This small drop in value highlights Australia’s focus on high value export species. Over the last decade to 2006-07 aquaculture production almost doubled from 29 300 tonnes to 57 800 tonnes, whereas the wild caught seafood remained relatively stable. The dramatic rise in value of aquaculture in percentage terms indicates a longer-term trend, which suggests the aquaculture sector will provide the major impetus for medium to long-term growth in the value of Australia’s seafood production. Together they accounted for 44% of total production volume and approximately one-third of the total production value.