Farmed and Fabulous!!
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Press Release - 12th January 2007 Potential for billions of dollars of seafood President of the Queensland Aquaculture Industries Federation, Dr Trevor Anderson has welcomed the policy to promote marine aquaculture development set out in the Green Paper released yesterday. “Farmed seafood in Queensland is a significant industry, but it has the potential to develop much more rapidly if the government can cut through the red-tape”, Dr Anderson said. “It has been extremely difficult to obtain the necessary development permits despite industry meeting stringent standards. As a result, the industries in Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia are many time larger than in Queensland despite the many natural advantages in Queensland” he said. “Industry waiting for five years or more for applications to be assessed is just not on. If the government can get the process right, farmed seafood in this State should be worth over 1 billion, not just millions annually and Queensland consumers will continue to have some of the freshest and best seafood in the world. “Fresh local seafood is as Queensland as the beach and the surf but in the absence of more aquaculture development it is rapidly disappearing from the menu” he said. Dr Anderson said that regional aquaculture development plans should assist the development of a larger sea based sector. Dr Anderson noted that most Queensland farmed seafood is produced on land based farms and said that the government also needed to cut through the red tape that is stopping the prawn and barramundi farms from developing more rapidly. For further information contact Dr Trevor Anderson 0417604214 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| QAIF holds it's annual workshop in Bundaberg.
September 14-15, 2006 The workshop covered Workplace Health and Safety and predator Management in detail. Members of sector associations were able to improve their skills and help develop policy |
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| Member organisations were able to take advantage of the location by visiting local aquaculture facilities. Visits to 4 local sits were arranged. this was a great opportunity to share ideas and information. | |
Farmed Fresh and Fabulous - Seafood President Re-elected
North Queensland Barramundi farmer, Dr Trevor Anderson has been re-elected President of the Queensland Aquaculture Industries Federation.
Dr Anderson has a wealth of experience in the industry. He is manager of one of the largest farmed seafood developments in Queensland, has lectured in marine science at James Cook University and set up the Deakin University aquaculture course.
Aquaculture is about a $100 million industry in Queensland. Dr Anderson said that aquaculture in South Australia is worth about $300 million, in Western Australia $500 million and in Tasmania it is worth $170 million a year all of which are significantly greater than in Queensland.
“Queensland should be a major player in the world aquaculture industry” Dr Anderson said. “Just about everything is right in Queensland. Aquaculture is a new industry for the 21st century. It produces a wonderful product, there is a huge demand for what we produce, and we produce it to world best environmental standards” he said.
“The industry needs to work closely with government on the research and standards necessary to allow the industry to reach its full potential.
“With wild caught fisheries under great stress right around the world, the farmed seafood industry in Queensland will need to grow six fold over the next decade to keep up with demand.
The Queensland Aquaculture Industries Federation represents the diverse Queensland industry from farmed native fresh water fin fish grown west of the range, the superb native red claw crayfish, farmed barramundi, farmed prawns, oysters, pearls and scallops.
“The industry can bring jobs, growth and high environmental standards to regional Queensland if it grows as expected,” Dr Anderson said.
For further information:
Graham Dalton: Tel 0409631292
Dr Anderson : 47852871 or 0417604214