This project implemented the agreed Strategic R&D Plan for the salmon industry for the period 2003-2006. It provided an economical administrative framework and processes which: Engaged stakeholders, specifically the salmon farming industry and the State managers responsible for its...

The salmon industry is one of Australia’s largest aquaculture industries and produced approximately 16,000 tonnes of farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, in 2001/02 at an estimated farm gate value of $170 million. The industry is a major regional and youth employer and is based in Tasmania...