Huon for the record book: Storm sets bath benchmark It already holds the record as the world’s biggest wellboat, and now the Ronja Storm has claimed another first for the largest single wellboat bath treatment of salmon.
Harvest grows but profit falls for Huon Tasmanian salmon farmer Huon Aquaculture increased its harvest by 48% in the first half of its 2020 financial year (FY2020), but post-tax profit fell by 14% to AU$22 million compared to the same the year before.
Long-forecast Storm arrives in Tasmania at last It’s packed with technology, it runs more quietly than a dishwasher, and it’s the biggest of its kind. And finally – seven months behind schedule - the Ronja Storm has arrived in Tasmania.
We’re better off with bigger fish, says Tassal chief Tasmanian salmon farmer Tassal’s policy of selling fewer salmon at a larger weight is paying off, it said in a report on the first half (1H20) of its 2020 financial year.
Huon: We'll go from 19,000 tonnes to 30,000t by 2021 Tasmanian salmon farmer Huon expects to almost double production capacity within the next three to five years, chairman Neil Kearney has told shareholders at the firm’s annual general meeting.
Jellyfish and warm water blamed as Huon profits plunge by 64% Tasmanian salmon farmer Huon Aquaculture has reported a much-reduced net profit after tax (NPAT) of AU$9.5 million (£5.3m) for the financial year ended June 30, 2019 – a 64% drop on the AU$26.4m made in the 2018 full year.
Tasmanian salmon under microscope after Australian listeria deaths Tasmanian salmon producers have emphasised the stringency of their food production safety procedures in the wake of a fatal listeria outbreak in Australia.
Ridley opens £28m aquafeed plant Australian feed manufacturer Ridley Corporation has officially opened its Aus$50 million (£28m) feed plant in Westbury, Tasmania.
Huon bids to cut time at sea with 1kg nursery salmon Tasmanian salmon farmer Huon Aquaculture has achieved weights of more than 1kg for fish grown at its Aus$43.7 million (£24.4m) Whale Point on-land nursery, it said in a market update today.
Huon reports 99.9% survival of first salmon from nursery Tasmanian salmon farmer Huon Aquaculture has reported a first-week post-transfer survival rate of more than 99.9% for post-smolts on-grown at its Aus$43.7 million (£24.4m) Whale Point facility, Australia’s first onshore salmon nursery.
Come aboard the world’s largest wellboat As the world’s largest wellboat, the Ronja Storm will not be just a few metres or tonnes larger than the current holder of the title. It defines its very own weight and equipment class. See picture gallery at the very bottom of the article.
Warm water and jellyfish wipe millions off Huon’s 2019 earnings Biological problems have caused Tasmanian salmon farmer Huon to slash its earnings forecast from between Australian $64 million and $68m to between $50m and $55m for its 2019 financial year.
Salmon veteran Whyte named feed plant boss BioMar has appointed experienced aquaculture industry executive David Whyte as managing director of its under-construction fish feed plant in Tasmania.
Predator nets made legal requirement for Tassal farm An appeal against an Australian Federal Court decision to allow salmon farmer Tassal to operate a 28-pen fish farm in Okehampton Bay on the south east coast of Tasmania has been partly upheld.
