(IntraFish) Australia has expressed its willingness to share its expertise in deep-sea fishing with Kerala’s fishermen, reported an Indian news website.
“The Australian Trade Commission is formulating a comprehensive strategy to assist the seafood and fishery industry of Kerala to make it more productive and efficient,” Trade Commissioner and Consul Commercial for Australia to South India Michael Carter said. “There is ample scope for Australian intervention at various points from catching to export,” he said.
According to Carter, Kerala should utilise its geographical advantage. With a long coastline stretching over 500 kilometres, Kerala has tremendous potential in deep-sea fishing and seafood processing.
“We are ready to share our technology in deep-sea fishing, on board processing and preserving the catch.” “Using better technologies for processing on board, multiplies the quality of the end product for export,” Carter said.
“High efficiency in Australian fisheries output and greater export value are the results of an increased focus on conservation, technology, efficiency and quality in the production phase.”
“These ensure that only sustainable and economically viable processes of fishing are utilised and there is minimal deterioration in the quality of seafood from the catching stage to the time it reaches the processing plants,” he said.