15/08/2017

A joint media release has been issued by: The Hon Barnaby Joyce  MP Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Senator the Hon Anne Ruston  Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources The Hon Darren Chester  MP Member for Gippsland Simon Boag  South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association https://gallery.mailchimp.com/8675ff88100c2889bfa4846f3/files/2e2c3767-d22a-4104-aeb8-d3957290e419/JOINT_Media_Releas

08/05/2017

8 May 2017.  For immediate release. With the 2017-18 Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) fishing season starting last week, the South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA) and the Great Australian Bight Industry Association (GABIA) are pleased to see the start of new seabird mitigation arrangements. Following an industry led initiative, the Australian […]

04/10/2016

4 October 2016.  For immediate release. Each year the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) release a report on the stock status of all fish stocks managed by the Australian Government.  The 2016 report was released on 30 September and shows sustained excellence in fisheries management by the Commonwealth Government. For […]

30/06/2016

The South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association and the Great Australian Bight Fishing Industry Association (GABIA) have developed world leading technology that reduces interactions between trawlers and seabirds by up to 96%. Plans are in place to roll this technology out across the trawl fleet. Trawl fishermen from both Commonwealth managed trawl fisheries in South Australia are committed to […]

10/03/2016

On this day the South East Trawl Fishery is proud to supply the Australian community fresh, sustainable and locally caught seafood.  Please read the fact sheet below to find out more about our fishery. The South East Trawl Fishery is the largest Commonwealth managed fishery by tonnage and supplies most of the fresh fish to […]

13/11/2015

30 October 2015. For immediate release. Each year the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) release a report on the stock status of all fish stocks managed by the Australian Government. Mr Simon Boag, Executive Officer of the South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA), explained, “Today’s report shows sustained excellence […]

15/04/2015

By Renee Vajtauer CEO Commonwealth Fisheries Association CFA have been pushing for Country of Origin labelling (CoOL) through the National Seafood Industry Alliance, an alliance between CFA and state peak industry bodies. CFA are supporting the Food Standards Amendment (Fish Labelling) Bill 2015, put forward by Senator’s Xenophon, Lazarus, Lambie, Whish-Wilson, Wang and Madigan.   […]

15/02/2015

15 February 2015. For immediate release. The South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA) welcomes the article in today’s Sydney Morning Herald in which Fish and Chip industry leaders Con and Theodore Patsiotis, from the Australian Seafood Fish and Chippery in North Coburg, called for country of origin labelling laws for cooked fish. The Australian […]

23/07/2014

23 July, 2014. For immediate release. The Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT) is considering a motion from the Break O’Day & Northern Midlands councils to lobby the Australian Government to ban certain types of Australian flagged fishing vessels from Australia waters. Mr Simon Boag, the South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association’s Executive Officer says […]