Huon Aquaculture
| Private company | |
| Traded as | ASX: HUO |
| Industry | Food processing, fishing |
| Founded | Tasmania, Australia |
| Headquarters | Dover, Tasmania, Australia |
Area served | Australia, New Zealand, Asia |
| Products | Processed salmon products |
Number of employees | 487 [1] |
| Website | http://www.huonaqua.com.au/ |
Huon Aquaculture is a large aquaculture and food processing enterprise located in Tasmania. Founded in 1988, Huon has grown to become second largest salmon producer in the state, after ASX listed Tassal, it employs 487 Tasmanians and produces 15,000 tonnes of salmon annually.[2] It is a majority family and employee owned company listed on the ASX[3]
Huon operates fish pens in Macquarie Harbour, near Strahan, and Hideaway Bay, near Dover, a fish processing and packing factory in Parramatta Creek and a smoking facility in Mount Barker.
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References
- ↑ "Huon Aquaculture Statistics (2014)".
- ↑ "Huon Aquaculture - About".
- ↑ "Huon set to go Public". Australian Broadcasting Company.