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Fremantle Octopus is an Australian octopus fishery business based in Fremantle, Western Australia.[1][2][3][4] It was founded by former rock lobster fishermen Ros and Craig Cammilleri.[1][2]
Industry | Fishing |
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Founder | Craig Cammilleri, Ross Cammilleri |
Headquarters | Fremantle, Western Australia |
Key people | Glenn Wheeler (managing director) |
Products | Octopus |
Website | https://www.fremantleoctopus.cm.au/ |
The company catches and processes Octopus djinda.[1][5][Note 1] The species of octopus is regarded as having a relatively high grade based on size, texture, and taste; thought in part to be a result of its natural diet in the local environment.[1] Products made by the fishery include frozen raw tentacles, steamed tentacles, and marinated octopus.[1]
The business processes octopus catch from various independently owned boats, and has a processing plant in the suburb of O'Connor.[1] The business' founder Craig Cammilleri has been credited as the inventor of the 'octopus trigger trap', a method for catching octopus that uses a plastic grab with an in-built LED light to lure octopus.[6] Baby octopus and fish are not strong enough to trigger the trap.[1]
The business operates in a fishery with Marine Stewardship Council certification, one of only two octopus fisheries in the world where that is the case.[7] The total catch of Octopus djinda in WA is around 300 tonnes per year, of which Fremantle Octopus processes around 70%.[5] Estimates have placed the sustainable catch rate for the fishery at around 1-2 thousand tonnes per year.[1] Prior to being a valuable commodity, octopus were an annoyance for rock lobster fisherman as a predator of their catch.[8]
Around 80% of the fishery's catch is sold domestically in Australia, with 20% exported to foreign markets including the US, Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai.[1] In 2019 the business expanded its exports to the Chinese market.[9]
In 2017 the company explored a float on the ASX.[3]
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