SA SEAFOOD REVENUE DIVES

The State Opposition has claimed that fishing revenue has fallen 20% in the last three years.

A leaked government report shows Fisheries Minister Rory McEwen is in denial about the disastrous export performance of South Australia’s seafood industry.

“Last week we received a leaked copy of the SA Food Scorecard which shows seafood revenue has fallen by 20% under Labor,” Mr Kerin said.

Mr Kerin claimed that SA’s seafood revenue has fallen from $856 million to $679 million under the Rann Government. Despite this, Mr McEwen today claimed the industry would be worth $2 billion if it doubled in value. Mr Kerin said that "The report also says that 10,000 jobs have been lost from the food industry in 12 months. That means we now have to triple the value of the industry to reach our target, not just double it" .