A deep love of our Tasmanian waters has inspired Robert Pennicott’s Foundation to support scientists in better understanding the reefs of the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, to protect this precious marine environment for future generations. The Pennicott Foundation will provide funding of $899,000 over five years to assess the current state of reef health in the D’Entrecasteaux […]
A new literature review series brings together current scientific research on how marine farming interacts with marine environments – and it will help to inform the sustainable management of the aquaculture industry in Tasmania. Developed by the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) and launched this week, the Aquaculture Environment Review Series collates […]
A new field guide released this week brings together established and emerging scientific techniques for assessing how finfish aquaculture interacts with marine environments, from soft sediments and seagrass beds to inshore rocky reefs and deep reefs. The Guide to the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment for Finfish Aquaculture was developed by the University of Tasmania’s Institute […]
IMAS scientists have recently closed several key data gaps for the red seaweed species, Asparagopsis armata, which is at the centre of an emerging aquaculture industry due to its potential to contribute to global methane emissions reductions. The Asparagopsis Bioregional Project, a partnership between IMAS scientists, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania and […]
As our climate changes, marine heatwaves are becoming more frequent and longer lasting, with potentially severe impacts on marine ecosystems and the fisheries they support. This could include changes to the survival, behaviour and distribution of marine species targeted by commercial fishing, along with the food sources they rely on. South-eastern Australia is recognised as […]
A new environmental monitoring program in Storm Bay is revealing exactly how the local marine environment is responding to salmon aquaculture – and it’s serving as an early warning system to detect any signs of enrichment from excess nutrients and organic matter. “Salmon aquaculture is relatively new to Storm Bay so it’s vital to have […]
On the 10th of June 2023, scientists from the Salmon Interactions Team hosted a second Salmon Science Open House event at the Hobart waterfront alongside representatives from CSIRO and the FRDC. Following on from a similar event hosted in June 2022 this public “drop-in” event provided an opportunity for other scientists, industry stakeholders and interested […]
Our seaweed scientists are mapping the distribution, abundance and chemical variation of Asparagopsis armata around Tasmania to support a budding aquaculture industry that’s helping reduce livestock methane emissions, as IMAS Ecology and Biodiversity Deputy Centre Head and project lead, Associate Professor Jeff Wright explains. Asparagopsis is a small red seaweed that’s native to Tasmania. Sea Forest is the only Tasmanian […]
PROJECT SUMMARY Salmon Interactions Team researchers are excited to be involved with the Blue economy CRC which was officially launched on the 28th of January 2020. Click here for more information: https://blueeconomycrc.com.au/official-launch/
