The seafood industry is optimistic exports to China will be able to resume in the coming weeks.

Coronavirus is forecast to see seafood production value fall by 12 percent to $2.81 billion this financial year.

Rock lobster trade to China has ground to a halt, with the country accounting for 94 percent of exports.

Rural editor Eddie Summerfield caught up with Seafood Industry Australia Chief Executive Jane Lovell.

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