Fisheries Management Report No. 4 - Planning for the further development of the aquaculture and marine farming industry at Jurien Bay

Authors

Dave Everall, Everall Consulting Biologists

Publication Date

4-1998

Series Number

Fisheries Management Report no. 4

Publisher

Fisheries Western Australia

City

Perth

ISSN

l 329-7902

Abstract

There is a well documented global requirement for some twenty million tonnes of edible sea foods from aquaculture in the next fifteen years. Most of the projected increase in production will need to be from mariculture because of limiting factors on land based aquaculture. At present, approximately 85%of all aquaculture occurs in the Asian region.

Globally, temperate water species have market advantages because of their ability to supply a growing market preference for a firm white fleshed fin fish. Although significant temperate water aquaculture occurs in various countries north of the equator, there are growing environmental concerns surrounding production of these species for a more environmentally conscious consumer.

There are few places in the southern hemisphere where sea cage farming of firm white fleshed finfish is undertaken in temperate waters, yet there is an undoubted demand for these products. In many places where conditions are otherwise suitable, environmental and social factors often prevent culture of these species. For example, the east coast of Africa has limited scope because of deep waters and the lack of protection from strong currents. Of the temperate regions in Australia, the eastern seaboard is largely developed and is unlikely to see any areas of consequence develop because of population pressure and waste discharge to nearshore waters.

Number of Pages

54

Keywords

Marine farming, Aquaculture, Jurien Bay, Fishing, Western Australia

Disciplines

Aquaculture and Fisheries | Business Analytics | Management Information Systems | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Marine Biology | Marketing | Operations and Supply Chain Management | Urban, Community and Regional Planning

Recommended Citation

Everall, D. (1998), Fisheries Management Report No. 4 - Planning for the further development of the aquaculture and marine farming industry at Jurien Bay. Fisheries Western Australia, Perth. Report Fisheries Management Report no. 4.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/fish_publishedrpts/10

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