Welcome to the NSW Aquaculture Association Inc.
This website is designed to aid members and other interested parties with their aquaculture demands and enquiries. The NSWAA is a peak industry body that represents the land-based aquaculture industry in NSW. Aquaculture is the fastest growing food production sector in the world, with about 50% of all seafood consumed worldwide being produced by aquaculture. When you consider the fact that global production from the wild harvest is relatively static with an increased pressure on global resources each year and demand for seafood continues to rise each year it’s easy to see that the extra demand must be met by aquacultured product.
Australian commercial aquaculture, is the fastest growing primary industry in Australia, but also home aquaculture for private use is a huge component of our members. Growing fish and yabbies in private farm dams, aquaponics in the backyard or garage and aquarium breeding are all activities that are increasingly popular. The NSW Aquaculture Association provides, representation, support, information and a platform for communication between all its members that include commercial producers, hobbyists, educators, suppliers, researchers and all those interested in the industry. Membership is available to all that want to work together towards the betterment of the industry.
NSW probably has the most rules and regulations of any state for commercial aquaculture but that just ensures that the aquaculture produce from NSW is the cleanest, greenest, safest seafood that money can buy. We don’t have the disease and pollution problems that overseas farms suffer from, our farms are designed and regulated for best practice to minimise any problems and ensure the environment of NSW is protected and not affected by our aquaculture activities. Being regulated ensures that the aquacultured fish and yabbies produced in NSW are not only sustainable, environmentally friendly produced but it is produced as food safely for the farmer and the consumer. NSW aquacultured product from the pond to the plate is grown and sold with the health of the consumer in mind so you as a consumer can be assured it is not only safe to eat but it is some of the cleanest, greenest, and healthiest seafood that money can buy.
If you are into or are thinking of getting into aquaculture then join the NSWAA to keep informed, if you are looking to buy aquaculture products then buy it from a member of the Association, these members are the ones working together towards the betterment of the industry in NSW and the ones that are doing it right.
Members information is available only to members, to access this info you will need to join and receive your password.