PROJECT NUMBER
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2024-015
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Seafood Industry Tasmania
4 results
Tasmanian Seafood Awards: RD&E Category sponsorship - 2024 & 2025
Project number:
2022-188
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$10,000.00
Principal Investigator:
Julian J. Harrington
Organisation:
Seafood Industry Tasmania
Project start/end date:
29 Sep 2023
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29 Nov 2025
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
-Judging panel
- Social Media Kit (Images and supporting texts for pre and post event)
- Verbal acknowledgement as sponsors on the night
- Short speech about FRDC and award presentation
- Logo & acknowledgement in article in Tasmanian Seafood Industry News
- Banner and marketing material at the awards
- Website listing & link
- Tickets to awards
- Social media recognition
- Advertisment opportunity in Tasmanian Seafood Industry News
- Inclusion in media release
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
•
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.
Project products
PROJECT NUMBER
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2005-324
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Seafood Industry Tasmania
