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Figure 1: State shares of fisheries production, by value (ABARE, 2003)



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igure 2: Australian seafood production (edible and non-edible), 2001-02 (ABARE, 2003)
1.4 Volume produced by the industry
Of the 186,677 tonnes of seafood produced in Australia during 2001-02, approximately 66 per cent (122,383 tonnes) was consumed domestically. During 2001-02, Australia imported 144,474 tonnes of seafood, mainly from Thailand and New Zealand (Figure 3b), which represents approximately half the total seafood consumed in Australia per annum (by volume). By value, imported seafood represented 77 per cent of the total value of seafood consumed in Australia.
Thirty four percent by volume of domestically produced seafood is exported. The major export markets were Japan, Hong Kong, United States, China, Chinese Taipei, and Thailand, with these six markets making up 82 per cent of the total export volume (Figure 3a).
Figure 3: Volume of Australian edible fisheries exports (a) and imports (b) by country (ABARE, 2003)

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In terms of the value of seafood produced in Australia, exports represented 87 per cent of total production. This comparison reflects Australia’s position as an exporter of high value seafood species (e.g. rock lobster and abalone), with lower value species predominantly being traded in the domestic market.