Huon Aquaculture is a large aquaculture and food processing enterprise located in Tasmania. Founded in 1986, Huon has grown to become second largest salmon producer in the state, after ASX listed Tassal, it employs 487 Tasmanians and produces 25,000 tonnes of salmon annually. It is a majority family and employee owned company listed on the ASX.
Huon operates fish pens in Storm Bay, off Bruny Island, Macquarie Harbour, near Strahan, and Hideaway Bay, near Dover, a fish processing, packing and value-added facility in Parramatta Creek, Tasmania.
In 2020, Huon Aquaculture was convicted of environmental breaches in regard to its operations at Whale Point and fined $40,000.
Traded as: ASX: HUO
Industry: Food processing, fishing
Founded: 1986
Headquarters: Dover, Tasmania, Australia
Products: Processed salmon products
Website: www.huonaqua.com.au