World-Leading Lifecycle Aquaculture Business Clean Seas Seafood Has Been Named The South Australian Exporter Of The Year At The South Australian Business Chamber 2019 Export Awards, Held Last Night At The Adelaide Convention Centre. Clean Seas Also Took Out The Adelaide Airport Agribusiness, Food And Beverages Award.
Clean Seas, Along With 11 Other Major Category Winners, Will Go On To Compete For National Recognition As Leaders In Their Fields At The Australian Export Awards In Canberra On 3 December.
The South Australian Business Chamber 2019 Export Awards recognise exporting excellence, highlighting companies which are succeeding in the international marketplace by selling and promoting their products and services.
The Statewide Super Excellence in Exporting Award, a special award recognising South Australian companies making an international impact, was awarded to Accolade Wines.
The South Australian Business Chamber has been celebrating businesses which go above and beyond in export markets in South Australia for 57 years through the Export Awards and has been providing advice and services to organisations wanting to take a leap into international trade for 180 years. Whether it was whale oil exported in the late 1830s to shock absorbers in 2019, the South Australian Business Chamber has been able to help.
Clean Seas Seafood was last night recognised as a leading seafood exporter, particularly in its international sales of Yellowtail Kingfish, branded as Spencer Gulf Hiramasa Kingfish.
Clean Seas is the Global Leader in the full cycle breeding and farming of Yellow Tail Kingfish and operates in the Spencer Gulf, with a hatchery at Arno Bay, and farm locations at Port Lincoln, Louth Bay, Arno Bay and Whyalla.
Clean Seas Seafood was established by the Stehr Group in 2000 and was initially run by tuna baron Hagen Stehr. Mr Stehr’s son Marcus is a non-executive director.
The South Australian Business Chamber Chief Executive Martin Haese said Clean Seas Seafood, should be congratulated for its determination to close the kingfish lifecycle, which meant the local species could be farmed in a sustainable manner.
“Aquaculture is one of South Australia’s highest value export industries, and it’s often overlooked when talking about agriculture, food, wine, defence and advanced manufacturing,” Mr Haese said.
“Blood, sweat and tears has gone into its research and development for many years, and their export share reflects how widely respected they are in the international fresh seafood industry.”
Now in their 57th year, the South Australian Business Chamber Export Awards recognise the success of local companies breaking into export markets and achieving sales and organisational growth.
Other businesses to be recognised for their exporting successes included Redarc Electronics, Supashock, Wines by Geoff Hardy and Monkeystack.
The South Australian Business Chamber 2019 Export Awards winners:
For media inquiries and company contacts, please contact the South Australian Business Chamber Director of Media and Communications, Verity Edwards on 0412 678 942.
19 October 2019
