Australian pioneers in aquaculture
The world’s first modern Murray cod farm
A legacy of 46 years and counting
Our farm and hatchery adjoins the pristine waterways of the Murray-Darling Basin, and we source our water from the snow-fed Murrumbidgee river catchment.
While we are pioneers, we are a forward-looking organisation in a rapidly-growing industry. We have set our sights on developing more sustainable fish husbandry and farm management techniques, and building a global market for Australian freshwater fish.
Our fish
Fingerlings of Murray Cod, Golden Perch and Silver Perch are available in late Spring and early Summer. Table size Murray Cod are available all year round.
Learn more about the fish species we grow, or make an order.
Explore our work
Our hatchery
The spawning and nursing process of newborn Murray cod is conducted differently at Uarah Fisheries to many other Murray cod hatcheries and farms. We have found that the critical enabler to our assurance of quality is our full control over the entire production process – from breeding to spawning to nursing to growing-out to sales and marketing - we have control over the quality of inputs and practices employed at each step.
Global initatives
The global market is naturally the next frontier for Australia’s freshwater aquaculture industry. Australian agricultural produce is well-recognised across the world worldwide as a clean, high-quality and premium-tasting product. Likewise, Australian fish is highly sought after across the world.
Conservation efforts
Murray cod, golden perch and silver perch are Australia’s iconic freshwater species, central to our history and culture. Yet their numbers have drastically decreased since the 1950’s due to overfishing, loss of habitat and conflict with introduced species. In the 1970’s, Uarah Fisheries and other restocking hatcheries were established to save these iconic species. Thus began Australia’s native fish aquaculture industry.
“Successful aquaculture programs have been around for some years. One of the best is Bruce Malcolm's Uarah Fish Hatchery at Grong Grong, just east of Narrandera in southern NSW. He supplies Murray cod directly to top restaurants as well as retailers at the Sydney Fish Markets. It's expensive but, as a special treat, it's well worth it.”
— Stefano Manfredi, renowned Sydney chef, owner of The Restaurant Manfredi, and contributor to the Sydney Morning Herald
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