Projects

The following projects are a sample of the research being undertaken by our Fisheries and Aquaculture Centre's researchers and students.

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  Salmon Aquaculture: Planning

  This project provides science and research support for planning of new and developing salmon aquaculture operations in Tasmania.This year a focus is on the development…

  
  

  Fisheries & Aquaculture

  
  

  23 Mar 2021

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  salmon aquaculture: emerging environmental issues

  This project explores a range of emerging issues in salmon aquaculture. In 2021, we will continue to expand our information database on aquaculture management and…

  
  

  Fisheries & Aquaculture

  
  

  23 Mar 2021

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  Abalone spatial mapping research

  The Tasmanian abalone fishery is a hand-harvested dive fishery, operating along the coastline of mainland Tasmania and offshore islands.Due to the high spatial structure of…

  
  

  Fisheries & Aquaculture

  
  

  19 Jun 2020

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  Storm Bay Observing System: Assessing the environmental performance of aquaculture development

  The expansion of salmon farming into new growing areas, such as Storm Bay, is contingent on demonstrating that further industry development is done in a…

  
  

  Fisheries & Aquaculture

  
  

  6 Mar 2020

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  Sand Flathead Fishery Independent Surveys

  Since 2012, IMAS has conducted annual fishery-independent fishing surveys to identify trends in Sand Flathead populations off south-eastern Tasmania.Surveys are based on fishing gear and…

  
  

  Fisheries & Aquaculture

  
  

  3 Dec 2019