Seafood Consumption Seafood in Australia

1 seafood consumption

1.1 total seafood consumption per capita in kg
1.2 seafood consumption species in tonnes/value
1.3 percentage , tonnage of seafood consumption condition (fresh/ frozen/ salted)
1.4 recent developments , trends of seafood consumption
1.5 cultural seafood consumption patterns , peak times of seafood consumption

seafood consumption
total seafood consumption per capita in kg

in 1990s seafood consumption 14.7 kg per capita in perth , 15.1 kg in sydney. in 2005, seafood consumption in melbourne 12.49 kg per capita.

seafood consumption species in tonnes/value

in fy07/08: tuna 6.2% of domestic catch , 9.6% of total revenue salmonoids (salmon , trout) 10.8% of total catch , 13.6% of revenue prawns 9.5% of total catch , 12.2% of revenue rock lobster 5.8% of total catch , 18.5% of revenue abalone 2.2% of total catch , 8.6% of revenue oysters 4% of catch , 5.2% of revenue scallops 4.3% of total catch , 1.4% of revenue

catch includes aquaculture seafood

percentage , tonnage of seafood consumption condition (fresh/ frozen/ salted)

recent developments , trends of seafood consumption

by 2006, out of home seafood consumption had grown substantially, shift whole convenience fish bought home use. consumers preferred seafood prepared including canned , pre-prepared varieties.

cultural seafood consumption patterns , peak times of seafood consumption

people of asian descent tend have unique preferences different fish varieties, demand imported species such milkfish, tilapia, snakehead , pomfret.