Aquaculture in Victoria

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Queenscliff Shellfish Hatchery Fisheries Victoria and a mussel industry group have joined forces to overcome a problem that threatened the viability of the Victorian mussel farming industry. This Queenscliff Shellfish Hatchery video will provide an overview of some of the exciting research being undertaken to help Victoria's mussel industry reach its full potential. Victorian Aquaculture Strategy The Victorian Aquaculture Strategy details the Victorian Government's commitment to grow the value of the Victorian aquaculture industry in a sustainable manner. About Aquaculture in Victoria The world’s population is growing faster than the supply of fish. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, most of the world’s fisheries are either fully exploited or over-exploited and consequently any further increases in global consumption of seafood will need to be met by aquaculture. Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food-producing sectors, accounting for almost 50 percent of the world’s food fish production. In Victoria, aquaculture has been undertaken for over twenty years, growing significantly over the past ten years. Aquaculture is managed under the Fisheries Act (Victoria) 1995. The Act provides for the management, development and promotion of an ecologically sustainable and viable aquaculture industry.

Victorian aquaculture is undertaken in a variety of offshore, coastal and inland facilities and includes the production of trout, abalone, blue mussel, aquarium finfish, eel, Murray cod, barramundi and yabby.