Senator the Hon Murray Watt, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry joined Greg Johannes and Angela Williamson from the Blue Economy CRC and Veronica Papacosta and Clayton Nelson from Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) and Janie Finlay MP in Hobart at some of Australia’s most innovative aquaculture sites.
Starting with a look at how Tassal Group feed their fish in Tasmania (and a peak at their prawns in QLD and barramundi in WA) as well as monitor health, welfare and environmental factors on water all from their Hobart HQ Feed Centre. Then jumping on a Pennicott Wilderness Journeys boat to see the BE CRC kelp research farm near the mouth of the River Derwent, joined by project partners Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) and Huon Aquaculture learning how this industry-leading seaweed research is going four months in.
The team finished off at Mures Tasmania with friends from the wild, aquaculture and feed sectors where the ‘Futures of Seafood’ collaboration between SIA, BE CRC and the Australian Government was launched.
This collaboration will profile and map Australia’s seafood footprint, provide evidence-based insights and chart a course for Australia’s futures of seafood alongside other ocean uses for the coming 10-15 years.
We look forward to sharing more seafood adventures as our collaboration with SIA and our partners continue to support the journey toward a resilient, sustainable, and thriving domestic seafood industry.
