SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2015

Salmon Farming
in Tasmania’s
Marine Habitats
Many of the animals and plants in our marine
environment symbolise the iconic nature of Tasmanian
waterways. Tassal recognises these species as natural
assets and acknowledges its responsibility to deliver
farm-based actions that support effective and robust
management of interactions with these species. Our
actions are underpinned by good science, and potential
impacts on threatened and endangered species are a
key focus in daily activities. The Salmon aquaculture
industry in Tasmania is regulated using adaptive
management, where research is used to inform a
scientific approach to monitoring.
Threatened Species
In line with our ASC certification
requirements, interactions with
threatened species are a focus of our
internal wildlife management strategies,
with an aim to ensure that marine
farming operations have minimal impact
on populations of wildlife in general,
including more stringent and controlled
measures applied to the management of
threatened species in line with Federal
and State regulations such as the EPBC
Act. We incorporate the IUCN Red List
of Threatened Species, regarded as
the most comprehensive and objective
global approach for evaluating the
conservation status of plant and animal
species, into our threatened species
assessment program for each marine
farm lease area. This is completed
as a requirement of our Aquaculture
Stewardship Council (ASC) certification
for grow out leases, and also DPIPWE
lease amendment process. Tassal
continues to work with internationally
recognised wildlife experts in
maintaining cutting-edge monitoring
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