[2] It became a subsidiary of the Brazilian meat processing company JBS S.A. in November 2021.
[3] JBS has a remarkably poor reputation arising out of corruption allegations in Brazil.
In 2020, Huon Aquaculture was convicted of environmental breaches in regard to its operations at Whale Point and fined $40,000.
[4] As of 2021, Huon has additional assets in Western Australia including a processing facility in Perth and a 2,200 hectare lease in the Mid West aquaculture zone.
[5] It was a majority family and employee owned company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange,[6] but was acquired by JBS in November 2021.