Antibiotics and antifoulants are used in aquaculture operations to ensure the health and well-being of farmed stock. Antibiotics are used as a direct response to infectious diseases, whilst antifoulants are needed to counteract bio-fouling, a condition which is a significant problem to the local aquaculture industry and reduces water flow and oxygen supply in the cages, increasing stress levels and hence diseasesusceptibility in the fish.

09/01/2009

The main aim of the project is to develop and trial a spatial assessment decision support tool that identifies potentially competing resource uses which may pose challenges under different development scenarios within the marine environment.

01/01/2020

The report is intended as a resource for all of the different communities with an interest or a stake in the marine waters of the lower Huon Estuary and D’Entrecasteaux Channel.

02/01/2013

Australia’s wild-catch fisheries and aquaculture are increasingly attentive to the importance of having support from communities and stakeholders to ensure their future sustainability and prosperity. This project aimed to identify determinants of socially-supported wild-catch fisheries and aquaculture in Australia.

06/01/2019

To secure the future of Australian aquaculture, building and maintaining a sufficient level of support and trust from interested and affected communities is vital. Worldwide, there have been several examples of where aquaculture operations have been threatened because of a lack of societal acceptability.

01/01/2023