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

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

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 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

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

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