Aquaculture Waste Output Model - Introduction
The internet-based interactive model is designed to enable the user to predict the waste outputs from aquaculture ventures for a variety of aquatic organisms. Several aquatic species with high aquaculture potential in Western Australia were used to develop the quantitative model.
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The aquaculture waste output model provides aquaculture proponents, governmental departments and communities with a useful tool to address this issue. A better understanding of the potential environmental loading of a given aquaculture farm will contribute to the development of better management systems, resulting in the development of a sustainable industry.
The model only estimates potential outputs. This information may be useful for proponents in the development of application for environmental and production licences. Each proponent must then consider whether any discharge treatment is needed prior to release and what site-specific environmental effects are likely.
The model was developed in a collaborative effort of three research groups:
Department of Fisheries, Western Australia
Dr. Sagiv Kolkovski
Dr. Brett Glencross
Malene Felsing
The National Centre for Mariculture, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Institute, Israel
Ingrid Lupatsch
The Centre for Water Research at The University of Western Australia
Dr. Gideon Gal
Dr. José Romero
Dirk Slawinski
The collaborative research was funded by the Aquaculture Development Fund, a fund established by the Government of Western Australia to assist the development of the aquaculture industry. The Aquaculture Development Council advises the Minister for Fisheries of Western Australia.
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