Sime "Sam" Sarin (10 March 1936 – 21 June 2020) was a Croatian fisherman and businessperson instrumental in the development of the Southern bluefin tuna ranching industry and property development in the town of Port Lincoln in South Australia.
Sarin was born in Kali, Croatia[1] and emigrated to Australia in the 1950s where he first worked as a fruit picker and cane cutter.
Sarin's career began in the fishing industry then expanded into property development.
[2] He founded Australian Fishing Enterprises in 1987, which at the time of his death held half of the catch quota for the Southern bluefin tuna in Australia.
AFE is part of the Sarin Group, which employs up to 300 people and aspires to be "the most professional, ethical and efficient tuna ranching company in the world.