Project number: 2003-200
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $211,983.00
Principal Investigator: Colin Buxton
Organisation: University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Project start/end date: 30 Aug 2003 - 30 Jan 2008
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Stakeholder
Research
Reproduction
Nutrition
Fisheries Management
SPECIES
Atlantic Salmon
Trouts

Need

The Atlantic salmon industry needs to address a number of biological constraints and socio-economic issues through a coordinated research effort to ensure sustainability, profitability and to develop to its full potential. In particular, research is required that addresses issues of immediate concern while acknowledging that some projects require long-term timeframes. There is therefore a need to promote a strategic plan and to develop collaborative research projects that address industry bottlenecks and avoid duplication and unnecessary expenditure of a finite research funding base.
The ASAS delivers a mechanism for the required collaboration while efficiently addressing strategic research priorities identified by industry and management.
The ASAS Aquaculture Implementation Committees are also a fundamental management instrument of the Aquafin CRC, providing a vehicle through which the objectives of both the FRDC and Aquafin CRC are realised.

Objectives

1. To administer and co-ordinate the activities of the ASAS.
2. To review project proposals, milestone reports and final reports to ensure stakeholder relevance.
3. To facilitate and chair meetings of the Salmon Aquaculture Implementation Committee.
4. To ensure appropriate liaison between beneficiaries and research providers in the Salmon Sector and to integrate with other finfish sectors.
5. To communicate findings of the ASAS through:- an annual conference held in conjunction with the Aquafin CRC- specialist workshops on topics identified through the course of the program- relevant articles in the CRC newsletter - Aquasplash

Final report

ISBN: 978-1-86295-425-0
Author: Colin Buxton
Final Report • 2009-03-11
2003-200-DLD.pdf

Summary

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 development, in the process of identifying and prioritising research needs and monitoring the projects designed to meet these needs;
  • Enabled research groups to shape their programs to the needs of industry, government and other stakeholders;
  • Maximised the transfer of useful information from research projects to end-users.

As a consequence, all the projects undertaken in the ASAS research portfolio aim at outcomes that are strongly supported by end-users, there is a high level of active collaboration between researchers and industry in carrying out these projects, and adoption of successful research results has been rapid. The impact of these research outcomes has already been substantial.

Keywords: Atlantic salmon, aquaculture, cage culture, Tasmania, Subprogram, Aquafin CRC, FRDC, R&D.