What’s the catch? Menus across Australia to show seafood’s country of origin

Hospitality venues now need to inform customers if the fish and seafood on their menus is Australian or imported. Photograph: Lucas Martin/Little Image Co/Supplied

Diners across the country will see a small but notable change on menus from 1 July.

The federal government has made it mandatory for hospitality venues to designate a seafood product’s country of origin: “A” for Australian, “I” for imported and “M” for mixed.