Sharkman
04-20-2009, 01:33 PM
It might not seem very important but it is, a major achievement. I am a little skeptical though.. let see how it goes in the years to come.
World first for tuna farm breeding.
>
> NIGEL AUSTIN
>
> April 21, 2009 12:01am.
>
> IN a world first, Port Lincoln company Clean Seas Tuna has successfully
> reared southern bluefin tuna in captivity.
>
> The breakthrough opens the way for the development of a multibillion-dollar
> tuna breeding and farming industry.
>
> It follows the visionary attempt by Clean Seas chairman Hagen Stehr to
> breed
> tuna, rather than catch them in the wild, and farm them off Port Lincoln.
>
> "This is equal to Armstrong walking on the moon," a jubilant Mr Stehr said
> yesterday.
>
> "The achievements are world firsts and major stepping stones to present the
> world with a sustainable tuna resource for the future."
>
> The company announced yesterday that it had produced 2.5cm fingerlings
> after
> its broodstock had spawned continuously during a 35-day period from March
> 12
> to April 16.
>
> More than 50 million fertilised eggs and 30 million larvae had been
> produced
> with fingerlings reaching about 2.5cm in length at 28 days of age.
>
> Mr Stehr said Clean Seas would continue growing the tuna fingerlings before
> starting a major commercialisation program late this year. "It is with
> confidence that we will accelerate the commercialisation program to grow
> and
> produce southern bluefin tuna," he said.
>
> "There are a number of other hurdles to overcome, but Australia can now
> achieve total sustainability in tuna."
>
> Mr Stehr said it was time to begin repaying investors for their faith in
> the
> company.
>
> Fisheries Research and Development Corporation executive director Patrick
> Hone said the success offered a solution to the problem of falling
> world-wide fish stocks and rising seafood consumption.
>
> He said the world demand for tuna was rising strongly with a serious
> shortage for sashimi, while the demand for tuna as a functional food was
> also strong.
>
> "Australia uses 450,000 tonnes of fish a year of which 70 per cent is
> imported," Dr Hone said.
>
> "Our goal is to lift farmed finfish production from about 50,000 tonnes to
> 100,000 tonnes annually by 2015."
>
> Clean Seas was floated on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2005 to
> raise funds to breed southern bluefin tuna and commercialise the resource.
World first for tuna farm breeding.
>
> NIGEL AUSTIN
>
> April 21, 2009 12:01am.
>
> IN a world first, Port Lincoln company Clean Seas Tuna has successfully
> reared southern bluefin tuna in captivity.
>
> The breakthrough opens the way for the development of a multibillion-dollar
> tuna breeding and farming industry.
>
> It follows the visionary attempt by Clean Seas chairman Hagen Stehr to
> breed
> tuna, rather than catch them in the wild, and farm them off Port Lincoln.
>
> "This is equal to Armstrong walking on the moon," a jubilant Mr Stehr said
> yesterday.
>
> "The achievements are world firsts and major stepping stones to present the
> world with a sustainable tuna resource for the future."
>
> The company announced yesterday that it had produced 2.5cm fingerlings
> after
> its broodstock had spawned continuously during a 35-day period from March
> 12
> to April 16.
>
> More than 50 million fertilised eggs and 30 million larvae had been
> produced
> with fingerlings reaching about 2.5cm in length at 28 days of age.
>
> Mr Stehr said Clean Seas would continue growing the tuna fingerlings before
> starting a major commercialisation program late this year. "It is with
> confidence that we will accelerate the commercialisation program to grow
> and
> produce southern bluefin tuna," he said.
>
> "There are a number of other hurdles to overcome, but Australia can now
> achieve total sustainability in tuna."
>
> Mr Stehr said it was time to begin repaying investors for their faith in
> the
> company.
>
> Fisheries Research and Development Corporation executive director Patrick
> Hone said the success offered a solution to the problem of falling
> world-wide fish stocks and rising seafood consumption.
>
> He said the world demand for tuna was rising strongly with a serious
> shortage for sashimi, while the demand for tuna as a functional food was
> also strong.
>
> "Australia uses 450,000 tonnes of fish a year of which 70 per cent is
> imported," Dr Hone said.
>
> "Our goal is to lift farmed finfish production from about 50,000 tonnes to
> 100,000 tonnes annually by 2015."
>
> Clean Seas was floated on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2005 to
> raise funds to breed southern bluefin tuna and commercialise the resource.