Regenerative seafarming that gives back to the water it grows in. Bruny Island and beyond.

Follow our progress in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel
 
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The Concept

We are establishing pilot seafarms off Bruny Island and in the Channel to cultivate and harvest seaweed, oysters, mussels and scallops

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With an ultimate aim of providing employment and jobs in the Channel area and beyond, on both land and sea.
Click on the links here to view an inspiring introductory video.
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About Bruny Island Sea Farms

What's this all about?
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Our Aim

To establish commercially viable regenerative seafarms off Bruny Island as a beginning. Bruny Island Seafarms Pty Ltd is the operating company, working alongside Seafarming Australia, a charitable foundation. The company farms and does the commercial work. The foundation's role is research, education, training and community advocacy.

Bruny Island Pilot Programs and Sea Farm Incubator

Once a successful model has been implemented on Bruny, the aim is to help other communities or commercial operators do the same in their coastal waters. We will develop the template that can be implemented by others. Creating a pathway that lowers risk to new operators and fast-tracking their seafarms to profitability. Seafarming Australia will achieve this through training, education and advocacy for regenerative sea farming.

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The Future

A network of regenerative sea farms throughout the D'Entrecasteaux Channel and around the coast of Tasmania (and eventually Australia-wide) would be the ultimate aim. Creating valuable jobs both on and off the water while cleaning up the environment at the same time.

The Market For Seaweed

There are literally hundreds of uses for seaweed, not just for food but as ingredients for domestic, commercial and industrial products. The Australian Seaweed Industry Blueprint outlines plans for a $1.5 billion Australian seaweed industry by 2040 that employs 9,000 people and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 10%. Tasmania is ideally placed to be a big part of this.

Why Sea Farming?
There are many reasons why we as a community should be farming the ocean in a sustainable manner.
What are the reasons not too?
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What's Happening Now

Latest news updates & articles
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The last month has seen us make steady progress on a number of fronts. An agreement signed on a...

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We went to Brittany and it was a revelation (if you’re into seaweed). A dispatch from the road —...

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Tasmania’s waterways are at a critical turning point. How we use them for work, play, and peace of...

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There's been a massive amount of progress made in the past month. It's hard to know where to...

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