A Fishy Announcement
Seafood Industry Tasmania chief executive officer Julian Harrington (L) and Resources Minister Eric Abetz. Picture supplied Tasmania chief executive officer Julian Harrington (L) and Resources Minister Eric Abetz.
Seafood Industry Tasmania chief executive officer Julian Harrington (L) and Resources Minister Eric Abetz. Picture supplied Tasmania chief executive officer Julian Harrington (L) and Resources Minister Eric Abetz.
The Wednesday11 December edition of the Mercury carried a story by David Killick regarding the development of a new Tasmanian commercial sardine fishery. The Tasmanian government has committed $250,000 to explore the potential development. Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies research estimates a biomass of 210,000 tonnes of Sardines in Tasmanian waters, predominantly in Bass Strait.
Seafood Industry Tasmania CEO Julian Harrington (svc 1988-93) is pictured with Resources Minister, Eric Abetz, at the announcement of the funding for the project.
On leaving St Virgil’s Julian studied at the University of Tasmania from which he gained a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) focusing on Marine, Freshwater & Antarctic Biology.
Julian’s father, Ian, is also an ‘old boy’ of the College (svc 1950-57).