May 26, 2009
Australian seafood industry to benefit from new programme
Premium prices and better market access for Australian seafood are among the benefits from a new programme announced this week.
Seafood Services Australia (SSA) managing director Ted Loveday said a comprehensive branding scheme for Australian seafood would help secure domestic and international markets.
This followed an announcement of funding support of nearly A$150,000 (US$ 116,679) for an SSA project, "Building Capacity to Promote Australian Seafood - "Australian Made", under the government's Promoting Australian Produce Programme.
Loveday said Australian seafood businesses will be well placed to achieve premium prices and protect access to domestic and international seafood markets under this project to promote the environmental credentials of Australian seafood.
