Atlantic salmon production in Tasmania (Southern Australia) occurs near the upper limits of the species thermal tolerance. Summer water temperatures can average over 19 °C over several weeks and have negative effects on performance and health. Liver tissue exerts important metabolic functions in thermal adaptation.

02/01/2018

Scientists at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies have completed a two year experimental project on a globally emerging fish disease. Dr Mark Adams and co-investigators Dr Andrew Bridle and Professor Barbara Nowak investigated the comparative susceptibility and host responses of various endemic and salmonid fishes to amoebic gill disease (AGD).

02/01/2016

Scientists at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies have completed a two year experimental project on a globally emerging fish disease. Dr Mark Adams and co-investigators Dr Andrew Bridle and Professor Barbara Nowak investigated the comparative susceptibility and host responses of various endemic and salmonid fishes to amoebic gill disease (AGD).

02/02/2016

Ambient environmental conditions mean that the Tasmanian salmon industry will always suffer from high maturation rates due to its high water temperatures and increased light intensity. Additional artificial lighting in Tasmania has been shown to reduce maturation by up to 30%; increase growth rates significantly; and delay maturation by 8 weeks (Porter et al., unpublished).

06/01/2009

The production of marine protein from fishing and aquaculture is influenced by environmental conditions. Ocean temperature, for example, can change the growth rate of cultured animals, or the distribution of wild stocks.

04/01/2016

This scoping study was conducted under the Australian Government’s National Agriculture & Climate Change Action Plan: Implementation Programme1 which identifies and supports initiatives for coordinated action on climate change.

12/01/2008

This project has established a basline assessment program for water quality and productivity in Storm Bay, and collected environmental data monthly for 12 months. These data are important towards understanding climate variability and assessing the longer term impacts of climate change in the region.

08/01/2011

Information about the future will be useful if decisions can be modified on the basis of that information. For a range of industries, environmental conditions can impact on business activities and hence profitability.

10/01/2011