By Charles Bidgood, Rosny College student

On Tuesday 21^st of May students of Marine Biology at Rosny College attended the Tasmanian Seafood Industry Tour to learn about how Tassal handles the production of fish into the consumer market, and how exactly they clean and sell fish. At 8:30 students gathered outside Fish Frenzy in Hobart to then walk across to the Marine Board building, travelled up 9 stories t to the Tassal headquarters, sat down at a conference table and listened to some staff from Tassal speak about the environment as well as all the job opportunities Tassal has to offer. The group then went down one story to observe the massive computer room that maintains surveillances and feeds the Tassal fish farms all around Tasmania.

After the Tassal visit, the group went by bus to Cambridge to tour the Skretting factory and observe the production and process of fish food making.  Staff who work at Skretting explained what they put in the fish food and what benefits it has for the fish.  After this the group was driven over to SALCO were they explored and played with the crayfish that grew in the factory. The group learnt how valuable the crayfish trade is in Tasmania and a single crayfish can cost up to $2000 if sold in China. Then the group took a short walk over to Tasmanian Gourmet Seafood for an amazing lunch and to be told firsthand by the staff where the fish comes from.

The group was then driven by bus back to Hobart and the tour ended at IMAS with a presentation from a lecturer about all the different degrees IMAS has to offer.