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Aquaculture

A growing industry, aquaculture or marine farming is proving to be an environmental challenge for many coastal communities around Australia. Browse articles to find the latest information.

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Aquaculture: Changing the Face of the Waters

Meeting the Promise and Challenge of Sustainable Aquaculture

Being there – Gulfood 2008

Attending trade shows as an exhibitor is one of the best ways to ‘meet the market’ when considering a new export destination. 

Climate Change Impacts on Australian Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture

There is surprisingly little consolidated knowledge of the potential impacts of climate variability and change on Australian fisheries and aquaculture, and current management practices do not incorporate the effects of climate in setting fisheries catch levels or in developing future catch strategies.      

Draft Portland Aquaculture Fisheries Reserves Management Plan

The draft Management Plan for the 200-hectare reserve proposes management arrangements for next three years.

Abalone Farm Approved off Nuyts Conservation Park

The SA Development Assessments Commission has granted approval for a large scale Abalone farm off of Goat Island near Ceduna, part of the Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park.

New Finfish Lease areas in South East

The South Australian government has released a 80 hectare aquaculture growing area at Lacepede Bay, near Kingston, in the state's south-east for farming Atlantic salmon and ocean trout.

PIRSA Claims Links to Increased Parasites and Fish Farms Unsubstantiated

Recreational fishers have raised concerns over increasing numbers of internal worm parasites in local fish. The are concerned that intensive fish farms are implicated.

Call for Tighter Kingfish Farm Controls

Fish Farm Escapes continue in South Australia. Recreational fishers have called for tighter controls on the aqauuclture industry. This is an article from the Port Lincoln Times.

Debate Over Elliston Aquaculture Developments

The following is an article that was originally published in The Port Lincoln Times, Journalist: Billie Harrison, 23/03/06, 'Elliston's great debate' a year after the infrastructure went in for an offshore abalone farm near Elliston. It has contain comments form the Environment and community group Friends of Elliston and the development proponents Australian Bight Abalone.

Community Loses Rights to Appeal on SA Aquaculture Developments

The South Australian government has changed development regulations which effectively block the public's right to know about and appeal against most aquaculture developments.

Abalone Farms Leave Trail of Debris

Winter storms have left a widespread trail of marine debris from offshore abalone farms on the west coast. The abalone farms are located off Waldegrave Island at Elliston, part of the Investigator Group of Islands Conservation Park.

New Regulations to Minimise Fish Farm Escapes

The SA Government is reviewing new regulations in response to constant concerns and complaints about farmed fish escaping

Environmental Impacts of Land-Based Abalone Farming

The Australian abalone industry is rapidly expanding and has been earmarked as a key growth area in the aquaculture industry.

Community Perceptions of Aquaculture Project: The Eyre Peninsula Case Study

The federal Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the Bureau of Rural Sciences recently completed a case study of community and stakeholder perceptions of aquaculture on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.

Will Aquaculture Fulfil the Promise of the Blue Revolution?

SeaWeb, a leading independent, non-profit US organisation dedicated to improving Americans’ awareness and support for marine conservation, released a report in 2004 on approaches towards ecologically sustainable aquaculture.

Canadian Report on Sustainable Shellfish Farming

The Canadian-based David Suzuki Foundation released a Report on Sustainable Shellfish Farming in February 2005.

Summary of Environment Concerns in Relation to West Coast Abalone Farm Proposals

Large-scale sea cage Abalone farms have been proposed for two areas of South Australia's west coast previously identified by the state government as possible Marine Parks. This is a summary of some community and environment concerns in relation to the proposal prepared by MCCN (SA) on request by members of the Elliston community.

Feedlots of the Sea Canada

Feedlots of the Sea by John C. Ryan - Artificially coloured, mass-produced "farm" salmon are causing a new kind of ecological and economic red tide. This 2003 Worldwatch institute article on Canadian BC Salmon farming is available as a free download on the Worldwatch website.

Questions Raised Over West Coast Abalone Farm

Concerns have been raised over a proposal for large scale abalone farms off South Australia's West Coast. Over a hundred people attended a public meeting in Elliston (Tuesday the 8th of March 2005), to voice concern about the potential abalone farm development. Public comment on the Aquaculture Licence Proposal has closed but the application will also be considered by the Development Assessment Commission.

Silver Gull Problems Increasing due to Tuna Farms

Feeding of pilchards to caged tuna is causing a boom in seagull populations, with problems for locals and less abundant native seabird species.

Seals and Fish Farms Don't Mix

A proposal for a fin fish farm next to one of South Australia's largest Sea Lion Colonies raised some questions about the aquaculture planning process.

SA Parliamentary Inquiry into Aquaculture

In 1998 the South Australian Parliament conducted an inquiry into Aquaculture. However, despite the development of new legislation and policies since the inquiry, many of the committees recommendations are yet to be integrated into aquaculture planning and management in South Australia.

Aquaculture's Demand for Feed Impacts on Seabirds and Marine Ecosystems

Aquaculture's demand for feed is impacting on seabirds and marine ecosystems.

PIRSA Claims Links to Increased Parasites and Fish Farms Unsubstantiated

Recreational fishers have raised concerns over increasing numbers of internal worm parasites in local fish. The are concerned that intensive fish farms are implicated.

Overview: Aquaculture in Australia

This article discusses the growth of the Australian Aquaculture Industry