About
Spencer Gulf King Prawns are wild caught in the cold, clear waters of the Spencer Gulf.
Their superior quality and taste make Spencer Gulf King Prawns the preferred ingredient for top chefs all over Australia.
King Prawns are nocturnal animals as ie; they are more active at night. They are benthic dwelling animals which means they live on the seafloor. During the day and in bright moonlight, King Prawns burrow into the seabed sedimentation.
The Prawn Association is a non-profit Primary Resources Development Organisation that formed in 1968 and was incorporated in South Australia on 14 February 1984. It represents the Spencer Gulf and West Coast Prawn Fishery licence holders.
The Spencer Gulf King Prawn fishery has long recognised the importance of fishing to the highest sustainable standards and has become the first prawn fishery in the Asia Pacific region to be certified sustainable by MSC.
King Prawns were first trawled from the Spencer Gulf by the fishery investigations ship Endeavour in 1909. The first commercial attempt at prawn trawling by a Danish seine boat was made in 1948, which was unsuccessful.