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Table 1 Summaries of selected species performance in RAS systems and market prices in<br />

Australia from 1996-1999<br />

Species Stocking<br />

density (kg/m 3 Sale weight (g) Market price Growth to sale<br />

)<br />

($US/kg) (months)<br />

Atlantic salmon 5-60 60-100 N/A 11-18<br />

Barcoo grunter 30-100 300-1000 7-9 6-18<br />

Barramundi 5-40 300-750 5-8 6-12<br />

Golden perch N/A 300-1000 5-8 N/A<br />

Murray cod 30-100 500-2000 8-18 12-18<br />

Rainbow trout 5-50 50-200 ~6 3-8<br />

Shortfinned eels 100-180 250-750 2-9 12-24<br />

Silver perch 5-30 300-600 4-8 12-24<br />

Table 2 Summaries of RAS information for various Australian states in 1999<br />

Australian<br />

state<br />

Number of<br />

farms<br />

Capacity<br />

(tonnes<br />

produced per<br />

annum)<br />

12<br />

Species<br />

NSW 25 1-25 Murray cod, silver perch, barramundi<br />

Queensland 44 1-250 Barcoo grunter, barramundi, silver perch,<br />

golden perch, sleepy cod, Murray cod.<br />

South<br />

Australia<br />

Western<br />

Australia<br />

30 2-30 Murray cod, barramundi, snapper, silver<br />

perch, black bream.<br />

14 N/A Barramundi, silver perch, sooty grunter,<br />

black bream<br />

Tasmania 2 1,500,000<br />

atlantic salmon<br />

smolts<br />

Atlantic salmon, Rainbow trout.<br />

Victoria 20 1-120 Murray cod, Barcoo grunter, silver perch,<br />

shortfinned eels, barramundi

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