Tilapia To Eat Or Not To Eat
Over the past week or so this story has been in the news. It is the first time I have heard about it. But I have found similar news stories going back to 2012. So the debate has been going on for some time.
The gist of it...Tilapia is a noxious pest in Queensland. Fair enough.
But in Queensland (and only in Queensland apparently) if you catch one you are not allowed to eat it.
The debate is the laws should be changed so that people can catch and eat tilapia. It would be almost impossible to Police anyway, but that's the law, you can't eat them.
Here is the thing that raised my eyebrows a bit...You can buy frozen tilapia in Queensland, but only if it is imported from overseas !!
Tilapia is a very popular eating fish around the world and in Australia. Apparently it is imported and available in all the main supermarkets.
But there are also local producers. However, the local producers cannot sell tilapia in Queensland. The Queensland rules are it must come from overseas. They don't care what country so long as it is not Australia...Even if the Australian producers meet or exceed the standards required
