This project will develop models for quantifying aquaculture production in high-energy coastal waters. Although primarily focused on salmon and leveraging off an existing bench marking study on fish selectively bred for offshore conditions, we will also model production of [...]
Model Tests, Concept Qualification and Design Optimization In Phase 1 of the Novel Offshore Fish Pen Design, the multidisciplinary project team comprising architects, structural engineers, geotechnical engineers, offshore engineers and researchers, and fish farm operators developed a conceptual design [...]
Offshore seaweed aquaculture presents opportunities to beneficially co-exist adjacent to other aquaculture (e.g., finfish) and offshore energy developments due to its capacity to attenuate hydrodynamic energy and mitigate hazardous conditions. Canopies formed by seaweed can be effective at attenuating [...]
Seafood production systems are traditionally characterised by intensification, specialisation and geographic concentration, potentially leading them to have negative anthropogenic impacts (Dumont et al., 2020). Introducing layers of seafood production through multispecies systems, and integration within and between production and other [...]
This project aims to enhance seaweed farming using Marine Permaculture (MP), a technique that utilises submersible platforms to access deepwater nutrients, ensuring seaweed growth despite warming temperatures. In collaboration with the University of Queensland, the project will model and [...]
The global seaweed market is valued currently at >US$6B annually and is growing rapidly, however in Australia the seaweed industry and associated product development is nascent. Several independent analyses have identified considerable opportunities for Australia in building a modern [...]
The principal aim is to support and improve offshore Atlantic salmon aquaculture through a translational experimental approach that addressed critical knowledge gaps in salmon production biology by working closely with industry partners including the Tasmanian selective breeding program. Translation [...]
There is broad acceptance that future growth of the Tasmanian oyster industry will rely on the utilisation of deep-water/high-energy production sites. With available intertidal zones nearing capacity, there is an opportunity to take advantage of existing deep water/exposed leases [...]
In salmon aquaculture, fish feed represents one of the major costs of the business. Fish are fed whenever possible and useful, using remote feeding control systems with sophisticated monitoring and sensors. Fish feed pellets are conveyed from the feed [...]
The purpose of this scoping study is to understand the likely requirements of the service vessels needed to efficiently and sustainably operate and maintain offshore/high energy aquaculture farms and potential offshore/high energy multi-use platform operations in the future. Developing [...]
Farmed fish are exposed to biosecurity risks that compromise their welfare and increase production costs. Risks include pathogens and proliferations of microalgae and jellyfish. Farms will become less accessible as the industry expands into offshore and higher energy environments. [...]
Bull kelp (Durvillaea spp.) is a strong option for offshore cultivation due to its ability to tolerate high wave energy and produce high levels of alginates. However, basic biological information required for its cultivation (reproduction, early lifecycle development and [...]
Aquaculture will increasingly require both routine and event-driven environmental monitoring. Autonomous systems will play an enabling role in these operations, fundamentally improving sustainability at existing sites and the assessment of new sites. The move to complex offshore environments envisaged [...]
This study will scan the literature for offshore/high energy fish pen designs. It will identify operating envelopes, failure modes and knowledge gaps, and present recommendations for future studies. It will also review the performance of existing inshore fish pens, [...]
There is an identified need to develop a Code of Practice (COP) specific to offshore aquaculture vessels for use in the growing blue economy sector. The National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV), existing rules and regulations of Australian Maritime [...]
With fish farming moving from onshore to offshore, a novel fish pen design is needed. The scoping study “Review of Fish Pen Designs and Mooring Systems” by C. M. Wang et al. (2020) provided an overview of current challenges [...]
The scoping study will provide an industry lens to sizing ocean-carbon markets and opportunities for the Blue Economy CRC via desktop studies and key stakeholder interviews and surveys. It will reference the research and carbon methodologies work being progressing [...]
The development of new and co-located offshore/high energy aquaculture and energy businesses requires an integrated approach to managing their supply chains. This research project, through systematic literature review and applying the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model, will develop [...]
This project will provide a comprehensive and up to date assessment of the ‘state of the art’ and ‘knowledge gaps’ associated with the impacts of offshore/high energy aquaculture activities and energy generation on the marine environment. This will include [...]
Operational decisions for offshore/high energy aquaculture and energy generation require accurate and reliable knowledge of current conditions and future system state. There is an extensive array of international models, model analysis tools, forecasting systems and emerging artificial intelligence (AI) [...]
Success of the offshore/high energy aquaculture industry will depend upon availability and cost-effectiveness of appropriate sustainable energy technologies to meet their energy needs. However, the energy resource requirements of the emerging aquaculture systems are not yet well understood, and [...]
Offshore/high energy aquaculture initiatives are increasing globally but relevant production biology research may or may not be aligned with technology, commercial needs or offshore/high energy environments. The aim is to identify knowledge gaps and prioritise BE CRC research by [...]
The mechanism for attaching fish farming nets to floating cages in the current inshore farming environment has been identified as a weak point of the structures in a high energy, offshore farming environment. This project will develop a new, [...]
Making offshore fish farms and renewable energy systems safe and financially viable means a step-change in the adoption of new technologies. One important class of technology is autonomous marine systems that can perform monitoring and intervention activities in a [...]
Towards Biofouling-free Aquaculture and Off-shore/High Energy Renewable Energy Generation: State-of-the-Art and R&D Priorities. Problem statement Biofouling is a notorious problem for the Blue Economy industry on a number of levels: Operation/maintenance: mitigating biofouling incurs large operational costs due to [...]
Moving new Blue Economy industries offshore is a significant challenge that requires new approaches to the development and application of traditional site selection criteria and new approaches to accommodating multiple sea users in areas that have traditionally been the [...]
The expansion of aquaculture into offshore waters is key for further marine economic development worldwide. A fundamental assumption used to argue for such expansion is that operating in deeper and more dynamic offshore waters will increase the horizontal dispersion [...]
As aquaculture continues to expand and move offshore, interactions between aquaculture and marine wildlife will continue to increase. New methods, therefore, are needed to manage interactions between aquaculture and problematic marine species. Objectives Review ways in which jellyfish, which [...]
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