Comprehensive spatial decision-support tools can assist planning for and assessment of primary industries operating in the marine environment. Such tools require accurate, relevant and sufficient spatially-explicit information (data).

03/01/2021

Data collected through the Rapid Reefs project enabled us to better understand the functional health of reefs in the southern D’Entrecasteaux Channel, as well as establish a baseline in this region for future monitoring.

04/01/2021

This study was commissioned by the Department of Primary Industries (DPIPWE), Tasmanian Abalone Council (TAC) and representatives of the Tasmanian salmonid farming industry (Tassal Pty. Ltd and Huon Aquaculture Pty. Ltd) to establish whether salmon farming has a major contribution to sedimentation on reef ecosystems in farming regions and to determine what analyses and methods might be most appropriate for detecting fish farm signatures.

01/01/2022

This project was developed in response to questions raised by the salmon industry about the potential for adverse impacts on macroalgae as a result of the additional nutrient inputs from farming operations in marine systems.

06/01/2016

The salmon farming industry has significantly expanded in the last decade in South-eastern Tasmanian both in production (total production from Tasmania now estimated at 55,000 tonnes per annum) and in number and location of farms.

02/01/2018

Aquaculture, like most farming practices, has the potential to impact the environment through the introduction of nutrients; nitrogen (N) in particular can have an impact as it generally limits primary productivity of coastal marine systems.

03/01/2018

A 3D ecosystem model was used to quantify changes in water quality brought about by salmon aquaculture in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel and Huon Estuary in southeast Tasmania.

08/01/2018

This report covers the work of project CRC 4.2 (FRDC 2001-097). This is part of a 7- year program which will be completed through project CRC 4.2(2) (FRDC 2004-074) by mid-2008.

01/01/2006

The salmonid aquaculture industry depends on a healthy and suitable marine environment to maintain production and profitability. Over recent years, the industry has faced a number of environmental challenges, including algal blooms, jellyfish swarms, warm waters and high salinities.

04/01/2009

The Broadscale Environmental Monitoring Program (BEMP) provides a comprehensive assessment of ecological condition in the D’Entrecasteaux Channel and Huon Estuary.

12/01/2013

Farm based monitoring has shown copper concentrations in sediments under salmon farms in the Huon and D’Entrecasteaux Channel are elevated relative to background conditions as a result of long-term use of copper-based antifoulants.

05/01/2014

Farm based monitoring has shown copper concentrations in sediments under salmon farms in the Huon and D’Entrecasteaux Channel are elevated relative to background conditions as a result of long-term use of copper-based antifoulants.

05/01/2014