Canned salmon. (Photo: Mendolia)
Salmon cannery hopes to attract Australian consumers’ interest
AUSTRALIA
Saturday, April 21, 2018, 02:00 (GMT + 9)
A new salmon cannery is to start operation in Perth, Western Australia, with the hope to bring life back to an industry that is struggling to stay afloat.
The multi-million-dollar processing facility set to be fully operational in coming weeks belongs to Perth-based company Mendolia Seafoods, whose sardine cannery closed in the 90s due to the fact that a herpes virus decimated sardine stocks in the area, ABC News reported.
The cannery offers hope to Australian fishermen, who see it as an opportunity to make the most of that catch as the biggest downfall of the salmon fishery over the last 10 years has been the lack of markets.
One of the owners of the cannery, Jim Mendolia said they would first service the domestic market before moving into exports.
For his part, Western Australian Fishing Industry Council chief executive John Harrison said the new cannery would give people in the industry confidence into the future.
"Knowing there's a market for their product, [the fishermen] can then go ahead and make some investment to get new boats or new facilities where they can capture and process the fish," he said.
Mendolia said the canned salmon, along with their sardines and tuna, had been well received by the public.
"We did a promotion at Sydney fine foods and it's incredible how many overseas people are interested in Australian product," he said.
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