Vietnamese aquatic products were introduced to Australian importers andconsumers during a November 27 dinner meeting in Sydney.

The event was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Consulate General inSydney, Vietnam Trade Office in Australia and the SeafoodImporters Association of Australia (SIAA).

At themeeting, Consul General Mai Phuoc Dung highlighted the key products ofVietnam’s aquatic sector, especially those made from shrimp andcatfish.

He voiced hope that Vietnamese aquaticproducts will be better known by consumers in Australia – a countrythat heavily depends on imported aquatic products.

Meanwhile, SIIA Chairman Norman Grant introduced the process of farming,fishing and processing for a number of Vietnamese aquatic products.

He commented that Vietnamese products have high nutrition and quality, meeting international sanitation requirements.

Various dishes made from Vietnamese aquatic products were tabled atthe event, earning praises from diners, who included many restaurantowners.

Australia is now the fifth largestmarket of Vietnamese aquatic products, buying 182 million USD worth ofthe products in 2012, 60 percent of which was spent on shrimp. Vietnamhas been the leading supplier of processed shrimp for Australiaduring the past four years.-VNA