INTERNAL LINKAGES Flashcards
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Nick Arena
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- 0 developed the RAS in a garage in Sydney in the 90’s
2. 0 He is Managing Director of the Pty Ltd Company
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Shareholders
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- 0 Are part owners of this company
- 0 Have invested $1.5 m to pioneer this new tech
- 0 Their investment has allowed Nick Arena to fund the purchasing of land and build required infrastructure (Eg. Tanks, shed, restaurant, function centre
- 0 Shareholder’s capital also funds research and development, allowing for diversification into other income streams
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Role of Employees in running of TMFF
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- 0 Jobs in : Hospitality services, tourism, business administration, promotion
- 0 With increasing production levels, staff members. Have increased form 3 to 14 since business started in 1997
- 0 Restaurant and Function center: Restaurant manager, receptionist, casual wait staff, chef, functions co-ordination, promotion
- 0 Tours: Tour coordinator/operator- Liaise with package tour operators, school groups and tourists
- 0 Aquaponics: Shed manager, and shed hands- water testing, feeding fish , filter cleaning, control water temp, grading fish, ensure health and growth of fish will enable them to be harvested
- 0 Ensure that each tank holds not only the right number of fish but also the fish of similar size and weight
- 0 Harvesting fish involves anaesthetizing and moving to transport tanks,
- 0 Tending to 40 tables of vegetable (300 boxes/ wk average)
- 0 Adjust water to low pH to suit Plants growth
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Goods
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- Live Barramundi, leafy greens, restaurant meals are produced on site of TMFF
- Now attempting its own fingerling breeding program using stock reared on the farm
- Recirculating Aquaculture System developed in a grage the 90s, Sydney, is now exported overseas and refines
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Services
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- Shareholder’s ensure provisions of capital
a. Jeff Titmarsh is a shareholder and company veterinarian
b. Shareholder Rocky de Nys is the head od Aquaculture studies in james cook University in Townsville - Tours and school visits
- Restaurants
- Functions
- Technology: Making system available to overseas where market for high end , fresh B has been identified
- Successfully built 100 tonne facility in Portland and have on going interest form companies in Asia and Africa, Middle east and USA
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ideas
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Ideas -Projects initiated by shareholders and in collab. With universities and other business= ideas are shared and developed
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Link with research institutions
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- Have designed and built a wastewater modular tech facility for Macquarie Uni
- Negotiating with hot house manufacturers overseas
- Shareholder Rocky De Nys is the head of Aquaculture studies at James Cook Uni, Townsville
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TMFF sells its ideas
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- to Macquarie Uni
- Successfully built a 100 tonne facility in Portland and have in going interests from companies in Asia, USA, middle east
- Supply air- bowlers (aerators), and are the sole Australian agent for Hex- Air air diffusers in aquaculture, which optimizes oxygenation of water using air . Hex diffusers= extensively used overseas
