As flooding hits the Humpty Doo area, barramundi farmers are being forced to airlift their tonnes of live stock, as the usual transport routes off the Arnhem Highway are completely submerged.
Operation Fish Flight will see around 40 helicopter trips of fish being transported to refrigerated trucks, before they are sent to the east coast to market.
As the first loads of fish are flown out, around 400,000 fingerlings will be flown in to ensure there isn’t a hole in produce in 18 months time.