Sustainable, profitable, innovative and environmentally responsible tuna ranching

About Us

The Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association (ASBTIA) represents the Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) Industry, inclusive of purse seine and long line fishing, and ranching operations for SBT. ASBTIA and its members pioneered global tuna farming in 1991 and today maintain a high level of quality and performance across the industry. The industry continues to develop through investment in innovation, research and professional development, with a future focused philosophy underpinned by the principles of ESG, social licence, continuous improvement and product quality.

Jobs & Careers In The
Tuna Industry

The Australian seafood industry is a dynamic industry, providing a variety of career pathways and job opportunities at different levels of experience and skills.

Our History

The SBT industry is an Australian success story, pioneered by the Port Lincoln fishing industry. From humble beginnings the industry took a low value product to a high value product recognised widely for its outstanding sashimi grade product. Today the SBT industry is sustainable, certified, and is the single most valuable sector of the South Australian aquaculture industry (PIRSA, 2024).

Sustainability

Fed by the pure highly productive waters of the Southern Ocean, the Great Australian Bight and Spencer Gulf produce the ideal environment to catch and raise Southern Bluefin Tuna through our purse seine and ranching operations, and off the East Coast of Australia a growing SBT surface long line fishery.