Status of Australian AquacuLture In 2006/2007

摘要

For the financial year 2006/2007 data on aquaculture (both hatchery-nursery and growout) production and the value of this production has been collated from a number of government and industry sources. In this report, data for hatchery production has only been included when it was for: The purpose of stocking public waterways (eg. for conservation or recreational fishing enhancement), For export (eg. such as Rainbow Trout eggs and Native Ornamental Finfish), For use on non commercial farms (eg. such as the stocking of private dams and ponds for own use), or For other recreational uses (eg. Aquarium or Ornamental Fish trade). The current report presents data for 2006/07 financial year and includes data from both Government and industry sources. Over 62,100 tonnes of product were harvested as well as around 11.1 million juveniles (mostly finfish) produced in hatcheries for recreational and conservation stocking (over 6.3 million Aquarium Fish are included in these figures). The total farm gate value of production of 799.6 million dollar, an increase of 5.2% over the 2005/2006 figure (760.3 million dollar) provided by O'Sullivan, Savage and Fay (2008). The value of production has increased over the estimates for 2005/2006 for Salmonids, Pearl Oysters,Edible Oysters, Yellowtail Kingfish, Crocodiles, Native Freshwater Fish, Freshwater Crayfish and Eels. Decreases in value were reported for Aquarium Fish, Prawns Southern Bluefin Tuna, Barramundi, Abalone, Mussels, Microalgae and Scallops. No real changes were observed in the value of Aquatic Worms, Brine Shrimp and Freshwater Prawns. The top ten most valuable producers were Salmonids (283.9 million dollar, up 44.5 million dollar, 18.6% increase); Southern Bluefin Tuna (137.6 million dolar, down 18.2 million dollar, 11.7% decrease); Pearl Oysters (142.3 million dollar, up 5.4 million dollar, 3.9% increase); Edible Oysters (86.5 million dollar, up 10.4 million dollar, 13.7% increase), Prawns (47.3 million dollar, down 4.3 million dollar, 8.3% decrease); Barramundi (26.9 million dollar, down 1.4 million dollar, 4.9% decrease); Abalone (17.5 million dollar, down 0.1 million dollar, 0.6% decrease); Yellowtail Kingfish (11.2 million dollar, up 1.4 million dollar, 14.3% increase); Mussels (8.4 million dollar, down 0.4 million dollar, 4.5% decrease) and Crocodiles (7.9 million dollar, up 1.6 million dollar, 25.4% increase).