Take the scenic route to the artsy beach town of Raglan, stopping to visit a local
eel farm which focuses on sustainable aquaculture.
Eel numbers have plummeted partly because of overfishing, mainly of babies which are shipped to Chinese
eel farms for fattening, then sold to Japan (see Eels slide towards extinction).
The Gunditjmara people have already started to use these rights to re-establish
eel farming and smoking in the area inline with their tradition, including by reversing the drainage system installed by Europeans.
The Federal Court recognised their native title rights and the Gunditjmara peoples are now using these rights to re-establish commercial
eel farming.
Not exact matches
Large Plates options include perfectly cooked Gulf Drum with Covey Rise
Farms sweet potatoes and yams, sautéed kale and a moutarde beurre blanc — caviar like mustard seeds reduced with apple cider vinegar and white wine then mounted with soft butter; Chappapeela
Farms Pork Osso Buco with charred corn, Papa Tom's cheese grits and local peppers; Sweet Corn & Kale Risotto with jumbo lump crab, smoked tomato vinaigrette and herb oil; and Cureton's tribute to his travels in China last year — Seared Yellowfin Tuna with Creole fried black rice, sweet potato habanero sauce and the Chef's signature Steel Sauce (half Steen's cane gastrique and half
eel sauce).
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A bridge across the
Eel River is jerked off its foundations, taking a busload of
farm workers with it.
Dating back thousands of years, the area shows evidence of a large, settled Aboriginal community systematically
farming eels for food and trade in what is considered to be one of Australia's earliest and largest aquaculture ventures.
An eight - year research study revealed that for nearly 8,000 years the Gunditjmara people commercially
farmed eels.47 In what is considered to be Australia's earliest and largest aquaculture venture, this settled Aboriginal community systematically
farmed eels as both a source of food and for barter and trade.