Rare MicCanberra Posted March 10, 2021 #2451 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Grenfell silos 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted March 10, 2021 Author #2452 Share Posted March 10, 2021 These silo pictures are cool. Watching Coast Australia, they're talking about Montgomery Reef. What a fascinating place. This episode is on "The Kimberley" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted March 10, 2021 Author #2453 Share Posted March 10, 2021 So now they are talking about a Barramundi fish farm, I find this interesting. Is fish farming as contentious there as it is here? Of course they are farming a native species, here they farm Atlantic Salmon which pose a threat to our native wild salmon species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By The Bay Posted March 10, 2021 #2454 Share Posted March 10, 2021 They farm Atlantic salmon in Tasmania. There have been outbreaks which upset some locals. However, fishers and the seals don't complain when it happens. 😁 There is also concern about what falls onto the ocean floor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 10, 2021 #2455 Share Posted March 10, 2021 If you ever get a tour guide in Alaska named Ella, and she threw Salmon at you, just let it drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted March 10, 2021 #2456 Share Posted March 10, 2021 15 minutes ago, Blackduck59 said: So now they are talking about a Barramundi fish farm, I find this interesting. Is fish farming as contentious there as it is here? Of course they are farming a native species, here they farm Atlantic Salmon which pose a threat to our native wild salmon species. Trouble with fish farms it’s a intensive farm ,just like a piggery, chicken Or a feed lot on land. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted March 10, 2021 #2457 Share Posted March 10, 2021 3 hours ago, MicCanberra said: Grenfell silos Beautiful the whole scene looks like a painting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted March 10, 2021 Author #2458 Share Posted March 10, 2021 this barramundi farm is located in the Kimberly and apparently the tides really keep the water moving. I really don't know the intricacies. For us her I don't really understand why they are farming Atlantic salmon in the pacific ocean. We never buy farmed salmon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By The Bay Posted March 10, 2021 #2459 Share Posted March 10, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Chiliburn said: Trouble with fish farms it’s a intensive farm ,just like a piggery, chicken Or a feed lot on land. IMHO, it is a better option than depleting the wild fish populations. Edited March 10, 2021 by By The Bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 10, 2021 #2460 Share Posted March 10, 2021 30 minutes ago, MMDown Under said: Beautiful the whole scene looks like a painting! LOL, It is a painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted March 10, 2021 #2461 Share Posted March 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Blackduck59 said: this barramundi farm is located in the Kimberly and apparently the tides really keep the water moving. I really don't know the intricacies. For us her I don't really understand why they are farming Atlantic salmon in the pacific ocean. We never buy farmed salmon. That is all that is on offer here in Queensland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum52 Posted March 10, 2021 #2462 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Not quite silos, but the water tower near my parents' home at Warrnambool has been painted. It has three portraits of immigrants and refugees to the area on it. Leigh 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeanswers Posted March 10, 2021 #2463 Share Posted March 10, 2021 3 hours ago, Blackduck59 said: So now they are talking about a Barramundi fish farm, I find this interesting. Is fish farming as contentious there as it is here? Of course they are farming a native species, here they farm Atlantic Salmon which pose a threat to our native wild salmon species. The salmon farms in Tassie are controversial😳. They say it is destroying the water quality and killing the sea grass that our native area life depend on, not to mention the bacteria and parasites that jump to our native fish😕. The Barramundi farms are controversial in another way in that they say wild stock numbers are fine but because farmed fish is so much cheaper they find it hard to compete so many are leaving the industry🙄. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted March 10, 2021 #2464 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Aussie Barrumundi is $60 a kilo here, the local restaurants here buy their barra product of Vietnam from Aldi or Woolies, frozen, for $25 a kilo, I kid you not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeanswers Posted March 10, 2021 #2465 Share Posted March 10, 2021 4 hours ago, NSWP said: Aussie Barrumundi is $60 a kilo here, the local restaurants here buy their barra product of Vietnam from Aldi or Woolies, frozen, for $25 a kilo, I kid you not. My local fish shop does wild Barra for between $38-45 dollars a kg. Aussie farmed Barra is $27-34. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted March 10, 2021 #2466 Share Posted March 10, 2021 8 hours ago, ilikeanswers said: My local fish shop does wild Barra for between $38-45 dollars a kg. Aussie farmed Barra is $27-34. I wouldn't buy farmed Barra when I can buy wild Barra for those prices. I have been buying less salmon and more local whiting fillets from the Sunshine Coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 10, 2021 #2467 Share Posted March 10, 2021 I have been getting sardines, great on toast with a bit of Tomato sauce. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted March 10, 2021 #2468 Share Posted March 10, 2021 59 minutes ago, MMDown Under said: I wouldn't buy farmed Barra when I can buy wild Barra for those prices. I have been buying less salmon and more local whiting fillets from the Sunshine Coast. Whiting are my favourite - after flathead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell21 Posted March 10, 2021 #2469 Share Posted March 10, 2021 (edited) 43 minutes ago, lyndarra said: Whiting are my favourite - after flathead. Try the Birds Eye frozen "Deli" Lightly Battered Whiting Fillets from Coles or Woolies, only 5 in a pack but absolutely delicious when oven baked. Edited March 10, 2021 by Russell21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeanswers Posted March 10, 2021 #2470 Share Posted March 10, 2021 1 hour ago, MicCanberra said: I have been getting sardines, great on toast with a bit of Tomato sauce. My fish shop has fresh sardines too for about $10-12 a kilo though you have to prep them yourself😳 but once you go fresh it is hard to go back 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted March 10, 2021 #2471 Share Posted March 10, 2021 30 minutes ago, ilikeanswers said: My fish shop has fresh sardines too for about $10-12 a kilo though you have to prep them yourself😳 but once you go fresh it is hard to go back 😂 The Urangan Fish Shop at Hervey Bay had fresh sardines, but I didn't know what to do with them, so I only bought whiting fillets as well as medium raw prawns ($18 kilo) and sand crabs. 55 minutes ago, Russell21 said: Try the Birds Eye frozen "Deli" Lightly Battered Whiting Fillets from Coles or Woolies, only 5 in a pack but absolutely delicious when oven baked. As I buy whiting fillets by 500g, five wouldn't be enough for me, esp if they were delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted March 11, 2021 Author #2472 Share Posted March 11, 2021 6 hours ago, MicCanberra said: I have been getting sardines, great on toast with a bit of Tomato sauce. Around here that would be bait Mic. Anchovies and herring are popular too, I tend to stay away from the bait fish, my parents both enjoyed sardines, I could never get past the smell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 11, 2021 #2473 Share Posted March 11, 2021 26 minutes ago, Blackduck59 said: Around here that would be bait Mic. Anchovies and herring are popular too, I tend to stay away from the bait fish, my parents both enjoyed sardines, I could never get past the smell. of the sardines or your parents (breath) after they ate them? 😛 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted March 11, 2021 Author #2474 Share Posted March 11, 2021 you're funny Mic. I'm not a real fan of canned fish, I do like canned tuna though. We have a small run cannery that does a canned smoked salmon that I like, unfortunately the last can I bought ($5.50 for a small can) was full of skin and bones. I like fish we usually have salmon, mostly Coho and Sockeye, sometimes we will have Chinook. There are 2 fresh water fish I like Northern Pike (known as jackfish around where my extended family are from.) and my uncle used to call the other ones Pickerel but they are also known as Walleye Pike. We are looking forward to finding out what the fish is like down under. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeanswers Posted March 11, 2021 #2475 Share Posted March 11, 2021 6 hours ago, MMDown Under said: The Urangan Fish Shop at Hervey Bay had fresh sardines, but I didn't know what to do with them I usually just pan fry them with some butter or olive oil, a bit of garlic is nice too and sometimes I'll put in some parsley and/or dill. A bit of lemon is nice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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