Caring for our Country Project

The Western Australian Aquaculture industry is a regenerative industry committed to sustainable development.  All of Western Australian’s aquaculture industry sectors have four objectives:

1. Maximise Growth
2. Maximise Survival
3. Control Costs 
4. Minimise Environmental Impact

All of which cannot be achieved without maintaining high water and environmental quality.  Given this innate connection with the environment evolves a deep commitment to responsible development.  In 2011, ACWA was awarded a Caring for our Country grant to improve sustainable farming practices.

This project is a extension program aimed at improving aquaculture managment practices in Western Australia.  The focus be on the creation of up to date  Environmental Code of Practices (eCoP)

• Environmental Code Of Practice For The Management Of Western Australia's Land-Based Finfish Aquaculture Industry
  
• Environmental Code Of Practice For The Management Of Western Australia's Marine Finfish Aquaculture Industry
• Environmental Code Of Practice For The Management Of Western Australia's Prawn Aquaculture Industry 
• Abalone Aquaculture Industry Environmental Code of Practice
• AMWING Pearl Environmental Code of Practice
• Mussel Industry Environmental Code of Practice

and eCoP uptake.

Project MERI Plan

The projects Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement (MERI) plan is available to ACWA members upon request.

Supported by

This project is supported through funding from the Australian Government's Caring for our Country.

Other Resources

• Environmental Management Systems
• Animal Welfare Guidelines
• Occupational Health & Safety Code of Practice

Community Perceptions on Australian Aquaculture

• Community perceptions of aquaculture and fishing: implications for industry image, marketing and sustainability
• Community perceptions of aquaculture: Final Report - Summary
• Community Perceptions of Aquaculture- Final Report
• Case Study: Community Perceptions of Aquaculture Erye pennisula, South Australia - key findings
• Community perceptions of aquaculture: report on the Eyre Peninsula
• Community perceptions of aquaculture: report on the Port Phillip region
• Community perceptions of aquaculture: related social research

Aquaculture Discharge Model

• Department of Fisheries, Western Australia Aquaculture Discharge Model 

Aquaculture Discharge Case Studies

• Determining waste excretion parameters from barramundi aquaculture- Final Report

Useful Links on Aquaculture and the Environment

• Aquamedia is a focus for accurate and up-to-date information about aquaculture
• Global Aquaculture Alliance
• Aquculture Certification Council
• Economist Article on the Blue Revolution