Finfish escape register

As at 14 February 2024

DateLocationSpecies Estimated number escaped Estimated weight
10 February 2024Boston BayKingfish35014 kg total (fingerlings, 40 g each)
15 January 2024Boston BayKingfish2081 kg
22 December 2023Boston BayKingfish150570 kg
20 October 2023Arno BayKingfish3,500192 kg total (fingerlings, dropped from air while transporting – 100% mortality)
15 March 2023 Boston Bay Kingfish 40 320 kg total
(broodstock)
24 January 2023 Louth Bay Kingfish 5 16 months old
4 February 2022 Fitzgerald Bay Kingfish 12 with 2 recaptured 5 kg total
(500 g each)
13 May 2021 Arno Bay Kingfish 1 5 kg
22 March 2021 Arno Bay Kingfish 20 5 kg each
11 January 2021 Louth Bay Kingfish 1,000 2,500 kg
(~2.5 kg each)
6 January 2020 Arno Bay Kingfish 5,000 with 3,830 recaptured 9,700 kg
(~2 kg each)
20 December 2019 Boston Bay Kingfish 100 10–20 kg total
(juveniles)
18 December 2019 Louth Bay Kingfish 250 with 100 recaptured 71 kg total
(juveniles)
28 November 2019 Arno Bay Kingfish 600 with 500 recaptured Total of 1,200 kg
16 February 2019 Point Boston Kingfish 12 50 g each
(juveniles)
07 January 2019 Arno Bay Kingfish 75 4.5 kg total
(fingerlings)
25 October 2018 Boston Bay Kingfish 300 640 kg total
24 April 2018 Louth Bay Kingfish 100 4 kg each
18 December 2017 Boston Bay Kingfish 50 23 kg
(~500 g each)
18 March 2017 Pt Lincoln Tuna 500 17 kg each
15 January 2016 Boston Bay Kingfish 100–150 230–345 kg total
18 December 2015 Arno Bay Kingfish 150–250 31–51 kg total
(juveniles)
9 November 2015 Boston Bay Kingfish 4,544 10,000 kg total
29 January 2015 Boston Bay Kingfish 3 3.5 kg total
12 November 2014 Boston Bay Kingfish 20 20 kg total
26 June 2014 Boston Bay Kingfish 200 360 kg total
(adults)
03 March 2014 Boston Bay Kingfish 40–60 240–270 g each (fingerlings)
25 October 2013 Boston Bay Kingfish 12 20 kg total
14 December 2012 Boston Bay Kingfish 200 I kg each
17 June 2012 Arno Bay Kingfish 500 8 months old
28 May 2012 Arno Bay Kingfish 300 2.4 kg each
26 May 2012 Arno Bay Kingfish 50 2.2 kg each
18 May 2012 Arno Bay Kingfish 100 400 g each
23 February 2012 Arno Bay Kingfish 300–400 13 months old
30 October 2011 Boston Bay Kingfish 30  
17 June 2011 Boston Bay Kingfish 50–100 700–765 g each
15 April 2011 Pt Lincoln Tuna 3 18 kg each
19 July 2010 Arno Bay Kingfish 10–15  
30 December 2009 Fitzgerald Bay Kingfish 200 3–3.5 kg each
1 December 2009 Boston Bay Kingfish 150 3.6 kg each
25 November 2009 Arno Bay Kingfish 12 26 g each
24 November 2009 Boston Bay Kingfish 250 3.6 kg each
23 November 2009 Boston Bay Kingfish 20 3.6 kg each
6 October 2009 Arno Bay Kingfish 150 3.6 kg each
23 June 2009 Fitzgerald Bay Kingfish 500 1 kg each
18 June 2009 Fitzgerald Bay Kingfish 15 3 kg each
26 March 2009 Arno Bay Kingfish 30–50 0.55 kg each
16 October 2008 Arno Bay Kingfish 50–100 0.9 kg each
8 July 2008 Fitzgerald Bay Kingfish 250–300 1.5 kg each
18 April 2008 Arno Bay Kingfish 20 3.8 kg each
4 February 2008 Arno Bay Kingfish 100 0.35 kg each
22 January 2008 Arno Bay Kingfish 3 3-4 kg each
4 January 2008 Arno Bay Kingfish 6,030 50 g each
30 October 2007 Fitzgerald Bay Kingfish 80–100 3.78 kg each
5 June 2007 Boston Bay Mulloway 20–30 1 kg each
31 May 2007 Fitzgerald Bay Kingfish 5–10 3.7 kg each
21 May 2007 Boston Bay Kingfish 1 7 kg each
3 March 2007 Fitzgerald Bay Kingfish 500 0.64 kg each
2 December 2006 Boston Bay Mulloway 10 1.5 kg each
23 November 2006 Boston Bay Mulloway 50–60 0.85 kg each
24 October 2006   Yellowtail Kingfish 50–100 3.9 kg each
5 May 2006   Yellowtail Kingfish 10,000 with 8,500 recaptured 1 kg each
8 February 2006   Mulloway 99,000 0.2 kg each
19 January 2006   Yellowtail Kingfish 250–300 3 kg each
14 December 2005   Yellowtail Kingfish 500 2 kg each
8 December 2005   Yellowtail Kingfish 50–70 2.1 kg each
6 December 2005   Yellowtail Kingfish 10 2.6 kg each
18 October 2005   Yellowtail Kingfish A report has been made that during rough weather a small portion of net headline dropped below the water level. Whilst minimal in scale the operating company has indicated that there was potential for fish escape. The incident was reported immediately to PIRSA Aquaculture and it appears at this stage that there has not been any fish lost from the cage in question.
4 February 2005   Mulloway 40,000 0.21 kg each
2 February 2005   Yellowtail Kingfish 30,390 with 4000 recaptured 2.38 kg each
21 November 2003   Yellowtail Kingfish 4,676 1.5 kg each
31 July 2003   Yellowtail Kingfish 2,423 2.0 kg each
18 June 2003   Yellowtail Kingfish 448 0.15 kg each
6 April 2003   Yellowtail Kingfish 11,949 with 5400 recaptured 2.5 kg each
31 January 2003   Yellowtail Kingfish 5000 lost with all recaptured 1.7 kg each
31 January 2003   Yellowtail Kingfish 1,438 19 g each
16 September 2002   Yellowtail Kingfish 569 3.3 kg each
9 May 2002   Yellowtail Kingfish 5,500 0.5 kg each
23 July 2001   Yellowtail Kingfish 536 0.72 kg each
Second quarter 2001   Yellowtail Kingfish 450 0.1 kg each
1 June 2001   Yellowtail Kingfish 896 1.0 kg each
Page last reviewed: 14 Feb 2024

 


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