Text Box: Overview Barramundi Blue Aquaculture, (Barrablue) Recirculative Aquaculture (RAS) facility is set on 4.03 Hectares  Barramundi Blue’s aquaculture nursery, fingerling and fish grow-out husbandry operations are owned and managed by Cynthia Taylor and Geoff Orpin. Barramundi Blue currently produces 60+ton of plate sized whole barramundi (450-5 00grm) annually with approved expansion  to 120 ton  plus additional tonnage in supplementary pond cages  Barramundi Blue’s approvals includes an on site hatchery operations and hydroponics Barramundi Blue’s systems comprises 5 individual/ systems,  quarantine, nursery,  and grow-out tanks, plus Broodstock holding, supported by environmentally friendly biological chemical free filtration.   Barramundi Blue’s operation is Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) compliant. Barramundi Blue Aquaculture  operation is capable of holding 130,000 –250,000 fish, ranging in size from fingerlings  to 2kg product. Barramundi Blue’s excellent fish growth rates (in excess of industry standards) combined with improve operational costs and  better feed ratios  provides the ability to guarantee continuity of supply at fixed market prices all year. Barramundi Blue has a close relationship with the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries. Barrablue Barramundi is ‘Clean, Green’ safe and most importantly truly an Australian product.                   Barramundi Blue  currently supplies  premium  Australian barramundi grown within the Organic Guidelines to the South East Asia, chilled within a 18hour ’window from  Australia. BBA supplies, both Sydney and Brisbane markets and wholesale clients as well as restaurants. Hotels and clubs. BBA currently supplies advanced fingerlings to local fish restocking programs. BBA through the use of Fish waste  produces hydroponic salad vegetable, Herbs and flowers. BBA’s Australian farm has led to the development of International Operations in South Korea, China and Vietnam

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Awards Of Excellence
Finalist Australian Management in Excellent
Winner EPA Water wise Achievement 2004
Winner Queensland DPI Award 2005
Finalist Queensland DPI I & T Awards 2005
Winner Queensland Seafood Industry 2005
Finalist Queensland Seafood Industry – Technology,
Finalist Queensland Seafood Industry – Marketing,
Finalist Queensland Seafood Industry - Business
Finalist Australian National Seafood Industry Awards
Finalist Rabobank/Monash University for Excellence
Finalist Rabobank/Monash Environment Management
Finalist Queensland EPA Sustainable Industries
– Sustainability in Rural Industry ( Finals to be judged in May ) 2006


Above International Chef Peter Howard prepared
The Award winning Barrablue Barramundi
at the Brisbane Rural Women’s Trade Show