History
2015
Tassal benchmarked as the world’s top seafood company for corporate, social and environmental reporting in 2015 by seafoodintelligence.com.
2015
Tassal a part of BRW’s List of the 50 Most Innovative Companies of 2015.
2015
Tassal wins Australian Business Award for Sustainability.
2015
Tassal acquires De Costi Seafoods.
2014
Tassal becomes first salmon company in the world to achieve “gold standard” ASC certification across all sites.
2014
Tassal benchmarked as the world’s top salmon farming company in corporate, social and environmental reporting 2014 by seafoodintelligence.com.
2013
Tassal Commits to ASC accreditation.
2013
Tassal Wins National Seafood Industry Award.
2013
Tassal Launches Salamanca Seafood Company Brand.
2013
Tassal Wins Marketing Excellence Award.
2013
First Australian Processing Plant earns BAP Certification.
2013
Tassal benchmarked as top two global fish farming company by intelligence.com
2013
Finalist in Australasian Reporting Awards.
2013
Tassal Wins Two Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council Awards.
2013
Tassal begins Snubfin Dolphin research project in conjunction with WWF-Australia.
2012
Achieves First BAP certification for Salmon Farming in Australia.
2012
Announced as 2012 Tasmanian Employer of Choice.
2012
Launched Tassal Easy Bake Frozen Salmon.
2012
Picked to test New International Aquaculture Standards by ASC.
2012
Launches Tassal Hot Smoked Salmon Flakes.
2012
Launches “That’s the beauty of Tassal salmon” campaign.
2012
Benchmarked as a Top Three Global Fish Farming Company by seafoodintelligence.com.au
2012
Launches Australian-First Tassal Salt Reduced Smoked Salmon
2012
Tassal receives Coles Sustainable Leadership Award.
2012
Tassal partners with MasterChef 2012.
2012
Wins Inaugral Aquaculture Award
2012
Releases Wild Water and Woodsmoke to celebrate 25 year anniversary.
2012
Commences Partnership with WWF-Australia for responsible aquaculture.
2012
Releases First Annual Sustainability Report.
2011
Recognised as Tasmanian Exporter of the Year.
2011
We launch Australian First – Tassal Gourmet Salmon Smallgoods.
2011
Pink – The New Blue. Tassal Support National Breast Cancer Foundation on pack.
2010
Winner of International AQUA Vision Innovation Award, held in Norway.
2010
Recognised by BRW as Most Respected Industry Leader in Agribusiness, Forestry and Fishing.
2010
Tassal sets Guinness World Record for World Largest Salmon Terrine.
2010
Opened The Salmon Shop in Melbourne, Kew.
2010
Rookwood Road Hatchery wins innovation award for Sustainability
2010
Tassal Opens Rookwood Road hatchery
2010
Tassal Fish Farm net cleaner wins International Innovation Award
2010
We’re now Australia’s largest Atlantic salmon producers and marketers, harvesting over 12,000 tonnes of our salmon every year – the equivalent to nearly a quarter of the weight of Sydney’s Harbour Bridge and 70% of Australia’s entire Atlantic salmon production.
2010
Launched Australia’s only 100% Australian Grown and canned Atlantic Salmon.
2010
Tassal Launches major advertising campaign “Pure Beauty Food”
2007
Our Salmon Shop and Smolt Restaurant open in Hobart.
2003
Tassal is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.
1996
We’re awarded the international ISO9002 quality accreditation and maintain it year on year.
1987
We’re proud to announce our first commercial harvest yielded 53 tonnes of beautiful Atlantic salmon.
1986
We build our first home farm for our salmon in Dover’s pure waters and develop a hatchery in Tasmania’s Central Highlands.
1986
Tassal Limited was born.
1984
First fertilised Atlantic salmon eggs purchased. Team eagerly awaits arrival of first family.
1980
Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority agrees salmon farming has good prospects in Australia’s pristine waters.
1960
Beautiful Atlantic salmon stock imported from Nova Scotia, Canada.
1642
Van Diemen’s Land was discovered by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman.