suggesting that wild-catch fisheries have reached
their potential. Aquaculture has therefore become
increasingly important in meeting local and global
demand for seafood.
In addition to high quality wild-caught and farmed
production, Australia offers the latest technology and
processes, sophisticated management and modern
catching regimes, world-class harvest and postharvest technologies and innovations.
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AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES
Australian aquaculture and fisheries products and
expertise are in international demand.
This industry capability statement provides an
overview of Australian capability in aquaculture
and fisheries management, including areas of
specialist expertise.
Talk to your local Austrade representative for more
tailored advice and information about connecting
and partnering with the Australian aquaculture
and fisheries sector.
Seafood market
AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES
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INTRODUCTION
INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
INDUSTRY STRENGTHS
FURTHER
INFORMATION
Australia has the world’s
third largest fishing zone,
with a coastline spanning
approximately 60 000km, spread
over a jurisdiction of 14 million
square km.
Australia’s marine environment
includes all the world’s five
ocean climate zones: equatorial,
tropical, sub-tropical, temperate,
sub-polar and polar.1,2
Australian waters contain over 3 000
known species of fish and at least
an equal number of crustaceans and
molluscs. Only about 10 per cent of
these are commercially fished.3
The commercial fishing and...