Predators on marine fish farms in Tasmania

Marine aquaculture of the salmonids atlantic salmon (Salrno salar) and rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) is a rapidly growing industry in Tasmania. There is considerable damage to the fish on these farms by avian and mammalian predators. The mode by which these predators attack the fish on the farms a...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Main Authors: Pemberton, D, Brothers, N, Copson, G
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1991
Subjects:
Royal Society of Tasmania
RST
Van Diemens Land
natural history
science
ecology
taxonomy
botany
zoology
geology
geography
papers & proceedings
Australia
UTAS Library
Atlantic salmon
Online Access:https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13760/
https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13760/4/1991-pemberton-predators.pdf
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Summary:Marine aquaculture of the salmonids atlantic salmon (Salrno salar) and rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) is a rapidly growing industry in Tasmania. There is considerable damage to the fish on these farms by avian and mammalian predators. The mode by which these predators attack the fish on the farms allows for practical methods to reduce the loss of fish. Physically excluding predators from the fish is ultimately the only way to prevent this loss entirely. A total of six predators that interact with the farms are described and the necessity for the protection methods to be incorporated into the design of the farms prior to farm development is emphasised.

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