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Australasian Aquaculture 2004

Project number: 2003-304
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $50,000.00
Principal Investigator: Bruce Zippel
Organisation: National Aquaculture Council (NAC)
Project start/end date: 29 Jun 2003 - 30 Jun 2005
Contact:
FRDC

Need

For aquaculture in Australia to meet the target set by the national Aquaculture Agenda, farmers need to hear about the latest technology and issues that will govern how they operate and expand. Scientists and technicians need to share their data and ideas and hear first hand from industry what their priorities are. Policy makers need to understand the industry they regulate. All groups benefit from understanding Australian aquaculture in the context of international developments. There are many lessons to be learnt from aquaculturists overseas. An international aquaculture conference will meet these needs.

Many conferences fail to meet the needs of industry because industry is not involved with the planning and organisation of the conference. The organisation of International Aquaculture, Australia 2004, will be carried out by the National Aquaculture Council (NAC) of Australia, the Asian Pacific Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) and the Tasmanian Aquaculture Council (TAC). The NAC and TAC will ensure the conference is strongly focussed to Australian aquaculture industry needs while the WAS will ensure the conference is managed to the highest possible standards and is attended by international experts and equipment suppliers.
International Aquaculture, Australia 2004, will include a technical program designed by the Australian aquaculture industry to address their priority concerns and issues. The conference will also include a fully integrated trade show and exhibition. The conference will bring together Australian and international aquaculturists, equipment and service suppliers, scientists and policy makers.

The conference will provide an ideal opportunity to report on progress toward meeting the Australian aquaculture industry’s vision of an industry worth $2.5 billion by 2010 and on the following priority constraints and opportunities identified as part of the Aquaculture Industry Action Agenda: Communications and Promotion; Resource Access and Sustainability; Investment Environment; Management and Regulatory Framework; Research and Development; Education and Training.

Overcoming major constraints to the realisation of aquaculture’s potential will require knowledge and overcoming the difficulty many farmers have in accessing available knowledge. This conference will address those constraints. This conference is needed to help Australian aquaculture meet the targets set by the National Aquaculture Agenda of $2.5 billion/y by 2010.

Objectives

1. Provide an international forum for aquaculture stakeholders to identify pathways to the sustainable development of Australian aquaculture.
2. Provide an international trade show and exhibition of aquaculture equipment and services, fully integrated with the conference, to assist aquaculturists access latest equipment.
3. To promote the National Aquaculture Council as Australia's peak aquaculture industry organisation and to publically announce its charter.
4. To review the implementation of the Australian Aquaculture Industry Action Agenda.
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Freshwater aquaculture workshop

Project number: 1980-019
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $0.00
Organisation: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
Project start/end date: 28 Jul 1981 - 30 Jul 1981
Contact:
FRDC

Objectives

1. Consider the potential, economics, techniques and engineering aspects of aquaculture of freshwater fish & crustaceans.
2. Prospects for aquaculture industry. Inform participants of latest techniques and developments, identify research requirements
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PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-342
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aquaculture genetics workshop

Aquaculture in Australia is a rapidly growing industry. More than 60 aquatic species including crustaceans, molluscs, finfish, crocodiles and microalgae are presently cultured in Australia, although less than ten species support around 80% of the total value of the industry. In 1995, a...
ORGANISATION:
Aquaculture Council Of Western Australia Inc
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1996-314
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aquaculture chemical registration

Australian governments and agri-food industries are placing greater emphasis on marketing Australia as a supplier of high quality fresh produce. It is important that these “clean food” activities are underpinned by appropriate mechanisms that ensure the integrity of Australian product....
ORGANISATION:
Aquaculture Development and Veterinary Services
People
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New & Emerging Aquaculture Opportunities Subprogram: establishment

Project number: 2014-246.20
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $59,954.74
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Blair
Organisation: Jennifer Cobcroft
Project start/end date: 5 Jul 2015 - 7 Jan 2016
Contact:
FRDC

Need

The FRDC's 2015-20 RD&E strategy identified the development of new and emerging aquaculture opportunities as a national research priority. Aquaculture currently contributes 43% and $1 billion to the value of Australian seafood production, and has increased 12% from 2002-03 to 2012-03 (ABARES 2014). Increases were predominantly in finfish, specifically salmonids (worth $497 million, 48% of aquaculture value in 2012-13), and edible oysters (currently 9% aquaculture value) (ABARES 2014). Other established key aquaculture species are wild-caught and farmed Southern Bluefin Tuna (15% value) and prawns (6% value).
In a global context, aquaculture production is projected to expand by 2030 to provide almost two-thirds of fishery product consumption (World Bank and FAO). An increase of around 36% in aquaculture production (29 million tonnes from 2010 to 2030) is needed to meet this demand. In Australia, apparent seafood consumption is increasing (3% p.a. 2000-01 to 2012-13), and imported seafood currently supplies two-thirds of product consumed (ABARES, 2014). Consequently, there are increasing opportunities for Australian-grown high value aquaculture products in domestic and export markets. In response to the increased demand, there are initiatives in Australia to expand production of established industries: for example, Atlantic Salmon in Tasmania, and prawn and Barramundi in the north (WA, NT and QLD). However, to meet the market for seafood, now is a critical time to develop sustainable, productive and profitable new aquaculture industries that will complement growth in established sectors.
The Subprogram will be established to lead the FRDC's priority activity in new and emerging aquaculture development, and to coordinate the strategic planning, funding and project administration related to the initiative. New and emerging opportunities/species for aquaculture will be identified that would benefit from RD&E funding to achieve rapid results in terms of industry establishment, production increases and profitability. This is a 6-month project to establish the Subprogram.

Objectives

1. Collaborate with industry and government agencies to set strategic directions for new & emerging aquaculture opportunity research and development in Australia
2. Coordinate New & Emerging Aquaculture Opportunities Subprogram research and ensure the quality and relevance of projects (project applications, project management, communication)
3. Identify and pursue opportunities for cross-sector and inter-agency research to enhance aquaculture development in Australia
4. Coordinate and undertake the communication of results from new & emerging aquaculture opportunity research and development

Final report

ISBN: 978-0-646-95426-4
Author: Jenny Cobcroft
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