Mr KNIGHT - 2005-08-25
Following on from the highly successful Seafood Festival, I understand that new opportunities for the exports of seafood from the Northern Territory have been pursued. What is the outlook for the exports of Northern Territory seafood, and what new market opportunities exist?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for his question. Certainly, the second Northern Territory Seafood Festival was an enormous success, attracting thousands of visitors, both local and interstate. During the Seafood Festival, the industry had an opportunity to showcase products from wild fishery, aquaculture and other relative industries. The Seafood Festival is very important, as this is a way to show people, especially buyers from interstate or overseas, the quality of our produce – safe, clean, from pristine waters - something not many countries around the world have can actually have.
I am very pleased to say that Mr David Caracciolo of NT Fish Pty Ltd advised me that he has had a successful trial export to the United States. Usually, trial exports are up to 200 kg or 300 kg for fish. On this occasion, the Americans asked for a small trial of 1000 kg of jewfish. The jewfish will be sold in America as ‘mulloway’. As we know, Americans like big things; their hamburgers are bigger than ours, their serves in their restaurants are bigger than ours and, of course, they were very impressed by the size and quality of the jewfish that was exported.
I have been advised that NT Fish Pty Ltd have sent a second shipment to America and, hopefully, they have cracked into this market. David also advised me they were very successful cracking into another very difficult market, the Japanese market, where he exported some Spanish mackerel. The Japanese are well known for how strict they are with the quality of the food they demand, - and the quantity. They are prepared to send chefs to other states to taste the food before they even import it – so this is very good news. In addition, NT Fish Pty Ltd is trialling exporting tropical snapper fillets to the European Union.
In the past, we exported farmed barramundi to the United States, but are now exporting wild fish such as jewfish, tropical snapper or Spanish mackerel to other countries, which is very important. because, iIt not only opens new markets but also improves the supply from the Northern Territory to the other markets and commands better prices, especially when the markets down south are slow during the winter time. I wish every success to David and his company.
Our government continues to support the seafood industry, not only with the Seafood Festival, where we provided up to $25 000, but also with infrastructure and better facilities for the fishing industry in the Northern Territory.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for his question. Certainly, the second Northern Territory Seafood Festival was an enormous success, attracting thousands of visitors, both local and interstate. During the Seafood Festival, the industry had an opportunity to showcase products from wild fishery, aquaculture and other relative industries. The Seafood Festival is very important, as this is a way to show people, especially buyers from interstate or overseas, the quality of our produce – safe, clean, from pristine waters - something not many countries around the world have can actually have.
I am very pleased to say that Mr David Caracciolo of NT Fish Pty Ltd advised me that he has had a successful trial export to the United States. Usually, trial exports are up to 200 kg or 300 kg for fish. On this occasion, the Americans asked for a small trial of 1000 kg of jewfish. The jewfish will be sold in America as ‘mulloway’. As we know, Americans like big things; their hamburgers are bigger than ours, their serves in their restaurants are bigger than ours and, of course, they were very impressed by the size and quality of the jewfish that was exported.
I have been advised that NT Fish Pty Ltd have sent a second shipment to America and, hopefully, they have cracked into this market. David also advised me they were very successful cracking into another very difficult market, the Japanese market, where he exported some Spanish mackerel. The Japanese are well known for how strict they are with the quality of the food they demand, - and the quantity. They are prepared to send chefs to other states to taste the food before they even import it – so this is very good news. In addition, NT Fish Pty Ltd is trialling exporting tropical snapper fillets to the European Union.
In the past, we exported farmed barramundi to the United States, but are now exporting wild fish such as jewfish, tropical snapper or Spanish mackerel to other countries, which is very important. because, iIt not only opens new markets but also improves the supply from the Northern Territory to the other markets and commands better prices, especially when the markets down south are slow during the winter time. I wish every success to David and his company.
Our government continues to support the seafood industry, not only with the Seafood Festival, where we provided up to $25 000, but also with infrastructure and better facilities for the fishing industry in the Northern Territory.
Last updated: 09 Aug 2016