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The Goldfields-Esperance region also has a rich history in agricultural and pastoral activities and a notable recreational and fishing industry. Southern parts of the region, including the Shires of Esperance and Ravensthorpe, contains its most valuable agriculture and fishing areas where the majority of the regions livestock and cropping occurs.
The Northern Native Seed Industry Development Initiative (NNSIDI) will support the creation of new and innovative seed production enterprises throughout the Pilbara, Goldfields Esperance, and the Kimberley. The native seed industry has potential to be a viable alternative to the current practice of wild harvesting. Mining companies require vast quantities of native seed to meet their post-closure revegetation obligations and their demand for native seed is outstripping supply. As a result, remnant plant communities are coming under increasing pressure. Seed Production Areas (SPAs) can play a role in meeting this shortfall and boost economic development throughout regional Western Australia. Esperance is already home to an emerging shellfish aquaculture industry. Wylie Bay Abalone is a joint venture abalone ranching project located in Wylie Bay, Esperance operated by Ocean Grown Abalone and Ocean King Fishing. Through the construction of purpose-built artificial abalone reefs, Ocean Grown Abalone produces commercial-scale quantities of premium, ‘wild-harvested’, Greenlip abalone. |