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Tassal is Australia's largest producer and exporter of Atlantic Salmon
. Modern aquaculture
methods are used in the production of salmon by the company.
The company is largely based in Tasmania
, with marketing offices located in Melbourne
.
Smolt are hatched at a hatchery at Russel Falls and then transferred to fish farms in the Derwent River
and other locations around the state.
The fish farms are towed to Dover for extraction, and the fish are gutted and sorted based on weight. Production facilities at Margate
and Huonville do 'value added processing' like smoking, filleting etc.
Atlantic salmon
The Atlantic salmon is a species of fish in the family Salmonidae, which is found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and in rivers that flow into the north Atlantic and the north Pacific....
. Modern aquaculture
Aquaculture
Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture involves cultivating freshwater and saltwater populations under controlled conditions, and can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is the...
methods are used in the production of salmon by the company.
The company is largely based in Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, with marketing offices located in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
.
Smolt are hatched at a hatchery at Russel Falls and then transferred to fish farms in the Derwent River
Derwent River (Tasmania)
The Derwent is a river in Tasmania, Australia. It was named after the River Derwent, Cumbria by British Commodore John Hayes who explored it in 1793. The name is Brythonic Celtic for "valley thick with oaks"....
and other locations around the state.
The fish farms are towed to Dover for extraction, and the fish are gutted and sorted based on weight. Production facilities at Margate
Margate, Tasmania
Margate is a small seaside town located on the Channel Highway between North-West Bay and the Snug Tiers, south of Kingston in Tasmania, Australia. At the 2006 census, Margate had a population of 1,368. Although more people live in the immediate region around the town...
and Huonville do 'value added processing' like smoking, filleting etc.