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CSIRO Salmon cages. Australia's aquaculture industry has an annual value of more than $600 million and is expanding at the rate of 20% per year. Aquaculture in Australia is the country's fastest-growing primary industry, accounting for 34% of the total gross value of production of seafood.
The highest value fish in South Australia's seafood sector, and its major export earner, is the Southern bluefin tuna. Market competition for South Australian tuna comes from fish farms in the Mediterranean. [1] The primary market for Southern bluefin tuna is Japan and smaller markets exist in South Korea and China.
A short lived aquaculture course was offered by Curtin University in Esperance from 2003 and ceased in 2006 due to a lack of enrollment. [1] In 2006-2007 the ASX-listed company Western King Fish Ltd invested $8 million in aquaculture projects at Jurien Bay including a Yellowtail Kingfish venture. The company went into receivership less than 18 ...
Tassal is a Tasmanian-based Australian salmon farming company founded in 1986. It was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) from 2003 until 2022. Tassal is the largest producer of Tasmanian grown Atlantic salmon, supplying salmon to both domestic and international markets.
Australian Tuna Fisheries Pty Ltd was founded by Hagen Stehr and registered in 1963. [1] In the year 2000 it was renamed The Stehr Group and established Clean Seas. [2]The company successfully controlled the life-cycle of the Yellowtail kingfish and invested substantial research and development effort in trying to achieve the same for the Southern bluefin tuna from 2005 onwards.
Pages in category "Aquaculture in Australia" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Although Australia is mostly arid, the nation is a major agricultural producer and exporter, with around 421,000 people employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing as of 2023. [1] Agriculture and its closely related sectors earn $155 billion a year for a 12% share of GDP. Farmers and grazers own 135,997 farms, covering 61% of Australia's ...
Huon Aquaculture is a large aquaculture and food processing enterprise located in Tasmania, Australia. Founded in 1986, Huon has grown to become the second largest salmon producer in the state, after ASX -listed Tassal ; it employs 487 Tasmanians and produces 25,000 tonnes of salmon annually. [ 2 ]