Bird Flu advice for commercial fishers
At QSIA request, the following information has been provided for commercial fishers about the H5 Bird Flu. If you have any questions about this information, please do not hesitate to contact us. Or read more at www.birdflu.gov.au
IAS for IOM – QSIA Submission
QSIA’s submission on the Consultation Impact Analysis Statement (IAS) for Independent on Board Monitoring (IOM) for the East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery is available to be downloaded.
QSIA receives a 4 year funding commitment.
QSIA has welcomed a 4 year funding commitment announced today by the Crisafulli LNP Government. This demonstrates that the Crisafulli LNP State Government genuinely supports primary industries, including the fishing industry, and wants to work with us to see our industry prosper. David Bobbermen, QSIA Executive Officer, personally thanked Tony Perrett MP for his support […]
QSIA’s Country of Origin Labeling Submission
QSIA asks for further definition of Fished verses Farmed Seafood https://qsia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/QSIA-CooL-Submission.pdf
N15 Allocation Policy
Download this policy Download HERE
Queensland Seafood this Christmas
Look at the labeling in supermarkets – check that it is WILD CAUGHT Queensland seafood. AS your fish monger where did my seafood come from?
Open Letter from the Queensland commercial fishing industry
Dear Queensland Seafood Lovers Who would have thought that food rationing would ever be in our future or that supermarkets would ever be devoid of staples that have always been a given for generations? We all eagerly look forward to the community returning to “normal” with shelves stocked and business prospering. However, the current shortages […]
Gaslighting Commercial Otter Trawl Fishers
Queensland Country Hour: Monday 19 July – time stamp: the interview begins at 18:42 and ends 24:28. The Association’s Treasurer, Kevin Reibel, recorded an interview with the Queensland Country Hour’s Megan Hughes regarding the Scallop fishery. How can a commercial otter trawl fisher make vital business decisions if they have no clue regarding the duration […]
Investment Warnings
In our fishing industry what does “investment warning” actually mean? We all have a vague idea but a search on Google doesn’t actually define the meaning. Fisheries Queensland have had “investment warnings” on most of our fisheries for a very long time (some being in place for decades). I wonder about the “mandatory investment” into […]
Peer Review: The case of the Queensland Spanish Mackerel Fishery
Let’s start this post with defining a key term, peer review. According to Kelly et al. (2019, p. 227) peer review is defined as, ‘a process of subjecting an author’s scholarly work, research or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the same field. It functions to encourage authors to meet the […]