The Huon Story Edn 13 - Flipbook - Page 5
The S t ra h a n C re w
Proof that eating Huon
Salmon makes you strong!
Two o f our ta l e nte d Hi d e a wa y
B ay far m wor ke rs , b rothe rs ,
Wi l l and O we n Lov e l l we r e
par t o f the wi nni ng Aus tra l i a n
Unde r 21 A x e me n’s te a m, suc ce s s fu l l y wi nni ng a l l thr e e te s ts
ag ai ns t our ne i ghb ours a c ros s
t he “di t ch” !
Someone famous once said
that wisdom comes not from
age, but from education
and learning; so if that’s the
case, our Strahan-based crew
must be seriously wise!
M o r e t han 3 0 % o f t he t e am
ar e cu r r e nt l y u nde r t aki ng a
Ce r t i fi cat e 3 i n M ar i ne Ope rat i o ns t hro u g h a co m bi nat i o n o f
o n-t he -j o b t rai ni ng and o nl i ne /
cl as s ro o m l e ar ni ng t hro ug h Tasm ani an RTO, S e afo o d M ar i t i m e
Trai ni ng .
Two o f t he m , Aaro n Kr i ng l e
and Co o pe r M acLai ne -Cro ss
o nl y co m m e nce d wi t h Huo n
t hi s ye ar, af t e r fi ni shi ng scho o l
l as t ye ar, so cl e ar l y t hey m ust
be m i ssi ng t he o ppo r t uni t y t o
l e ar n!
Ou r far m i ng o pe rat i o ns i n
M acqu ar i e Har bo ur ar e i m po r t ant be cau se t he har bo ur
has a m i x o f fr e sh and sal t
wat e r whi ch i s i de al fo r far m i ng Oce an Tro u t . Whi l e we
al s o pro du ce a sm al l am o unt
o f Hu o n S al m o n t he r e i s no
do u bt t he Onco r hynchus m yki ss
ex pe r t s ar e base d o n Tassi e ’s
We s t Co ast !
Ou r t ro u t be g i n as fr e shwat e r rai nbo w t ro u t and o nce
THE HUON STORY
|
expo se d t o s al t wat e r, be co m e
Huo n Oce an Tro u t , wi t h a
si l ve r y bo dy wi t h dar k s po t s
o n t he he ad, bo dy and fi ns
and a uni qu e r e d s t r i pe al o ng
t he l e ng t h o f i t s bo dy. Hu o n
Oce an Tro u t ar e a g r e at s o u r ce
o f o m e g a 3 and 6 fat t y aci ds ,
wi t h a hi g h co nce nt rat i o n o f
B vi t am i ns and ar e a s o u r ce
o f pho spho ro u s ( pho s phat e ) ,
whi ch he l ps t o pro t e ct t he
bl o o d’s aci d/ bas e bal ance
and t rans po r t s e ne rg y.
One o f t he S t rahan cr e w who
we kno w i s wi s e i s far m at t e ndant , B r e t t A be l , who r e ce nt l y
ce l e brat e d 31 ye ars wo r ki ng
fo r Huo n at o u r M acqu ar i e
Har bo ur o pe rat i o ns .
B r e t t has be e n a hu g e par t o f
ke e pi ng t he S t rahan o pe rat i o n g o i ng and hi s ex pe r t i s e i n
ne t m ai nt e nance and r e pai rs
i s fi rst -cl as s . B r e t t has al s o
be e n a t e r r i fi c m e nt o r fo r t he
yo ung e r and l e s s ex pe r i e nce d
cr e w pro vi di ng t he m wi t h wi s e
co unse l .
Tal ki ng abo u t m as t e rs o f t he i r
t rade , we have no do u bt t hat
B r e t t pro babl y co nqu e r e d fi s h
far m i ng s ki l l s be fo r e m any o f
t he cur r e nt cr e w we r e bo r n.
We l l do ne B r e t t and t hank yo u
fo r yo ur de di cat i o n.
Huon Aquaculture
|
Edition Thirteen
Wi l l and O we n we r e j oi n e d
by t he i r cous i n, Bl a ke Lov e l l
as t he onl y Ta sma ni a ns i n the
s i de s ho wi ng the Ne w Ze a l a n d
co m pe t i ti on tha t Ta s si e Huon
S al m o n r e a l l y i s b e t te r !
Wi l l and O we n Lov e l l a r e s on s
o f ano t he r l e ge nd a r y a x e m an, Ge of f Lov e l l , who a l so
wo r ks a t our Hi d e a wa y Ba y
far m s i t e . I n fa ct, the b oys a r e
fo u r t h g e ne ra ti on a x e me n , wi th
Owe n w i nni ng Aus tra l i a ’s r i c h e s t wo o d chop p i ng ha nd i c a p
e ar l i e r t hi s ye a r.
B o t h hav e b e e n chop p i n g
s i nce t hey coul d l i f t a n a x e
and have wor ke d i ncr e d i b l y
har d t o a chi ev e thi s l ev e l of
s u cce s s .
We l l done l a d s , a nd we a r e s o
pro u d.
O w e n (le f t ) & Will L ove ll ( r igh t)
5
