Huon Aquaculture is a large
aquaculture
Aquaculture (less commonly spelled aquiculture), also known as aquafarming, is the controlled cultivation ("farming") of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, mollusks, algae and other organisms of value such as aquatic plants (e.g. lot ...
and food processing enterprise located in
Tasmania
)
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. Founded in 1986, Huon has grown to become the second largest salmon producer in the state, after
ASX
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listed
Tassal; it employs 487 Tasmanians and produces 25,000 tonnes of salmon annually. It became a subsidiary of the Brazilian meat processing company
JBS S.A.
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in November 2021.
Huon operates fish pens in
Storm Bay
The Storm Bay is a large bay in the south-east region of Tasmania, Australia.
The bay is the river mouth to the Derwent River estuary and serves as the main port of Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania.
The bay is bordered by Bruny Island to ...
, off
Bruny Island
Bruny Island ( Nuenonne: Lunawanna-alonnah) is a island located off the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is separated from the Tasmanian mainland by the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, and its east coast lies within the Tasman S ...
,
Macquarie Harbour
Macquarie Harbour is a shallow fjord in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. It is approximately , and has an average depth of , with deeper places up to . It is navigable by shallow-draft vessels. The main channel is kept clear by the ...
, near
Strahan, and
Hideaway Bay, near
Dover
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, a fish processing, packing and value-added facility in Parramatta Creek, Tasmania.
In 2020, Huon Aquaculture was convicted of environmental breaches in regard to its operations at Whale Point and fined $40,000.
As of 2021, Huon has additional assets in Western Australia including a processing facility in Perth and a 2,200 hectare lease in the Mid West aquaculture zone.
It was a majority family and employee owned company listed on the
ASX
Australian Securities Exchange Ltd or ASX, is an Australian public company that operates Australia's primary securities exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange (sometimes referred to outside of Australia as, or confused within Australia as ...
,
but was acquired by JBS in November 2021.
See also
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Seafood in Australia
Seafood in Australia comes from local and international commercial fisheries, aquaculture and recreational anglers. It is an economically important sector, and along with agriculture and forestry contributed $24,744 million to Australia's ...
References
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Seafood companies of Australia
Companies based in Tasmania
Companies formerly listed on the Australian Securities Exchange
Companies established in 1986
1986 establishments in Australia
Fish farming companies
Aquaculture in Australia
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