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OUTCOMES
- 1Create a comprehensive evidence base and ‘single source of truth’ that enables government to make informed ocean estate decisions, provides industry with robust data to secure continued seafood production, and establishes frameworks for de-risking the seafood sector amid intensifying competition for ocean space.
- 2Provide industry with evidence-based tools to secure equitable ocean access, establishing policy frameworks and creating industry-specific assets that strengthen industry voice in ocean estate planning and government decision-making processes.
- 3Develop advanced marine spatial planning tools and decision-support systems that optimise allocation of ocean space, enabling coordinated development across renewable energy, aquaculture and maritime sectors.
- 4Demonstrate successful co-location models for offshore industries, including shared systems between wind farms and multiple aquaculture operations, proving commercial viability of integrated ocean developments.
- 5Establish conflict resolution frameworks and stakeholder engagement protocols that address competing ocean uses, reducing regulatory delays and supporting harmonious multi-industry development.
- 6Create shared services models for offshore operations, including consolidated logistics, maintenance platforms, and support vessels that reduce costs and environmental footprint across multiple ocean industries.
- 7Deliver future planning scenarios for Australia’s ocean estate, including spatial squeeze analysis and growth projections that inform strategic investment and policy decisions for sustainable blue economy expansion.
Our efforts under Impact Pillar 4 will contribute to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
CASE STUDY
FUTURES OF SEAFOOD
Wild – Aquaculture – Recreational – First Nations
Australia’s seafood industry faced an unprecedented challenge. Multiple ocean users were competing for the same marine space. Offshore wind farms, marine parks, shipping routes, and other industries were expanding rapidly, but no one knew the cumulative impact on seafood production.
The industry lacked a comprehensive view of where and how intensifying ocean demands would affect fishing grounds and aquaculture operations. Without spatial data showing the overlap between seafood production and competing uses, the industry couldn’t effectively participate in policy decisions. Seafood operators faced uncertainty about their future access to fishing grounds. There was no single source of truth or facts about Australia’s seafood system or framework for understanding how multiple policy decisions would compound over time.
The Futures of Seafood study created Australia’s first comprehensive national analysis of the seafood system and ocean estate competition. Over 18 months, the team mapped two decades of seafood production data (2002-present) alongside emerging ocean uses projected to 2040.
