Charles Darwin University growing prawns to re-establish $80 million industry
Prawn farming operations in the Northern Territory are set to recommence to support Territory producers following the development of a new selective breeding program devised by the Charles Darwin University (CDU). CDU aquaculture students are growing tiny Banana Prawns for use in NT Aquaculture, as part of a partnership with prospective prawn farmers Barramundi Adventures […]
Aquaculture now the largest income sector from the seafood industry
Australia’s aquaculture sector continues a trajectory of steady growth, but the entire industry has experienced disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Australia’s aquaculture sector has been steadily increasing in both value and share of gross value of fisheries production (GVP). The GVP of the Australian aquaculture sector grew 10% per cent in 2019-20. While total […]
ASC balances the scales with responsible aquaculture and discusses Tasmanian salmon
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), headed in Australia by Duncan Leadbitter, says there is a middle path for fish farming in Australia, and there are responsible aquaculture farms, which hold certificates of compliance to world’s best practice in salmon farming, who are doing the right thing by the environment and their communities. “As a not-for-profit who has been tackling the issues of […]