Salmonid aquaculture production in Macquarie Harbour (both Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, and rainbow trout, Onchorynchus mykiss) has steadily increased from <1,000 tonnes in the early 2000’s to >20,000 tonnes in 2015/16.

06/01/2022

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

Aquaculture releases nitrogen to the marine environment, potentially changing dynamics of local plankton populations and causing adverse impacts. Metatranscriptomics have been used to study planktonic nutrient cycles and community dynamics.

10/01/2021

In 2019, the Derwent Estuary Program (DEP) engaged IMAS to assess the functional status of inshore temperate reef ecosystems within the Derwent estuary using the rapid visual assessment (RVA) methodology.

10/01/2021

The strategic growth of the Tasmanian Salmonid Industry is contingent upon ecologically sustainable development. Current Tasmanian production is not meeting domestic demand, and the industry is in the process of expanding farming operations to meet strategic growth targets.

11/01/2021

This report is an evaluation of one of the largest longer term data sets of water quality collected in a major waterway in Australia in recent years. Storm Bay at the mouth of the River Derwent, Tasmania, was sampled monthly for five years 2009-2015 for water quality – physical characteristics, nutrients, and phyto- and zoo-plankton - by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania.

01/01/2022

The expansion of salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour is contingent upon ecologically sustainable development. Underpinning such development are management regimes designed to regulate and minimise the impact of farming on the benthic environment.

10/01/2016

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

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06/01/2015

The salmonid aquaculture industry is worth about $400 million to the Tasmanian economy and directly employs over 1200 people. This industry has plans to double production by 2030, which will require finding new localities for farms that are conducive to large scale production.

03/01/2016

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 strategic growth of the Tasmanian Salmonid Industry is contingent upon ecologically sustainable development. Current Tasmanian production is not meeting domestic demand, and the industry is in the process of expanding farming operations to meet strategic growth targets.

09/01/2016

This study was undertaken at the instigation and with the collaboration of the Tasmanian Salmon Aquaculture industry, the Department of Primary Industry, Water and Environment (DPIWE) and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC).

08/01/2004

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 strategic growth of the Tasmanian Salmonid Industry over the next decade is contingent upon ecologically sustainable development in Macquarie Harbour. In coastal bays and estuaries, it is well known that sediment - water column interactions are a major driver of ecosystem condition and health.

05/01/2015

The strategic growth of the Tasmanian Salmonid Industry over the next decade is contingent upon ecologically sustainable development in Macquarie Harbour. In coastal bays and estuaries, it is well known that sediment - water column interactions are a major driver of ecosystem condition and health.

05/01/2015