Three months ago, Clean Seas Tuna took a crucial step in its long-running, multimillion-dollar trials to breed in captivity southern bluefin tuna, one of the world's most prized eating fish as well as one of the most endangered.
In a world first, Clean Seas transferred fingerlings, each weighing about five grams, bred in its onshore hatchery at South Australia's Arno Bay to grow in its ocean tanks, successfully completing the life cycle. The feat is similar to one the company achieved earlier with its hiramasa kingfish, which is now a viable part of the business.
In April, Clean Seas followed by adding to its brood stock. In a military-style operation, tuna were flown in by helicopter and loaded into its landlocked spawning tanks, designed to mimic the conditions of the magnificent fish's run around the Western Australian coast and north to the Timor Sea.
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