• THE WAIKERIE PROJECT

The Waikerie Project involves the establishment of a multi species intensive indoor Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) facility in the Riverland SA. The project will make use of saline water from the vast local underground aquifer, which is currently considered an environmental problem.

Trials carried out by the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) at their research facility at Waikerie, have shown that marine finfish can survive and grow in this saline water.

The water will be recirculated through a state of the art water treatment system, incorporating technology which has already been proven internationally. The facility will be the first commercial low to zero discharge intensive inland indoor RAS in Australia to use saline ground water to grow marine finfish.

The waste created by the farmed fish will also be used on site to grow Asparagopsis seaweed, which when fed to cattle, can reduce greenhouse the gas emissions from cow burps by as much as 90 per cent. The novel tank design and unique features of the OZRAS system being used at the Waikerie Project, will also ensure the project has far lower power usage that traditional indoor aquaculture.

A-Culture has gathered a strong group of scientific, design and seafood industry contacts both nationally and internationally with whom it will continue to engage to ensure the ongoing successful development of all the component parts of the Waikerie Project

  • Environment

    An environmentally sustainable Aquaculture Project.

  • Technology

    State of the art water treatment system.

  • Expertise

    Strong group of scientific, design and seafood industry experts.

‘The development of a viable and sustainable aquaculture industry exploiting what is essentially a waste water resource is considered by the South Australian Government to provide the potential for a significant and new much needed economic opportunity for the Riverland region.’

‘The development of a viable and sustainable aquaculture industry exploiting what is essentially a waste water resource is considered by the South Australian Government to provide the potential for a significant and new much needed economic opportunity for the Riverland region.’

A-Culture has already completed the purchase of a 51.75 Hectare greenfield site close to Waikerie on which it will build and conduct its operations. The site has direct access to the abundant saline water aquifer which flows beneath the site at a depth of 35m.

There are significant competitive advantages in locating an aquaculture venture in the South Australian Riverland using the saline water, including the ability to operate the production facilities in a bio-secure environment as the water from the deep aquifers is isolated from parasites, disease and their vectors.

The site is also positioned within close proximity to the Waikerie Airport and the Sturt Highway, providing multiple options for the transportation of seafood to Australian and international markets.

Following the success of the initial small scale commercial production run, the long-term plan is to build an additional four production facilities, a hatchery, an R&D facility and a processing plant on this site.

The Waikerie Project

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