Australia's Mid West's farmed Kingfish hit the shelves

A fish farm in the Mid West has harvested its first fish. The Marine Fishfarmers Association has been working with Government agencies on the project which is aimed at developing a significant, marine-based aquaculture industry in the Mid West.

The farm's Yellowtail Kingfish were cultivated in Fremantle before being put into a sea cage off the coast of Geraldton. The fish was sent to markets in the eastern states, Adelaide and Perth. The association's Erica Starling says the Mid West has enormous potential to become an aquaculture hub.

"We actually have lots and lots of clean water with good flow and a good temperature profile," she said. "We could potentially grow many thousands of tonnes of fish in this area but what we need to do is prove that we can actually grow fish here and that's why this project is quite critical in further development of an industry." Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers.