SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2015
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Triabunna<br />
Value-Add By-Product Plant<br />
In response to community odour and<br />
water quality concerns regarding the<br />
processing of our Salmon by-products<br />
by a third party processor, Tassal<br />
committed to undertaking this function<br />
and developing its own state of the art<br />
processing facility to meet the highest<br />
social and environmental standards.<br />
Construction has begun on the<br />
processing facility which is located<br />
just north of the town of Triabunna on<br />
Tasmania’s east coast, and is scheduled<br />
to be completed by the end of October<br />
<strong>2015</strong>.<br />
The facility will process all fish waste<br />
(gut, heads, frames and trims) from our<br />
processing factories and the mort fish<br />
from farming operations. Our longer<br />
term vision for the facility is to produce<br />
fish meal and fish oil which will initially<br />
be sold domestically as stockfeed.<br />
Further plans are to produce fish oil<br />
to an edible grade for pharmaceutical<br />
use, supplying health companies for the<br />
manufacturing of omega capsules, and<br />
also to produce export product.<br />
Approximately 15 direct positions<br />
will be created once the facility is<br />
operational, with positive flow on<br />
effects to the broader economy in<br />
the transport services, consumable<br />
purchasing, maintenance contractors<br />
and environmental specialist areas.<br />
Tassal has worked closely with the<br />
local municipal council to present<br />
the project to the local community<br />
which has overwhelmingly welcomed<br />
the development, particularly with<br />
the creation of local employment<br />
opportunities.<br />
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70 Tassal Sustainability Report <strong>2015</strong>
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