Overview Seafood in Australia

1 overview

1.1 production state
1.2 composition
1.3 exports
1.4 imports

overview
production state

the largest share, 22%, of whole gross value generated seafood production in commonwealth area – not in australia – attributable tasmania, while south , western australia follow 21% , 20% each. australia has special rights on exploitation of exclusive economic zone (eez) extending 200 nautical miles (370 km) coastline, exceeding of land mass. within eez seazone free use of marine resources allowed (geoscience australia. 2005. maritime boundary definitions). australia s fishing zone third largest in world, covering 11 million square kilometres, yet australia 52nd largest producer in terms of volume.

composition

fisheries production consists of seafood goods marketed human consumption, of non-edible fisheries products, such pearls , fish meal. australian seafood product, of other countries , includes both wild catch fisheries , aquaculture production. national product, finally, encompasses portion addressed export, not include amount of fishery imported australia abroad.

exports

monthly export value (a$ millions) of seafood , preparations thereof since 1988

in year 2007–2008, australia exported fisheries products value of $1.3 billion, approximately 80% of derived edible fishery export, such shellfish , fish; remainder non-edible products, being predominantly pearls. despite still considerable share of domestic product resulting export, purchases of australian seafood foreign countries has fallen 10%, if compared rates of previous year. such fall estimated due general fall in whole volume of edible fisheries production. so, since of exports concern fish , shellfish, decrease in production of these goods (coming both wild catch , aquaculture) affects amount can exported.

imports

monthly import value (a$ millions) of seafood , preparations thereof since 1988

fisheries products imported australia within year 2007–2008 accounted value of $1.4 billion; countries towards whom australia aims own exports, australian imports derive (approximately 80%) edible fishery products; remainder due again pearls , fishmeal, i.e. non-edible goods. during previous year, imports in fishery sector declined 5%, because of fall in demand of imported crustaceans, molluscs ( – 14%) , non-edibles (- 6%); notwithstanding, share of expense assigned imports has come exceed amount of income coming exportations: $1.4 billion > $1.3 billion. in fact, in 2007–2008 australia became net importer of fisheries products, both in terms of volume , in terms of value, although composition of exports differs imports’, being australian fisheries exports dominated high value species, while imports consist of lower value products such frozen or canned fish.