SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2015

sea water with a minimum of stress -
characteristic of salmonid fish.
Southern Coast Care Association of
Tasmania
A non-profit, incorporated association
representing around 40 Coastcare groups
including hundreds of volunteers in
southern Tasmania.
Feed spinner
The infrastructure at the end of the
feeding system that distributes feed to the
fish in individual fish pens.
SQF Code
An internationally recognised certification
system, featuring an emphasis on the
systematic application of HACCP for
control of food quality hazards as well as
food safety.
Stanchion
An L shaped component of a plastic fish
pen used to support the hand rail and
overall structure.
Stocking density
The biomass of fish in kilograms per m 3
of cage volume.
Tasmanian Association for
Recreational Fishing (TARFish)
The fully independent peak body
representing the interests of recreational
marine fishers in Tasmania.
Tasmanian Conservation Trust
The longest continuing non-political
environment organisation in Tasmania.
Tasmanian Rock Lobster Fisherman’s
Association
The peak commercial fishing body
recognised under the Act for the rock
lobster fishery. The Crustacean Fisheries
Advisory Committee (CFAC) provides
advice directly to the Minister on the
management of the fishery.
Tasmanian Salmonid Growers
Association
The Tasmanian Salmonid Growers’
Association Ltd is Tasmania’s peak body
representing salmon growers. It is a
not-for-profit organisation.
Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council
The peak body representing the interests
of wild capture fishers, marine farmers
and seafood processors in Tasmania.
TasPorts
A private company fully owned by
the Tasmanian Government with
responsibility for the operations and
management of all ports in Tasmania.
Tassal Integrated Management System
(TIMS)
Tassal’s internal management system
that includes procedures for the
management of environmental, safety
and quality indicators
Thermal stress
Stress caused by water temperature
fluctuations.
Total Permissible Dissolved Nitrogen
Output (TPDNO)
A marine farming regulation. The TPDNO
limits the output of allowable nitrogen
from farming operations.
Total Suspended Solids
Suspended particulates within a
waterbody.
Traceability
The ability to track any food through
all stages of production, processing
and distribution. All movements can be
traced one step backwards and one step
forward at any point in the supply chain.
Transgenic
Relating to, or being an organism whose
genome has been altered by the transfer
of a gene or genes from another species
or breed.
Trimmings (trims)
By-products produced when fish are
processed for human consumption or if
whole fish is rejected for use of human
consumption because the quality at the
time of landing does not meet official
regulations with regard to fish suitable for
human consumption.
Vibrio anguillarum
A bacterial disease.
Wild catch
Fisheries harvesting seafood from the
wild.
WQA
The Woolworths Quality Assurance
(WQA) Standard represents
benchmarking of the Woolworths Quality
program against global product safety
standards.
WWF-Australia
WWF-Australia is part of the WWF
International Network, the world’s leading,
independent conservation organisation.
Yersinia
A bacterial disease endemic in Tasmania.
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