Cell Aqua successfully ships 13,000 barra fingerlings08:49,...

Cell Aqua successfully ships 13,000 barra fingerlings
08:49, Tuesday, 13 June 2006

Sydney - Tuesday - June 13: (RWE Aust Business News) - Cell
Aquaculture Ltd (ASX:CAQ) reports its production facilities through joint
venture partner Delta Aquaculfure Services in the United States are now
operational.
It has successfully shipped 13,000 Australian baby barramundi.
The fingerlings were produced and shipped from Cell Aqua's larval
rearing systems at James Cook University in Townsville, Queensland.
"With our production technology well proven in Australia, one of
our major hurdles to developing our business model overseas was to
successfully ship our barramundi fingerlings through the right
logistical and regulatory channels," chairman Robert Sewell said.
"We have now comprehensively proven that we have the capability
to do this, with successful fingerling shipments now into Europe and the
United States with incredible survival rates."
Delta Aquaculture have identified a number of fish species for
production in this facility which are in high demand by the restaurant
and food service industry and specialty retail trade in the US.
Cell Aquaculture shares last traded at 23c.
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