Storm Bay Observing System: Assessing the Performance of Aquaculture Development

The expansion of the Tasmanian Salmonid Industry in new growing areas, such as Storm Bay, is contingent on demonstrating that further development is done in a responsible and sustainable way. Demonstrating best practice in environmental sustainability requires that the environmental footprint of the industry is well understood and contained within acceptable levels. This investment will develop a robust environmental monitoring program that meets the needs of assessing the environmental performance of the development at multiple scales (e.g. lease and broadscale) and provide the data necessary for the development and skill assessment of CSIRO's biogeochemical model to help to understand the information provided by environmental monitoring and the effects of any changes to farming operations in the region.