AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURE LANDSCAPE The Australian agriculture industry came from small beginnings, but has now grown to become an essential aspect of our economy – as is the booming aquaculture sector. 1788 2015 Tasmania accounted for 30% of Australia’s fisheries production8 Gross value of fisheries production was $2.8 billion8 Volume of farmed aquaculture products was 89,217 tonnes8 5 Year Book Australia 2001, 1301. 6 Year Book Australia 2001, 1301.0 7 http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/ProductsbyReleaseDate/20EA1F239F7D5B95CA257496001273F9 8 http://data.daff.gov.au/data/warehouse/9aam/afstad9aamd003/2015/AustFishAquacStats_2015_v1.0.0.pdf 9 Animal Health in Australia 2016. 10 http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/7121.0Main%20Features312015-16?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=7121.0&issue=2015-16&num=&view 11 http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/7121.0Main%20Features12015-16?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=7121.0&issue=2015-16&num=&view 18 ANNUAL REPORT 2016-17 Australia’s livestock began with five rabbits, seven horses, seven cattle, 29 sheep, 74 pigs, 18 turkeys, 29 geese, 35 ducks and 209 fowls5
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