Construction is beginning on a pilot aquaculture program, which will farm mud crabs, prawns, barramundi and other fish species, reports ABC Rural.
The news agency says that small trials are being conducted and financed by a group of locals and outside investors, who say production will begin as early as next year.
The proposal for a large scale prawn farm has long been in the pipeline for Wyndham, but has never got off the ground due to a number of environmental and heritage issues.
Kimberley Town Anticipates Aquaculture Wave
AUSTRALIA - While it's still suffering from the collapse of the local abattoir in the 1980s, there's renewed hope in the Kimberley town of Wyndham, with an anticipated aquaculture boom.