Tasmania has a world-class reputation for premium, fresh and sustainable seafood, and Hursey Seafoods has played an important role in this.
Hursey’s $1.5 million redevelopment at Stanley is the perfect addition to the business that has become a household name since the family began making a living from the sea 75 years ago.
The redevelopment has revamped the corner commercial factory and takeaway restaurant into the perfect multi-storey restaurant and fish mongers, overlooking the stunning Sawyer Bay.
This is a great addition to attractions in the Cradle Coast Region, giving visitors every reason to venture outside of the major cities and check out the Stanley Nut or Rocky Cape before sampling the local seafood.
The investment was also important for the local economy and jobs. It not only boosted the economy and created jobs during the extensive design and construction process, importantly it has also created five new jobs now that it is up and running.
One of the greatest things about these jobs is that they provide valuable work opportunities for families in our more remote or regional communities.
Wild catch fisheries have a gross value of production in Tasmania of more than $150 million.
Tasmania’s fisheries overseas exports were valued at $114 million in 201314. Abalone, rock lobster and salmon were the highest value seafoods exported, respectively. Our product is in demand all over the world, as the Hursey family well know.
I congratulate them for their work on building up the Tasmanian seafood brand with visitors and locals alike.
Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for Primary Industries and Water
