Seafood in Australia (original) (raw)

Seafood in Australia comes from local and international commercial fisheries, aquaculture and recreational anglers. It is an economically important sector, and along with agriculture and forestry contributed 24,744milliontoAustralia′sGDPinyear2007–2008,outofatotalGDPof24,744 million to Australia's GDP in year 2007–2008, out of a total GDP of 24,744milliontoAustralia′sGDPinyear2007–2008,outofatotalGDPof1,084,146 million. Commercial fisheries in Commonwealth waters are managed by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, while commercial and recreational fishing in state waters is managed by various state-level agencies.