1.2.2 History of barramundi aquaculture in the NT
In 1988 the Northern Territory government established a pilot barramundi hatchery, the Darwin
Aquaculture Centre (DAC), at Stokes Hill in Darwin. The aim of the hatchery was to investigate
and refine the techniques for barramundi breeding under Northern Territory environmental
conditions. Any fingerlings produced by the hatchery were to be used to foster the development
of a local barramundi aquaculture industry.