Publication Date

8-2009

Series Number

245

ISSN

0819-4327

Publisher

Department of Fisheries, Western Australia

City

Perth

Abstract

Aquarium enthusiasts use corals, live rock and associated products (e.g. live sand) for display and to maintain healthy water quality conditions in their marine aquariums. There is a large and growing market for these products. While the wild harvest fisheries for aquarium products in Western Australia are sustainably managed, output is capped, so increased product is needed to meet the market demand. With a trend towards the capping of wild harvest and additional pressures, such as the introduction of Marine Parks and other marine protected areas, the aquaculture of these products is set for industry development and expansion.

The large diversity of coral and associated species provides considerable flexibility in the range of culture systems and technologies. They can be grown in onshore, recirculated or flow through systems and in offshore open water systems. Offshore open water systems are generally considered a low impact aquaculture industry because the animals require little maintenance, no additional feeding (just sunlight), the footprint of farms is relatively small and a relatively low number of working days is required on any one site.

The Department of Fisheries has prepared this Aquaculture Policy to provide guidance to industry when considering the aquaculture of coral, live rock and associated products in Western Australia. The document provides background information about coral, live rock and associated products relevant to the development of an industry in WA and identifies the management arrangements.

Number of Pages

40

Keywords

Aquarium, Coral, Live rock, Live sand, Western Australia, Aquaculture policy, Department of Fisheries (WA)

Disciplines

Aquaculture and Fisheries | Biology | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Monitoring | Environmental Policy | Genetics | Marine Biology | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Population Biology

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