Abalone and aquaculture revitalising tourist towns with 'gold rush food'

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Aquaculture has replaced tourism to become the biggest breadwinner in two of WA's picturesque tourism towns once reliant on seasonal work.

Its managing director, Craig Kestel, said in many ways the success of the industry's new entrants was owed to the struggles of its pioneers.

"There's opportunity to scale up and get investment. We just need to build the foundations then hopefully we can build the second story on top," he said.as far north as Carnarvon and as far south as Albany.WA's $75 million aquaculture and wild-catch mollusc sectors have been doing business for decades.

However, in recent years, the State Government has spent a lot of money trying to get aquaculture afloat in itsand creating a raft of grants and development zones. Aquaculture Council WA's chief executive Tina Thorne said it had brought the industry to the precipice of major expansion."It's also a competitive environment with the commercial and recreational fishing sectors," Ms Thorne said.A draft strategic plan for the aquaculture industry is currently awaiting approval from WA Fisheries Minister David Kelly.

Ms Thorne expects the plan to have some tangible and viable recommendations for industry development and regional employment.

 

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