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2024-015
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Seafood Industry Tasmania
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2022-188
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Seafood Industry Tasmania
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2022-112
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Seafood Industry Tasmania
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2018-063
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
Maximising industry representational capacity and capability through improved skills and knowledge
Twenty (20) Tasmanian seafood leaders participated in a two (2) day Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) course over the 30 and 31 May 2019. Courses completed were:
• Governance for Directors
• Finance for Directors
Participants gained a better understanding of best practice...
ORGANISATION:
Seafood Industry Tasmania
People Development Program: Building seafood industry representational capacity
Project number:
2009-322
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$209,339.00
Principal Investigator:
Neil Stump
Organisation:
Seafood Industry Tasmania
Project start/end date:
31 Mar 2010
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27 Aug 2012
Contact:
FRDC
The major need this project will aim to address is to build and enhance seafood industry representational capacity at the local and regional level. To achieve this, the project will meet the following specific needs for:
• novel ways to address barriers to the uptake of representative roles
• an entry through to intermediate-level training program which is a precursor to leadership training, and therefore contributes to a structured leadership training pathway
• training opportunities to upskill industry and non-industry representatives in areas of fisheries management principles, governance and decision-making processes, and basic representational skills, which use effective training delivery mechanisms and are supported by viable funding models
The needs this project targets are drawn directly from needs articulated in the background section of this proposal and in the following two reports.
Firstly, the FRDC’s People Development Program Plan 2008-2013has identified that there is “an urgent need to develop people within all sectors who have the skills to effectively contribute to debate and policy development for significant challenges confronting industry”. One of the objectives of the Program is therefore to “build industry capacity to drive change to achieve goals”.
To achieve this objective, the Program has recognized the following needs:
• strengthen governance and representational capabilities of industry organisations
• increase the capacity of industry organisations to represent the views of members
• enhance industry’s ability to contribute to debate and policy development
• build industry committee member competence and confidence
Secondly, the FRDC TRF Final Report ‘Understanding the Drivers of Fisher Engagement in Industry Bodies’ (Project 2009/335) has identified the need for the following:
• governance training program for fishing industry associations;
• industry associations to focus on representation as their major role;
• leadership training to be developed for teams of industry, and to be strategically funded.
1. Identification of key knowledge areas and skill sets needed by fisheries resource users (commercial, recreational and indigenous fishers and marine farmers) and managers taking up representative roles at the local and regional level
2. Identification of novel ways to address barriers to the uptake of representative roles at the local and regional level for each sector, including effective training delivery models, viable funding models and other support mechanisms
3. Production of a comprehensive multi-level training tool-kit for the development of representational capacity at the local and regional level which is non-proprietarial
4. Provide the first steps of a structured leadership training pathway by conducting eight pilot training programs in four locations for over eighty members of the Australian seafood industry
Final report
ISBN:
9780646595641
Author:
Julian J Harrington
Neil E Stump
Final Report
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2013-04-02
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449.85 KB
2009-322-DLD.pdf
This project has developed a comprehensive training package that builds representational capacity at the foundational level of the Australian seafood industry.
The “Charting Your Own Course” training package incorporates four key training resources:
- Resource 1: Participant Workbook
- Resource 2: Facilitator Guide
- Resource 3: Self‐Paced Learning Manual
- Resource 4: Advisory Committee Member Guide
These resources can be downloaded from the sections below.
This multi‐tooled training package approach will allow seafood industry associations and advisory groups to select the content and delivery style suited to their members’ needs.
The concept of self‐paced learning has been included in the “Charting Your Own Course” training package. This training delivery method falls outside the seafood industry norm of workshops. Although workshops still hold a valuable place in seafood industry training, this project found that engagement with workshops by members of the seafood industry with no or minimal representational experience (the target audience) was poor. Self‐paced learning provides a delivery model that maximises flexibility in both the timing, cost and delivery of course content, which in turn should improve engagement with the training package content.
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Seafood Directions 2007
Project number:
2007-308
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$60,000.00
Principal Investigator:
Shane Fava
Organisation:
Seafood Industry Tasmania
Project start/end date:
27 Feb 2007
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30 Jun 2008
Contact:
FRDC
The seafood industry operates in a diverse and dynamic environment and although the volume produced in Australia is small by world standards, the value and quality of our product and sustainability of our practices are globally recognised. For the seafood industry to continue to be a world leader in seafood production and quality there must be an opportunity to learn from each other and plan for the future.
The role of Seafood Directions is to provide an opportunity for stakeholders of the seafood industry to review and discuss priority issues and future planning and development.
This need is supported by key stakeholders of the seafood industry, as is evident by the number of delegates attending the biennial conference.
1. Plan and deliver the fifth Seafood Directions conference in Tasmania 2007
2. Increase the attendance of industry members - deliver a conference that meets the needs of those that consistently attend conferences (ie fisheries managers, scientists, peak industry bodies) but extend the program to include areas of interest/relevance for commercial fishers, aquaculturalists and processors
3. Make use of the conference location (Victoria Dock, Hobart) to promote and showcase the seafood industry
4. Deliver an outcomes based conference with discussions and recommendations being acted upon/pursued post conference
Final report
Capacity building of the Tasmanian seafood industry, developing a set of high level strategic goals
Project number:
2005-324
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$10,000.00
Principal Investigator:
Andrew Febey
Organisation:
Seafood Industry Tasmania
Project start/end date:
2 Nov 2005
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30 Jun 2006
Contact:
FRDC
The Tasmanian seafood industry has no shared vision, minimal alliances of industry sectors and key stakeholders, minimal investment in planning, research and development (as an industry with a farm gate value of $1 billion over 4 years - we have contributed2%) and an ad hoc approach to market development.
Currently the Tasmanian seafood industry has a bottom up structure, it is not aligned in a state or national partnership agreement, the seafood industry has no clear strategic framework at a state or national level and there is no overarching strategy for growth based on sound economic, social and ecological principles.
1. Review past outcomes - and the lessons learnt
2. Understand the current situation
3. Define the future directions to support growth
4. Define precisely where the TFIC can add value to Tasmania's seafood industry
5. Develop a list of strategic topics with sub-points that provide operational and tactical suggestions for Tasmania's seafood industry
Final report
The development and production of EMS template documents for the salmonid, oyster and abalone aquaculture sectors in Tasmania
Project number:
2004-096
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$106,667.00
Principal Investigator:
Neil Stump
Organisation:
Seafood Industry Tasmania
Project start/end date:
28 Feb 2004
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31 Oct 2006
Contact:
FRDC
The overarching need is for demonstrable environmentally sustainable resource use in the Tasmanian aquaculture industry. On a local/regional level, there is an identified need for an EMS officer to facilitate development of EM systems for specific aquaculture industries in Tasmania. Evolution of EM systems throughout the industry will be fragmented unless an organised process of introduction and development is provided. National and state ESD and NRM strategic initiatives (along with legislative requirements) need to be incorporated into any industry EMS project development.
A partnership between regulators, industry and the peak representative body (TFIC) is being formed to develop and implement EMS within the Tasmanian aquaculture industry. Finfish growers are part of this new partnership, demonstrating a desire to address environmental responsibility. While the largest salmon producer in the state has taken some steps towards EMS accreditation, as yet other stakeholders in this sector are yet to establish EM systems.
Poor community perceptions of the oyster growing industry are typified by regular protests about the proliferation of feral oysters. The development of an EMS template that addresses problems such as this will allow oyster growers to demonstrate that they are being proactive in dealing with industry impacts on the environment.
With pilot projects based on the Green Chooser template underway by Tasmanian East Coast shellfish farmers, the appointment of an EMS officer to the Tasmanian aquaculture industry will enable a more collaborative and uniform rollout of EM systems. Under the guidance of an EMS officer each individual program will feed into other similar programs, strengthening the value of individual EM systems and the entire industry initiative.
The employment of an EMS officer for the aquaculture industry will be instrumental in capitalising on previous FRDC/industry investments. It fits neatly with the Seafood Industry Training Package Review recommendations to elevate environmental awareness/management and ESD within the training modules.
1. The overall goal is demonstrable and credible environmentally sustainable use of natural resources where industry does not live off the environmental capital but from the return gained from using that resource, incorporating intergenerational responsibility into the process.
2. The key objective for this project is to develop and produce an EMS template document as a tool for each of the salmonid, oyster and abalone sectors of the Tasmanian aquaculture industry for use as a generic framework that is the backbone of local and regional individualised EM systems.
3. The intent is for an appointed EMS officer (in conjunction with industry representatives) to produce these three key EMS templates based on the Green Chooser model. These documents will embody stated national, state and local ESD/NRM goals in conjunction with all relevant legislative requirements.
Final report
Author:
Neil Stump
Final Report
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2009-05-08
2004-096-DLD.pdf
The aquaculture industry has become increasingly aware of the need to clearly demonstrate that they are adopting “best practice” in their operations to ensure there are minimal deleterious impacts on the marine environment from marine farming activities. At a national level the development of The National ESD Framework “How To” Guide for Aquaculture Version 1.1
(Fletcher et al. 2004) has provided a basis for industry, government and researchers to identify and develop mitigation strategies to ensure long term sustainability.
The Tasmanian EMS Framework is an industry initiative that has been developed by the abalone, oyster and salmonid sectors with input and support from the Tasmanian Department of Environment and Water (DPIW), the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute (TAFI), the Tasmanian Aquaculture Council (TAC) and the Tasmanian Fishing Industry Council (TFIC).
The EMS developed for each sector has been embedded in the ESD compliance framework. Using a risk assessment approach the environmental, social and economic impacts of the industry were critically evaluated. The risk assessments were determined by taking into consideration current management controls, valid scientific data and regulatory requirements. The risk assessments were undertaken by a working group from the relevant sector with appropriate expertise. However the final risk ratings assigned were not necessarily a complete consensus view of all members of the working group.
For the oyster and abalone sectors the majority of the industry’s operational practices were found to pose a low risk to the marine environment outside the lease area. The one environmental high risk area of concern identified for the oyster industry is the potential translocation of invasive marine species between regions. The risk assessment also found that there maybe some impacts on sensitive habitats such as salt marsh at a regional level.
External environmental impacts were found to provide the majority of moderate, high and extreme risks to all industry sectors.
The risk to the industry sustainability from an economic perspective was assessed as being moderate, it is recommended that the risk could be mitigated by strategic business planning, the continued adherence to sustainable farming practices and by developing risk management strategies to reduce the economic risk.
The risk of the industry having a negative social impact at a state, regional and local level was assessed as being low. The potential negative impact on industry sustainability by increasing regulation across all tiers of government was considered to be moderate.
