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Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council
  • About TSIC
    • Annual Report
    • Strategic Plan
    • Team
    • TSIC Submissions
  • Our Industry
    • Sectors
    • Seafood Processors
    • History
    • Fishermen's Memorial
  • Seafood Industry News
    • TSIC updates
  • Our Work
    • Australian Wooden Boat Festival
    • Seafood Awards
    • Seafood Community Connection
    • Seafood Jobs Tasmania
    • Seafood Trail
    • Stay Afloat
    • STAY AFLOAT GALA 2022
    • Tasmanian Smart Seafood Program EDUCATION Resource
    • Women in Seafood Networking Event
    • Workforce Development
    • Working on Water
  • Member Resources
    • International Temperate Reefd Symposium EOI
    • SITcap EOI
    • Coronavirus Help
    • Expression of interest - First Aid Course
    • Eat more Tassie Seafood Promotion Grant
  • Eat More Seafood
    • Get Cooking
    • Shop

Sectors

Learn about our seafood sectors
Farmed Abalone
Salmonids
Commercial Dive
Mussels
Wildcaught Abalone
Southern Rock Lobster
Processing
Scalefish
Science & Regulation
Oysters

Farmed abalone

There are currently four active abalone farms in Tasmania, located in the North West, North, North East and South East. The industry has undergone significant reinvestment and growth recently, with the farms in the North West and South East reopening after a period of closure.

Sector organisation: Tasmanian Abalone Growers Association, whose members are also part of the Australian Abalone Growers Association.
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Salmonids

The Tasmanian salmonid aquaculture sector is made up of three main companies, Tassal, Huon Aquaculture and Petuna (which includes Van Diemen Aquaculture). These companies are fully vertically integrated, with hatcheries, nurseries, marine grow-out, processing, value adding and retail all part of the company structure.

Sector organisation: Tasmanian Salmonid Growers Association.
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Commercial Dive

Commercial divers harvest a number of different species, including short spined sea urchin, long spined sea urchin, periwinkles, and undaria (Japanese kelp). ​Commercial dive species are harvested by divers using surface supply compressed air hookah gear operated mainly out of small trailerable boats.

Sector organisation: Tasmanian Commercial Divers Association.
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Mussels

The Tasmanian mussel industry is based around the blue mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis). There are currently only two businesses farming mussels in Tasmania, both of which operate on the east coast. In the 2017-2018 Financial year, 602 tonnes of mussels were harvested which had an estimated value of $2.4 million.

Sector organisation: Oysters Tasmania.

Wildcaught abalone

Abalone divers use relatively small, trailer size vessels as a platform for harvesting abalone. These vessels may be towed to the dive location or used from a larger mother boat operation. The holder of an abalone dive licence must also have access to abalone quota.

Sector organisation: Tasmanian Abalone Council Ltd.

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Southern rock lobster

Approximately 75% of the rock lobster fleet is greater than 12 metres in length. By law, these vessels are required to have a skipper and a deckhand, however, there are some exemptions in place, meaning no crew is required. Majority of the remaining vessels are in the 10 – 12 m size range.

Sector organisation: Tasmanian Rock Lobster Fisherman's Association.

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Processing

Seafood harvested in Tasmania will in general pass through a licenced seafood processor or fish handling facility. At a processor, product may be stored, packaged live for transport to mainland and export markets, processed for delivery to markets and/or value-added. The Tasmanian seafood processing sector works with a wide variety of product from scalefish, shellfish, and scallops, to sea urchin, rock lobster, and abalone. 

Scalefish

The Tasmanian scalefish fishery includes a diverse array of licences, fishing gears and target species. Some of the species commercially targeted include: banded morwong, southern calamari, octopus, tiger flathead, school whiting, southern garfish, wrasse, Gould's squid, bastard trumpeter, blue warehou, silver warehou, flounder, silver trevally and striped trumpeter. 

Sector organisation: Tasmanian Scalefish Fisherman's Association.

Science & Regulation

There are many different career paths that come under science and regulation. At the end of the day, the effectiveness, safety, and growth of our seafood industry relies on good science hand in hand with good regulation. There are many different organisations operating within this space offering positions both in the field and within office spaces.

Oysters

The Tasmanian shellfish industry is based primarily on the Pacific oyster. The Pacific oyster industry produces around 4 million dozen oysters each year, with an estimated farm gate value of $24 million. Hatchery-reared juveniles are grown in one of five hatcheries. The spat is then grown to market size on a licensed marine farm, with the majority of the product being sold live to domestic markets.

Sector organisation: Oysters Tasmania.

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  • About TSIC
    • Annual Report
    • Strategic Plan
    • Team
    • TSIC Submissions
  • Our Industry
    • Sectors
    • Seafood Processors
    • History
    • Fishermen's Memorial
  • Seafood Industry News
    • TSIC updates
  • Our Work
    • Australian Wooden Boat Festival
    • Seafood Awards
    • Seafood Community Connection
    • Seafood Jobs Tasmania
    • Seafood Trail
    • Stay Afloat
    • STAY AFLOAT GALA 2022
    • Tasmanian Smart Seafood Program EDUCATION Resource
    • Women in Seafood Networking Event
    • Workforce Development
    • Working on Water
  • Member Resources
    • International Temperate Reefd Symposium EOI
    • SITcap EOI
    • Coronavirus Help
    • Expression of interest - First Aid Course
    • Eat more Tassie Seafood Promotion Grant
  • Eat More Seafood
    • Get Cooking
    • Shop