South Australian Southern Rock Lobster fisheries remain the state’s most valuable wild catch fishery with exports valued at $40 million in the year to October 2024 South Australia’s Southern Rock Lobster is ready to splash back into the Chinese market after officially lifting trade restrictions. Valued at over $20 billion[Read More…]
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China to resume imports of Australian rock lobster
The ban was imposed after China claimed to have detected heavy metal contamination in the lobsters—an allegation that both the government and industry have denied The Tasmanian Liberal Government welcomes the decision by Chinese authorities to lift the import bans on Australian rock lobster. Eric Abetz, Minister for Business, Industry,[Read More…]
New Zealand removes shellfish biotoxin alert
The public health warning remains in place for lobster New Zealand Food Safety has lifted the public health warning advising against collecting shellfish on the east coast of the North Island, from Cape Runaway to Wairoa River mouth. However, the public health warning remains in place for lobster caught between[Read More…]