Visit Aquaculture Gladstone
Aquaculture Gladstone is a multi-species fish hatchery at Lake Awoonga. Aquaculture Gladstone has one of the largest fish stocking programs in Queensland, producing up to five million Barramundi, Mangrove Jack and Sea Mullet fingerlings a year at peak production. GAWB and the Aquaculture Gladstone facility are actively driving future growth and development of Queensland’s aquaculture industry.
The Aquaculture Gladstone Interpretive Display is located front of house at our Aquaculture Gladstone facility. Complete with a live fish exhibit, the interpretive display highlights and educates visitors on the different fish species being bred at the Aquaculture Gladstone fish hatchery.
We are delighted to offer tours of our display to groups including school and university students, and community organisations. We run tours for groups of up to 30 people and tours generally run for about an hour. To express an interest in a tour, please click on the ‘make a booking’ button below and provide as much information as possible so we can tailor the tour to your group.
A member of the Aquaculture Gladstone team will then be in touch to confirm details. For other enquiries, please email aquaculturegladstone@gawb.qld.gov.au
Please note, Aquaculture Gladstone is an operational hatchery and we reserve the right to cancel tours at short notice.
The Aquaculture Gladstone facility features:
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Recirculating Aquaculture System – efficient and reduced impact to the environment; improved production numbers to sustain general fisheries permit numbers. -
Interpretive display available for tours.
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Laboratory facilities to support hatchery operations and research opportunities.
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Saltwater intake facility located on the Boyne River.
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Rare Golden and White Barramundi.
