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Pathways and opportunities to reduce the carbon footprint of the Australian prawn farming industry

Project number: 2022-205
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $50,000.00
Principal Investigator: Robert A. Bell
Organisation: Blueshift Consulting
Project start/end date: 17 Aug 2023 - 30 Oct 2023
Contact:
FRDC

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Commercial in confidence. To know more about this project please contact FRDC.

Objectives

Commercial in confidence

Final report

Authors: Rob Bell Mark Nelson Dan Fels Pierre Fallourd and Olivia Smaile
Final Report • 2024-02-29 • 3.55 MB
2022-205-DLD.pdf

Summary

This report provides an updated assessment of the carbon footprint of farmed prawns in Australia, building upon the foundation laid by previous projects (FRDC Project 2020-089), which focused on the overall carbon footprint of the fisheries and aquaculture sector. This project involves a thorough assessment of prawn farmers carbon outputs to identify key contributors and emission reduction methodologies. 
 
The study provided an analysis of carbon emissions of the Australian prawn farming industry, categorising them into Scope 1 (fuel, aquatic nitrous oxide and refrigerant), Scope 2 (electricity), and Scope 3 (feed, transport and processing). While revealing a comparatively lower carbon footprint than imported products, the study identifies areas for improvement and the roadblocks for farmers to develop these reductions. The approach suggests targeted strategies, including energy audits and sustainable feed practices, highlighting the need for life cycle analysis and a further push towards carbon reductions. Additionally, blue carbon methods are explored, linking prawn farms to coastal ecosystem conservation and carbon sequestration.
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Defining behaviour metrics for farmed prawns and developing methods to enhance spawning and welfare of Penaeus monodon broodstock

Project number: 2022-079
Project Status:
Current
Budget expenditure: $801,497.00
Principal Investigator: Artur N. Rombenso
Organisation: CSIRO Agriculture and Food Brisbane
Project start/end date: 9 Mar 2023 - 26 Feb 2026
Contact:
FRDC

Need

Commercial in confidence. To know more about this project please contact FRDC.

Objectives

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