Huon Aquaculture
Huon Aquaculture is a large aquaculture and food processing enterprise located in Tasmania. Founded in 1986, Huon has grown to become second largest salmon producer in the state, after ASX listed Tassal, it employs 487 Tasmanians and produces 25,000 tonnes of salmon annually.[2] It is a majority family and employee owned company listed on the ASX[3]
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| Type | Private company |
|---|---|
| ASX: HUO | |
| Industry | Food processing, fishing |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Australia, New Zealand, Asia |
| Products | Processed salmon products |
Number of employees | 700 [1] |
| Website | www |
Huon operates fish pens in Storm Bay, off Bruny Island, Macquarie Harbour, near Strahan, and Hideaway Bay, near Dover, a fish processing, packing and value-added facility in Parramatta Creek, Tasmania.
In 2020, Huon Aquaculture was convicted of environmental breaches in regard to its operations at Whale Point and fined $40,000.[4]
See also
References
- "Huon Aquaculture Statistics (2014)" (PDF).
- "Huon Aquaculture - About".
- "Huon set to go Public". Australian Broadcasting Company.
- {{cite web. Huon described the accusations of Environment Tasmania as "false and malicious." Environment Tasmania stated in their report that Huon, as well as fellow Tasmanian Aquaculture companies Petuna and Tassal, got a poor score on "major sustainability and animal welfare indicators." |title=Huon Aquaculture Convicted of Environmental Breaches |url=https://tasmaniantimes.com/2020/05/huon-acquaculture-convicted-environmental-breaches/ |work= Tasmanian times}}
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