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The Salmon Interactions Team is dedicated to unraveling the intricate web of interactions that unfold across Tasmania's vast and incredible coastal ecosystems.

Environmental Interactions

The Salmon Interactions Team study the impact of aquaculture on marine and coastal ecosystems. This includes examining physical and chemical properties, species abundance and diversity and habitat characteristics across a range of environments, including the water column, soft sediments, rocky reefs and seagrass beds. 

It's crucial to understand these interactions to ensure sustainable practices and appropriate risk management in aquaculture.

The Salmon Interactions Team is dedicated to researching the crucial and complex relationships within and across the ecosystems that interact with aquaculture operations.
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Emerging Interactions


The Tasmanian aquaculture industry extends beyond salmon farming to other fish species, shellfish and seaweeds. Our research team is dedicated to exploring the nature and extent of interactions between the environment and novel and developing aquaculture industries.
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Societal Interactions

Our research team focuses on exploring the complex social and economic interactions between the various users of our local waterways. This involves considering how these interactions interplay with environmental factors and other marine industries, and how these relationships might vary regionally.

This research aims to comprehend community values and the mechanisms for their protection and monitoring. Such knowledge is vital for industry stakeholders, managing agencies and local communities to understand the implications of management decisions and changes in human activities on the values associated with marine and coastal environments.

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Research Insights

We share key insights from our research on topics most relevant to local communities.

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Acknowledgment of Country
We acknowledge the palawa/pakana and Gadigal/Wangal people, the traditional custodians of the land and sea upon which we live and work, and their enduring cultures and knowledge of our oceans and coasts.

We recognise that decisions and practices affecting the future of Indigenous education and research are vital to the self-determination, wellbeing and livelihood of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and to shaping the Australian society in which we live.
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