SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2015

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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. 106 Tassal Sustainability Report <strong>2015</strong>
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SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2015
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Contents Message from our Chairman
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“We achieved ASC certification fo
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At the same time we successfully im
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Message from Ian Miles Head of Safe
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Our Salmon Our Biological Assets Ta
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Our Network - Sites MELBOURNE, VICT
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from Tasmania, increased by 194% ($
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Key Enablers The key enablers for t
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Case Study: Good Governance - Senat
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certification to Best Aquaculture P
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Goal Description FISH HEALTH & WELF
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Description PEOPLE Impact on sustai
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Our Community Engagement Officer wo
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Description ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES I
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Our Material Issues We have streaml
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Linking Material Impacts to the GRI
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consumer label, the ASC promotes ce
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WWF is very proud to walk side by s
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At each meal, the following factors
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Tassal’s Fish-In / Fish-Out Ratio
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Description Breeding and genetics I
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Salmon Farming in Tasmania’s Mari
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Marine Reserves The D’Entrecastea
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Changing Ocean Conditions As a prim
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1995. Freshwater hatchery facilitie
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Water Quality in Macquarie Harbour
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Page 57 and 58: Bird Gate Innovation Bird gates wer
Page 59 and 60: across all sites. This program is i
Page 61 and 62: Anaesthetics are used in Tassal’s
Page 63 and 64: Energy used, and associated CO 2e a
Page 65 and 66: GHG by source (t CO 2 e) 0.48 0.47
Page 67 and 68: Recovery Description of nutrients f
Page 69 and 70: packaging - pouches 1,219,355 units
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Page 73 and 74: ▪ 71% feel comfortable in discuss
Page 75 and 76: are provided under the wellness ban
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Page 81 and 82: Gender Demographics Total number of
Page 83 and 84: Percentage of employees who live an
Page 85 and 86: Sport was an important part of my y
Page 87 and 88: Phases of worker dependence A depen
Page 89 and 90: Tassal's total recordable injury fr
Page 91 and 92: WHS Innovations Standardisation In
Page 93 and 94: Our Team Each of our processing fac
Page 95 and 96: Number of positive reports 42 40 35
Page 97 and 98: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles In add
Page 99 and 100: Description Tassal certifications I
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Page 103 and 104: Biosecurity Procedures or measures
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Page 109 and 110: GRI Content Index Page General Stan
Page 111 and 112: Energy External Assurance Page G4-D
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