Pride and Joy Disappearing – Australia’s pride and joy, but the Aussie wild caught prawn might become a rarity
Queensland Prawn Fishing Industry The Australian prawn industry sources prawns from both the wild caught and the aquaculture sector, and although the total Australian prawn production (wild caught and aquaculture) has remained relatively stable in recent years the value per kilogram has continued to decline This decline in value of more than 15% is a result of the large increase in imports of the cheaper, vannamei prawn (Penaeus vannamei), from South East Asian countries such as Vietnam Thailand and in particular from China. Australian Government Statistics show that over the decade to 2006–07, total seafood aquaculture production more than doubled from 20 800 Metric tonnes (Mt) to 59 700 Mt, Both imports and the aquaculture production are making inroads into the livelihood of the prawn fishing trawler industry. Fishing Industry Calls for Mandatory Labelling August 05, 2010 THE fishing industry has called for mandatory labelling in all restaurants and takeaway shops to identify where their seafood comes from. Despite strict requirements for country of origin labelling in supermarkets, Australian prawn and barramundi farmers claim their industry is being let down by the omission of labelling for cooked seafood sold in restaurants and takeaways. They want clear labelling of home-grown produce on menus and order boards because they fear imported seafood is being sold as Australian.
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Location: South East Queensland Australia
Photo credit: © Adrian Page / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: australia, generic, pink, prawns
