Foreword
The following report has been developed by Huon Aquaculture as a summary of findings from the ‘Assessing the people and capability framework for the aquaculture industry’ project.
This project is of huge importance for Huon and the aquaculture industry as a whole, as it...
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) commissioned the independent research company Instinct and Reason to conduct a survey aimed at farm owners/managers in the Australian aquaculture industry. The survey aimed to investigate the level of...
This report discusses a study conducted by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania on marine and costal wellbeing and how it can be considered in regional marine and coastal development decision making. The need for this project arose from a desire by selected...
Amoebic Gill Disease (AGD) is the main health problem affecting salmon industry in Southern Tasmania. To improve management of fish with AGD on the farms, the industry needs better understanding of AGD epidemiology. This will provide a basis on which to develop strategies for new...
Tasmania’s available areas of sheltered Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) marine lease space are highly utilised
with collaborative research recommending greater utilisation of onshore recirculating aquaculture
systems (RAS) combined with expansion into offshore areas to produce more...