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If this occurs, then this will significantly broaden public exposure to sustainable
seafood concepts and cause governments and the seafood industry to engage more
strategically in marketing sustainable seafood products. The growing engagement
of major retailers in the US, Canada, Europe and Japan in sustainable seafood
programmes may be a signal of possible things to come for Australian seafood
consumers. If these changes do come, then it can only be good for conserving the
health and productivity of Australia's fish species and the diverse and wondrous
ecosystems that supply them.
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