The overarching aim of this research was to provide an improved understanding of the environmental interactions of salmon farming and to provide recommendations to both government and industry on monitoring and management strategies that are appropriate to the level of risk associated with these interactions.

06/01/2022

This research program is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the potential interactions between salmon farming and the water column, soft-sediment, inshore reefs, deep reefs and seagrass habitats.

07/01/2021

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 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 research program is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the potential interactions between salmon farming and the water column, soft-sediment, inshore reefs, deep reefs and seagrass habitats.

07/01/2020

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 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