Closing the doors to dodgy seafood

Take action to fix Australia's seafood imports

We must close the doors to dodgy seafood.

About 65% of the seafood we eat in Australia is imported. Currently, those imports are allowed into the country and onto our plates without any rules or standards for traceability, sustainability, or ethics.

Without rules or standards on imported seafood, Australia risks being a dumping ground for seafood from illegal, destructive and exploitative fisheries and farms. Along with our poor traceability and labelling requirements, it’s challenging to know what we’re really eating.

Australia’s inadequate legal landscape leaves Aussies unknowingly buying and eating seafood from questionable sources.

Imported seafood being sold in Australia can contribute to:

● Consumers not knowing exactly what they are eating, where it is from, how it was caught or farmed, and by whom
● The global decline of fish populations, putting the future of wild-caught seafood and the health of our oceans at risk
● The death of threatened species of turtles, sharks, seabirds, whales and dolphins when they are caught or entangled in nets and lines
● Poor worker conditions and modern slavery in overseas fishing, farming and processing industries
● Putting local jobs and industry at risk as they have to compete with cheap imported substitutes that don’t meet the same standards as Australian products.

We need to take action to ensure our imported seafood is coming from reputable sources.
It’s time for action – we want strong import rules and better labelling for all seafood sold in Australia, to ensure a fair catch.

Sign the petition to support AMCS to urge the government to fix our seafood imports.