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How exactly do you oxygenate an entire harbour?

Want to know more about the oxygenation trials in Macquarie Harbour? Listen to our team leader, IMAS Associate Professor Jeff Ross, on ABC Radio as he explains what the project is about, how it all works and what it might look like in the future. How Macquarie Harbour's oxygenation trial is helping the Maugean skate […]

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Oxygenation trial in Macquarie Harbour hits new milestone

A new pilot project our team has been involved with to stimulate dissolved oxygen levels in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour has successfully passed another milestone – and it could improve this last known habitat of the unique and endangered Maugean skate. The Macquarie Harbour Oxygenation Project (MHOP) is designed to trial technology aimed at increasing oxygen […]

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Scientists deep dive into the environmental performance of salmon farming in Storm Bay

A new environmental monitoring program in Storm Bay is revealing exactly how the local marine environment is responding to salmon aquaculture – and it’s serving as an early warning system to detect any signs of enrichment from excess nutrients and organic matter. “Salmon aquaculture is relatively new to Storm Bay so it’s vital to have […]

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Identifying quality methane-reducing seaweed in Tasmanian waters

Our seaweed scientists are mapping the distribution, abundance and chemical variation of Asparagopsis armata around Tasmania to support a budding aquaculture industry that’s helping reduce livestock methane emissions, as IMAS Ecology and Biodiversity Deputy Centre Head and project lead, Associate Professor Jeff Wright explains. Asparagopsis is a small red seaweed that’s native to Tasmania. Sea Forest is the only Tasmanian […]

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