Kingfish Harbour Project Now Unlikely
AUSTRALIA - If the current estimates are accurate then the Kingfish Harbour redevelopment project is not likely to get off the ground.

Tassal's Profits Down
AUSTRALIA - Tasmanian salmon faming operation Tassal Group Ltd has posted a half year profit down 35.1 per cent on a 13.3 per cent increased revenue.

Clean Seas Tuna Net Loss $26,000 in First Half
AUSTRALIA - Clean Seas Tuna Ltd has reported a net loss of $26,000 for the half year to 31 December 2007.

Victoria Hosts Sustainable Development Conference 2008
AUSTRALIA - The current and future directions and frameworks for sustainability will be the focus of Victoria's Sustainable Development Conference 2008.

Environmental Groups Object to Barramundi Farm Reopening Proposal
AUSTRALIA - Environmental and fishing groups have hit out at plans to re-open the former barramundi farm closed down by Marine Harvest in the Tiwi Land Council distrct of Northern Territory, Australia.

Controversial Barramundi Site Could Reopen
AUSTRALIA - Anger has been sparked with news that a Northern Territory sea cage barramundi farm could reopen this year. The Tiwi Land Council says it's actively negotiating with Austral Fisheries to reopen the site because it says the business is important...

Youngsters Get a Lift on the Aqua Career Ladder
SOUTH AUSTRALIA - A training course to address the growing demand for aquaculture workers has been launched by the Seafood Training Centre of Excellence, the course are being run at the Australian Fisheries Academy in Port Adelaide, South Australia.

More Muscle for 'Abs'
AUSTRALIA - The green-lipped abalone West Coast residents call ``abs'' pack plenty of muscle - financial muscle that is, writes Christopher Russell, in Adelaide's Advertiser and Sunday Mail.

Conditions Mussel-Up Production
SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Port Lincoln's 'perfect' conditions for seafood production is paying off for one South Australian producer. Mark Andrews 700-tonne a year mussel business is now the largest mussel growing business in the region.

Kingfish Farming Nets Profit
AUSTRALIA - When Port Lincoln seafood magnate Hagen Stehr floated Clean Seas Tuna in late 2005, the market was sceptical. Fish farming, breeding tuna and a Port Lincoln tuna fisherman were all fairly new to the stock market.

Abalone Company - Australia's First Zero C
AUSTRALIA - Australian Bight Abalone – one of Australia’s premier producers of ocean grown abalone - has been certified by Balance Carbon to ZeroC standard.

Mussel Production on the Rise
AUSTRALIA - South Australia Seafoods could see its production of mussels rise to 1,000 tonnes this year.

National Seafood Program Kicks Off in April
AUSTRALIA - The National Seafood Industry Leadership Program 2008 begins on the 15 April 2008 in Port Lincoln.

Locals Oppose Port Neill Farms
AUSTRALIA - Towns' folk are strongly opposing Port Neill's prospects for more aquaculture. Residents do not want fish farms in their waters says local lobbyist Tom Bagshaw.

Abalone Harvest on Target for Increased Demand
SOUTH AUSTRALIA - The abalone harvest is underway in South Australia and for one Elliston-based aquaculture company its first yields are better than expected.

Another Malaysian Signing for Cell
UK - Following the announcment that barramundi production in now underway in Malaysia, Aus-based CELL Aquaculture Limited has announced another joint venture in the region.

Anglers Voice Concern About Aqua Proposals
AUSTRALIA - Recreational fishermen say pollution and other problems for the Eyre Peninsula will flow if new aquaculture developments proceed.

More Bays Face Oyster Bans
SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Local oyster producers have been working with Primary Industries and Resources South Australia this month to collect oyster samples from Franklin Harbour, on the Eyre Peninsula, for testing.

Aussie Abalone a Hit in China
AUSTRALIA - Australian farmed greenlip abalone are in hot demand in China and one company is strengthening its links ahead of the Chinese New Year and the Beijing Olympics.

Tilapia Pest Control Underway in Gulf
QUEENSLAND - Evidence of pest fish tilapia in Eureka Creek is forcing the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries officers (DPI&F) to step up surveillance in the Gulf region.

Prices Poised to Rocket
AUSTRALIA - The price of farmed fish is predicted to soar as the aquaculture industry becomes the latest victim of rising grain prices.

Top Brain Scientist to Address Seafood Seminar
AUSTRALIA - World renowned expert on brain chemistry and human nutrition, Professor Michael Crawford, will be the key speaker at 'Seafood for a Healthy Body and Mind' public seminar on Tuesday 5 February 2008.