Environmental Research for Finfish Aquaculture in Australia

Finfish aquaculture in Australia is presently dominated by two species: Thunnus maccoyii (southern bluefin tuna) in South Australia and Salmo salar (Atlantic salmon) in Tasmania.
Other species farmed include yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi), snapper (Pagrus auratus), and barramundi (Lates calcarifer) with others, such as striped trumpeter (Latris lineata) and mulloway (Argyromonas holoepidotus), in development. The finfish industry in Australia is comparatively small by world standards, but in the regional areas where the farms are located, it contributes hundreds of millions of dollars to the local economy (Table 1). Southern bluefin tuna (SBT) farming is unusual in that it relies on farming fish that have been obtained from wild capture of a quota-limited stock subject to international regulation.