SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2015

Biosecurity
Procedures or measures designed to
protect a population against harmful
biological or biochemical substances.
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)
The amount of oxygen required by
aerobic microorganisms to decompose
the organic matter in a sample of water,
such as that polluted by sewage. It is
used as a measure of the degree of water
pollution.
Broadscale monitoring
Monitoring that is conducted at distance
further afield then the marine farming
zone to assess detectable levels of
change in a region .
Broodstock
Broodstock, also known as broodfish, are
a group of mature Salmon for breeding
purposes in aquaculture.
Capstan
A capstan is a hydraulic or electrically
driven deck machine used to pull heavy
loads with ease.
Chain of Custody (CoC)
The MSC/ASC Chain of Custody
standard is a traceability and segregation
standard applicable to the full supply
chain from a certified fishery or farm to
final sale.
CO 2e
Carbon dioxide equivalent is a measure
used to compare the emissions from
various greenhouse gases based upon
their global warming potential.
CSIRO
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Research Organisation.
DA
Department of Agriculture.
Department of Primary Industries,
Parks, Water and Environment
(DPIPWE)
Tasmania’s State Government entity
that is responsible for the sustainable
management and protection of
Tasmania's natural and cultural assets
for the benefit of Tasmanian communities
and the economy.
Dissolved organic carbon emissions
A soluble waste associated with finfish
farming.
Dorvilleid worm
An opportunistic polychaete worm that
is naturally occurring in the marine
environment.
Environmental Defenders Office (EDO
Tasmania)
A non-profit community legal centre
advising on environmental and planning
law.
Environment Protection Authority
(EPA) Tasmania
A State Government authority that
regulates developments and activities
that may impact on environmental quality
and promote best practice, sustainable
environmental management.
Environment Tasmania
A non-profit, non-government
conservation council that represents
conservation groups dedicated to the
protection, conservation and rehabilitation
of Tasmania's natural environment.
Environmental Protection and
Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act
A legal framework to protect and manage
nationally and internationally important
flora, fauna, ecological communities and
heritage places.
Epiphytic growth
Communities of algae, bacteria and
invertebrates with a form of attachment
mechanism whose growth may be a
result of nutrient enrichment.
Eutrophication
Natural or artificial addition of nutrients to
bodies of water which may change the
natural marine or fresh water systems.
Fish Feed Dependency Ratio (FFDR)
A measure of the quantity of wild (forage)
fish used to grow a defined quantity
of farmed fish. FFDR is the quantity of
wild fish used per quantity of cultured
fish produced. This measure can be
calculated based on fish meal (FM) or
fish oil (FO).
FFDRm
Fishmeal Forage Fish Dependency
Ration (FFDRm): formula available in
ASC Salmon Standard Version 1.0
(available at: http://www.asc-aqua.
org/upload/ASC%20Salmon%20
Standard_v1.0.pdf).
FFDRo
Fish oil Forage Fish Dependency Ratio
(FFDRo): formula available in ASC
Salmon Standard Version 1.0 (available
at: http://www.asc-aqua.org/upload/
ASC%20Salmon%20Standard_v1.0.pdf).
Fin-fish
Free swimming fish with fins as opposed
to less motile crustaceans or molluscs.
Fishmeal
A commercial product made from both
whole fish and the bones and offal from
processed fish. It is a brown powder or
cake obtained by rendering and pressing
the cooked whole fish or fish trimmings to
remove most of the fish oil and water.
Fish oil
Fish oil is oil derived from the tissues of
oily fish.
Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations (FAO)
An intergovernmental organization
that aims to meet the demands posed
by major global trends in agricultural
development and challenges faced by
member nations
Food Safety Australia and New
Zealand (FSANZ)
A bi-national Government agency who
develop and administer the Australia New
Zealand Food Standards Code, which
lists requirements for foods such as
additives, food safety, labelling and GM
foods.
Forage fish
Often called bait fish, forage fish are
usually smaller fish which sustain larger
predators.
Freshwater hatchery
A freshwater facility where eggs are
hatched under artificial conditions.
Freshwater operation
Aquaculture that occurs in a freshwater
system.
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