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14 September 2026

15,000 kingfish arrive in Tasmania ahead of Bass Strait aquaculture trial

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15,000 kingfish arrive in Tasmania ahead of Bass Strait aquaculture trial

About 15,000 yellowtail kingfish have arrived in Tasmania to be raised for an offshore farming trial in Bass Strait, in what will be the first attempt to grow the species in Commonwealth waters.

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