Fish Farms
Submitted by Nickjg on Mon, 2011-03-07 19:02
I was just wondering if there were any fish farms around perth/fremantle area. Thanks lots
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ricey
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golden ponds
has trout and baramundi in one pool in the warm season. Fee to get in and the best part is you can catch and release if fish not harmed.
they sell frozen fillets cheap too.
470 Mundijong road Baldivis (just head east about a couple of km off the freeway) 9524 2244
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Nickjg
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yeh ive been there a few
yeh ive been there a few times, i want to get into the fish farming business and ive got work experience, golden ponds is perfect, do u know if buses go anywhere near there? Cheers
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Yewiefish85
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if your looking into
if your looking into aquaculture, maybe challenger tafe might let you do work experience with them
sarcasm0
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Im pretty sure they would encourage you to enrol
In Aquaculture. http://www.challenger.wa.edu.au/Workingwithindustry/wamaritimetrainingcentrefremantle/Pages/AquacultureTraining.aspx
Yewiefish85
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just a thought, no harm in
just a thought, no harm in trying
sarcasm0
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Fair play
But im studying there atm, not in aquaculture but marine tourism. Due to their insurance and indemnity I reckon they would be unable to assist. They are very specific about having your fees paid just for this. Also if they are getting 15-20 students per semester, attending classes, paying fees etc, shouldnt the students get first crack at the facilities?
Its like saying go to UWA/Curtin/Murdoch and asking for work experience in their aquaculture/seafood science departments. The difference being tafe courses can be shorter(6months) and cheaper than paying for a uni course and racking up a hecs/help debt.
Yewiefish85
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i studied aquaculture up in
i studied aquaculture up in broome about 8 years ago, as students we weren't in the hatchery all the time, there were 3 full time staff running the hatchery so from my point of view i wouldn't see the problem with a 15 or 16 year old kid still attending school to be given the opportunity to get an insight into the industry.
wazzbat
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What sort of Aquaculture are
What sort of Aquaculture are you looking at getting into? You could try a Marron Fram or Trout Farm? There are a few about down South I think? Do a bit of a google. They might be able to put you up for a week or two why you work there? Then you don't have to catch a bus every day. Might be a bit more laid back in terms of insurance, rules etc. Just a thought???
It is worth trying the Freo Tafe too I think. I did some electrical work down there and ran some cable trays and cables through the fish tank sheds a few years back. I think it would be very interesting to work there. The guys that where working there at the time seemed like pretty good people. I think Bruce was the guy in charge of all the fish at the time and he was a extremely helpful while we were working there.
Good Luck.
PS - If you manage to get work experience there, stand back when they feed the YTKs. They make a hell of a splash fighting each other for the pellets.
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