For the Tasmanian Salmon Industry to expand into new coastal and offshore areas it needs to demonstrate responsible stewardship and sustainable use of natural resources to maintain the support of Government agencies and the Tasmanian community.

21/04/2023

To expand into new coastal and offshore areas, the Tasmanian Salmon Industry needs to maintain the support of State Government and the Tasmanian community by clearly demonstrating responsible stewardship and sustainable use of the marine environment.

21/04/2023

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

This report provides an ongoing update on the status of dissolved oxygen (DO) and benthic conditions in Macquarie Harbour. It follows on from the results previously outlined in the IMAS reports released throughout 2017 and 2018

07/01/2019

This report provides an ongoing update on the status of dissolved oxygen (DO) and benthic conditions in Macquarie Harbour. It follows on from the results previously outlined in the IMAS reports released through 2017 - 2019.

02/01/2020

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

Maugean Skate (Zearaja maugeana) are only known from two isolated estuarine systems located on the west coast of Tasmania, representing one of most restricted distributions of any elasmobranch.

10/01/2020

This report provides an update on the status of dissolved oxygen (DO) and benthic conditions in Macquarie Harbour. It follows on from the results previously outlined in the IMAS reports released through 2017 – 2020.

10/01/2020

This study, undertaken by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) was commenced to investigate deteriorating benthic conditions in Macquarie Harbour; in particular the very low dissolved oxygen (DO) levels observed in the middle and bottom waters in spring 2016 (Ross & Macleod 2016a).

07/01/2021

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

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 Macquarie Harbour water column is highly stratified due to the significant freshwater inputs from the Gordon and King Rivers, deep central basin (maximum depth ~ 50m) and shallow sill at its mouth (<5 m) that restricts exchanges with the ocean.

02/01/2017

This report provides an update on the status of dissolved oxygen and benthic conditions in Macquarie Harbour. It follows on from the results reported in the IMAS report released in January 2017 which described the deterioration of benthic and water column conditions in Macquarie Harbour in spring 2016.

05/01/2017

This report provides an update on the status of dissolved oxygen and benthic conditions in Macquarie Harbour. It follows on from the results reported in the IMAS reports released in January and May 2017 which described the deterioration of benthic and water column conditions in Macquarie Harbour in spring 2016 and subsequent observations in early 2017, respectively.

10/01/2017

This report provides an update on the status of dissolved oxygen (DO) and benthic conditions in Macquarie Harbour. It follows on from the results reported in the IMAS reports released in January, May and September 2017 which described a deterioration of benthic and water column conditions in Macquarie Harbour in spring 2016 and some early signs of faunal recovery observed in May 2017.

02/01/2018

This report provides an update on the status of dissolved oxygen (DO) and benthic conditions in Macquarie Harbour. It follows on from the results reported in the IMAS reports released in January, May and September 2017 which described a deterioration of benthic and water column conditions in Macquarie Harbour in spring 2016 and some early signs of faunal recovery observed in May 2017

02/01/2018

This report provides an update on the status of dissolved oxygen (DO) and benthic conditions in Macquarie Harbour. It follows on from the results outlined in the IMAS reports released in January, May, September 2017 and January 2018.

07/01/2018

This report provides an update on the status of dissolved oxygen (DO) and benthic conditions in Macquarie Harbour. It follows on from the results outlined in the IMAS reports released in January, May, September 2017 and January and June 2018.

12/01/2018

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 combined biomarker approach (C:N, isotopes, fatty acids and genomics) provided valuable insight into the source, composition and transformation of organic matter in the harbour

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

This study was undertaken to fill a significant gap in our understanding of the system ecology of the two main estuaries in southern Tasmania and to provide baseline information to assist in the ongoing management of these systems.

11/01/2005

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

The Tasmanian salmonid industry is planning for a significant expansion of salmon aquaculture in Macquarie Harbour. This will result in an increase in nutrients – nitrogen and phosphorous – from salmon farming waste products into the environment.

12/01/2012

The Tasmanian salmonid aquaculture industry is the largest seafood sector in Australia. In the 2010 – 2011 financial year the industry produced 32,328t of salmonids with a farm gate value of $379 million.

01/01/2013

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

12/01/2013