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Camille White
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Dr Camille White is a Research Fellow at Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania. She is interested in aquaculture environment interactions, in particular how marine food webs assimilate and respond to organic enrichment. Her work focuses on interactions between salmon farming and temperate reef ecosystems, along with trophic links and uptake of marine farm nutrients in the water column.
Biography
Before joining IMAS, Camille completed a PhD at the University of Melbourne examining trophic impacts of aquaculture waste in marine ecosystems. Prior to this, she worked as a scientist at the Fisheries Research Branch in Victoria, working on variety of subjects, including seagrass ecology, uptake of sewage waste in marine ecosystems and dynamics of small pelagic and demersal fish & invertebrate species in Port Phillip Bay. She has also worked as a commercial diver and in a technical capacity at the old Tasmanian Aquaculture & Fisheries Institute.
Career summary
Qualifications
PhD | Aquaculture-derived terrestrial fatty acids in marine ecosystems | University of Melbourne | Australia | 1/08/2017 |
BSc (1st Class Hons) | The palaeoecology of three Antarctic saline lakes | University of Tasmania | Australia | 1/09/2005 |
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Expertise
- Aquaculture Environment Interactions
- Fatty Acids
- Trophic Ecology
- Sea Urchins
- Nutrient dynamics
Research Themes
Camille’s research aligns to the University’s research theme of Marine, Antarctic and Maritime. Her broad research interests include better understanding how anthropogenic activities influence our coastal marine ecosystems. Camille is currently working on a number of large projects examining environmental impacts of finfish aquaculture in Tasmania, in particular the development of monitoring techniques to better understand the interaction between aquaculture and Tasmania’s reef ecosystems, as well as spatial and trophic nutrient dynamics around salmon farms. She is also involved in projects examining the suitability of sea urchins for aquaculture in Tasmania and using fatty acids to better understand trophic interactions in reef ecosystems.
Current projects
Dr White is currently working on three projects:
- Managing ecosystem interactions of salmon aquaculture across differing environments (FRDC)
- Fisheries biology of short-spined sea urchins in Tasmania (FRDC)
Lipid biomarkers and the diets of key invertebrate species on rocky reefs (Paddy Pallin)
Fields of Research
- Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) (310305)
- Aquaculture (300501)
- Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology) (310302)
- Wildlife and habitat management (410407)
- Zoology (310999)
- Fisheries management (300505)
- Microbial ecology (310703)
- Natural resource management (410406)
- Aquaculture and fisheries stock assessment (300502)
- Invertebrate biology (310913)
- Pollution and contamination (410599)
- Phycology (incl. marine grasses) (310801)
- Infectious agents (310702)
- Environmental management (410404)
- Global change biology (319902)
- Fisheries sciences (300599)
- Separation science (340109)
- Ocean engineering (401503)
- Environmental assessment and monitoring (410402)
- Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine (420899)
- Horticultural crop growth and development (300802)
- Ecosystem services (incl. pollination) (410204)
- Biologically active molecules (340401)
- Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics (321402)
Research Objectives
- Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems (180601)
- Aquaculture fin fish (excl. tuna) (100202)
- Assessment and management of benthic marine ecosystems (180501)
- Assessment and management of pelagic marine ecosystems (180502)
- Coastal and estuarine systems and management (180299)
- Fisheries - aquaculture (100299)
- Marine biodiversity (180504)
- Coastal or estuarine biodiversity (180203)
- Marine systems and management (180599)
- Biodiversity in Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments (180404)
- Other environmental management (189999)
- Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems (180201)
- Measurement and assessment of marine water quality and condition (180505)
- Rehabilitation or conservation of marine environments (180507)
- Other plant production and plant primary products (269999)
- Fisheries - wild caught (100399)
- Fisheries - recreational freshwater (100301)
- Environmentally sustainable plant production (260199)
- Wild caught fin fish (excl. tuna) (100305)
- Human pharmaceutical products (240899)
- Nutraceuticals and functional foods (241308)
- Oil and gas exploration (170203)
- Environmental policy, legislation and standards (190299)
- Wine grapes (260608)
- Preventive medicine (200412)
Publications
Total publications
29
Journal Article
(17 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Elvines DM, MacLeod CK, Ross DJ, Sabadel AJM, Bury SJ, et al., 'Composition of Chinook salmon faecal wastes with implications for environmental management', Aquaculture: An International Journal Devoted to Fundamental Aquatic Food Resources, 569 Article 739358. ISSN 0044-8486 (2023) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.739358 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: MacLeod CK; Ross DJ | |
| 2023 | Hurd CL, Wright JT, Layton C, Strain EMA, Britton D, et al., 'From Tasmania to the world: long and strong traditions in seaweed use, research, and development', Botanica Marina pp. 1-36. ISSN 0006-8055 (2023) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1515/bot-2022-0061 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Hurd CL; Wright JT; Layton C; Strain EMA; Britton D; Visch W; Barrett N; Bennett S; Edgar G; Greeno D; Johnson CR; Ling SD; MacLeod CK; Paine ER; Sanderson C; Schmid M; Shelamoff V; Tatsumi M | |
| 2022 | Da Silva RRP, White CA, Bowman JP, Ross DJ, 'Composition and functionality of bacterioplankton communities in marine coastal zones adjacent to finfish aquaculture', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 182 Article 113957. ISSN 0025-326X (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113957 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Da Silva RRP; Bowman JP; Ross DJ | |
| 2022 | McIntosh P, Barrett LT, Warren-Myers F, Coates A, Macaulay G, et al., 'Supersizing salmon farms in the coastal zone: a global analysis of changes in farm technology and location from 2005 to 2020', Aquaculture, 553 Article 738046. ISSN 0044-8486 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738046 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4 | |
| 2022 | Rocha Pavan Da Silva R, White CA, Bowman JP, Bodrossy L, Bissett A, et al., 'Network and machine learning analyses of estuarine microbial communities along a freshwater-marine mixed gradient', Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, (277) Article 108026. ISSN 0272-7714 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2022.108026 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Rocha Pavan Da Silva R; Bowman JP; Bodrossy L; Bissett A; Eriksen R; Ross DJ | |
| 2022 | Strain EMA, Lai RWS, White CA, Piarulli S, Leung KMY, et al., 'Marine pollution: emerging issues and challenges', Frontiers in Marine Science, 9 Article 918984. ISSN 2296-7745 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2022.918984 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Strain EMA | |
| 2021 | Basford AJ, Makings N, Mos B, White CA, Dworjanyn S, 'Greenwater, but not live feed enrichment, promotes development, survival, and growth of larval Portunus armatus', Aquaculture, 534 Article 736331. ISSN 0044-8486 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.736331 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4 | |
| 2021 | Haugland BT, Armitage CS, Kutti T, Husa V, Skogen MD, et al., 'Large-scale salmon farming in Norway impacts the epiphytic community of Laminaria hyperborea', Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 13 pp. 81-100. ISSN 1869-7534 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/aei00392 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 2 | |
| 2021 | Hook SE, White C, Ross DJ, 'A metatranscriptomic analysis of changing dynamics in the plankton communities adjacent to aquaculture leases in southern Tasmania, Australia', Marine Genomics, 59 Article 100858. ISSN 1874-7787 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2021.100858 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: Ross DJ | |
| 2021 | Rocha Pavan Da Silva R, White CA, Bowman JP, Raes E, Bisset A, et al., 'Environmental influences shaping microbial communities in a low oxygen, highly stratified marine embayment', Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 87 pp. 185-203. ISSN 0948-3055 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/ame01978 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Rocha Pavan Da Silva R; Bowman JP; Ross DJ | |
| 2020 | Basford AJ, Mos B, Francis DS, Turchini GM, White CA, et al., 'A microalga is better than a commercial lipid emulsion at enhancing live feeds for an ornamental marine fish larva', Aquaculture, 523 Article 735203. ISSN 0044-8486 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735203 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 10 | |
| 2019 | White CA, Woodcock SH, Bannister RJ, Nichols PD, 'Terrestrial fatty acids as tracers of finfish aquaculture waste in the marine environment', Reviews in Aquaculture, 11, (1) pp. 133-148. ISSN 1753-5123 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/raq.12230 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 29Web of Science - 27 | |
| 2018 | White CA, Bannister RJ, Dworjanyn SA, Husa V, Nichols PD, et al., 'Aquaculture-derived trophic subsidy boosts populations of an ecosystem engineer', Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 10 pp. 279-289. ISSN 1869-7534 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/aei00270 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 9 | |
| 2017 | White CA, Bannister RJ, Dworjanyn SA, Husa V, Nichols PD, et al., 'Consumption of aquaculture waste affects the fatty acid metabolism of a benthic invertebrate', Science of The Total Environment, 586 pp. 1170-1181. ISSN 0048-9697 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.109 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 22Web of Science - 23 | |
| 2017 | White CA, Nichols PD, Ross DJ, Dempster T, 'Dispersal and assimilation of an aquaculture waste subsidy in a low productivity coastal environment', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 120, (1-2) pp. 309-321. ISSN 0025-326X (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.05.042 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 21Web of Science - 18 Co-authors: Ross DJ | |
| 2016 | White CA, Dworjanyn SA, Nichols PD, Mos B, Dempster T, 'Future aquafeeds may compromise reproductive fitness in a marine invertebrate', Marine Environmental Research, 122 pp. 67-75. ISSN 0141-1136 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.09.008 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 15 | |
| 2009 | Gibson JAE, Paterson KS, White CA, Swadling KM, 'Evidence for the continued existence of Abraxas Lake, Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica during the Last Glacial Maximum', Antarctic Science, 21, (3) pp. 269-278. ISSN 0954-1020 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1017/S0954102009001801 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 22Web of Science - 20 Co-authors: Gibson JAE; Paterson KS; Swadling KM |
Conference Publication
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Crawford C, Temby N, Beard J, White CA, 'Developing and implementing a framework for assessment of estuarine health in small Tasmanian estuaries', Program Handbook and Abstracts, 18-22 August 2008, Darwin, Northern Territory (2008) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Crawford C; Temby N; Beard J |
Contract Report, Consultant's Report
(5 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Beecroft R, Bodrossy L, Brasier M, Brown C, Cossu R, et al., 'Monitoring and assessing offshore/high energy production structures. A report from the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre', Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australia, 4.20.001 (2020) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Beecroft R; Bodrossy L; Brasier M; Brown C; Cossu R; Foo D; Lacharite M; Lea M-A; Ross J; Semmens J; Strain E; Ugalde S | |
| 2005 | Crawford C, Neira FJ, White CA, 'Environmental Flows in the Little Swanport Estuary', Natural Heritate Trust (2005) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Crawford C; Neira FJ | |
| 2005 | Crawford C, White CA, 'Establishment of an Integrated Water Quality Monitoring Framework for Georges Bay', Break O'Day Council (2005) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Crawford C | |
| 2005 | Mount RE, Crawford C, Veal CJ, White CA, 'Bringing Back the Bay: Marine Habitats and Water Quality in Georges Bay', Break O'Day Council (2005) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Mount RE; Crawford C; Veal CJ | |
| 2005 | Mount RE, Crawford C, Veal CJ, White CA, 'Bringing back the Bay: Marine Habitats and Water Quality in Georges Bay', Break O'Day Council (2005) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Mount RE; Crawford C; Veal CJ |
Other Public Output
(6 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | White C, Hartog M, Brasier M, Ross J, 'Rapid visual assessment of rocky reef assemblages in Port Arthur', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, February (2022) [Government or Industry Research] Co-authors: Hartog M; Brasier M; Ross J | |
| 2021 | Ross J, Macleod C, White C, Hadley SA, Moreno DA, et al., 'Managing ecosystem interactions across differing environments: building flexibility and risk assurance into environmental management strategies', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Australia, December, FRDC 2015/024 (2021) [Government or Industry Research] Co-authors: Ross J; Macleod C; Hadley SA; Moreno DA; Bush FB; Barrett NS | |
| 2021 | Ross J, Strain E, White C, 'Annual Broadscale Environmental Monitoring Program 2020/2021 for Environmental License 10180/1 Marine Farming Lease No. 281 at Yellow Bluff 2020/2021 & Environmental License 10211/1 Marine Farming Lease No. 279 at West of Wedge Island', Report to Huon Aquaculture Company Pty Ltd & Tassal Operations Pty Ltd, Hobart, Tasmania (2021) [Government or Industry Research] Co-authors: Ross J; Strain E | |
| 2021 | White C, Brasier M, 'Rapid visual assessment surveys on rocky reefs in the Derwent Estuary', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, May (2021) [Report Other] Co-authors: Brasier M | |
| 2021 | White C, McAllister JD, Johnson OJ, Mundy CN, Ross J, 'Assessment of reef condition in the southern D'Entrecasteaux Channel', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, March (2021) [Government or Industry Research] Co-authors: McAllister JD; Johnson OJ; Mundy CN; Ross J | |
| 2020 | Strain E, White C, Ross J, 'The Storm Bay Observing System: Preliminary review of the sampling parameters and design for assessing the performance of salmon aquaculture', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Hobart, July, FRDC Proj. 2018/131 (2020) [Government or Industry Research] Co-authors: Strain E; Ross J |
Grants & Funding
Funding Summary
Number of grants
13
Total funding
$65,802,716
Projects
Developing production systems for offshore kelp mariculture (2022 - 2024)$1,559,025
- Description
- The project will review, design and trial offshore production systems for kelp mariculture, further select for kelp genotypes to cope with ongoing ocean warming, monitor the performance and potential impact of the kelp production system, and use these empirical measures to enable modelling production and environmental impacts (positive and negative) of kelp mariculture at commercial scales. In parallel, we will review, assess and recommend changes to policy and regulatory frameworks to ensure unambiguous guidelines to achieve industry sustainability, environmental safeguards, and social licence.
- Funding
- Blue Economy CRC Co ($1,407,561)
- Collaborators
- BMT Commercial ($8,566); CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation ($142,898)
- Scheme
- General Projects
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Johnson CR; Wright JT; Layton C; White CA; Swadling KM; Bolch CJS; Iha C; Haward MG; Nader JP; Abdussamie N; Howe DP; Shelamoff V; Chen S
- Period
- 2022 - 2024
Biofouling in finfish aquaculture (2022 - 2025)$120,000
- Description
- As finfish aquaculture expands into new areas and moves offshore, knowledge of how biofouling communities are likely to respond and behave will be key in mitigating the problem. The key objectives of this BECRC supported PhD project are i) the characterise biofouling communities associated with salmon farming in the waters around Tasmania and ii) determine how changes in environmental conditions and/ or farm management practises might influence the development and impact of these communities.
- Funding
- Blue Economy CRC Co ($120,000)
- Scheme
- Scholarship-PhD
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- White CA; Ross DJ; MacLeod C; Cappaert RM
- Period
- 2022 - 2025
Baseline data to inform a new aquaculture industry: mapping the distribution, abundance and chemical variation in Asparagopsis armata around Tasmania (2022 - 2023)$200,000
- Description
- Methane production by livestock is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions (~ 14%). The red alga Asparagopsis armata produces secondary metabolites (bromoform) that, when fed in small amounts to cattle and sheep, reduce enteric methane emissions by up to 98%. Thus, Asparagopsis has been identified as a species with significant commercial potential. Asparagopsis armata is native to Tasmania and although it occurs at numerous sites, we currently lack an understanding of variation in its abundance, seasonal reproduction and bromoform concentrations, its genetic structure and/or the presence of genetically unique strains. These knowledge gaps combined with a possible increase in harvesting create a risk for industry security as well as for the management of this natural resource.The overall aim of this project is to address these knowledge gaps. Specifically, this project will 1) undertake targeted surveys for 12 months to determine spatial and temporal patterns of abundance, reproduction and bromoform concentrations in Asparagopsis around Tasmania, 2) use molecular tools to determine patterns of genetic structure in Asparagopsis. This work will provide rigorous data to enable industry to identify and target certain seedstock for cultivation and identify whether genetic strains exist in Tasmania and have different bioactive potential. Targeting seedstock with high bromoform concentrations will allow industry to maximise bromoform production on farms.
- Funding
- Marine Bioproducts CRC ($100,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Kickstarter Application
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Wright JT; Hurd CL; White CA; Nichols DS; de Nys R; Tatsumi M
- Period
- 2022 - 2023
Marine Bioproducts Cooperative Research Centre (2021 - 2030)$59,000,000
- Description
- The objective of the MB-CRC is to transform Australia's emerging marine bioproducts sector into a globally competitive industry. The focus will be on the industry and market-driven innovations to improve both the supply chain and value chain to deliver economies of scale and competitive capacity for Australia to access high value markets across the globe.Strategic alignment:From Tasmania and for Tasmania: A revolution in use of sustainable marine resources, the use of innovative bioprocessing technologies and the exploitation of local Tasmanian bioproducts with a global impact Human Health and nutrition: Marine derived products will improve human health and nutritionEconomic performance: Create regional competitive advantage for the marine bioproducts sector and new businesses through the industry problems we solve. Lift the economic performance of the State on manufacturing and bioresources usage.Environmental sustainability: providing aquaculture and agriculture industries with different market optionsEducational attainment: Students will be strongly involved in the development of the projects, aligned with Tasmania as a STEM State to collaborate with industry, business and government to translate knowledge into practical and productive outcomes.
- Funding
- Department of Industry, Innovation and Science ($59,000,000)
- Scheme
- CRC Programme
- Administered By
- Marine Bioproducts CRC
- Research Team
- Zhang W; Johnson CR; Hurd CL; Bolch CJS; MacLeod C; Nowak BF; Wright JT; White CA; Paull B; Smith SM; Thickett SCV; Smith JA; Quirino JP; Swarts ND; Newstead T; Grimmer EL; Nichols RL; Rajaguru R; Guven N; Alexander KA
- Period
- 2021 - 2030
Assessing the use of different benthic imagery techniques for monitoring the effects of organic pollution on deep reefs (2021)$6,750
- Description
- The primary aim of my PhD project is to assess the effectiveness of different benthic imagery techniques formonitoring the impacts of nutrient enrichment and sedimentation on temperate mesophotic benthic communities. With the funds obtainedwith the Holsworth grant I aim to develop monitoring techniques using settlement plates and uncrewed submersibles to analyse the potentialimpacts of nutrient enrichment and sedimentation on the recruitment and growth of juvenile benthic organisms on deep reef communities ofStorm Bay Tasmania.
- Funding
- Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($6,750)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Strain EMA; Martinez-Escobar DF; White CA; Barrett NS; Perkins NR
- Year
- 2021
Monitoring and assessing offshore production structures (2020)$49,972
- Description
- The expansion of aquaculture/energy production into offshore areas requires the development of science-based automated environmental monitoring platforms. These platforms are important for maintaining public confidence in the associated industry and will reduce the operational costs and risks. Developing these platforms is contingent on ensuring that the environmental footprint and associated monitoring tools are well understood. This project will conduct a systematic review of the literature and consult with stakeholders (e.g. industry, government regulators), to identity the relevant parameters and technologies needed to develop these systems. The results will help to meet the end needs of the expanding industries and the government.
- Funding
- Blue Economy CRC Co ($49,972)
- Scheme
- Scoping Study Projects
- Administered By
- Blue Economy CRC Co
- Research Team
- Strain EMA; Ross DJ; White CA; Semmens JM; MacLeod C; Lea MA; Frid C
- Year
- 2020
BE Biofouling Challenges and Possible Solutions (2020)$50,224
- Description
- Towards Biofouling-free Aquaculture and Off-shore Renewable Energy Generation: State-ofthe-Art and R&D PrioritiesProblem statementBiofouling is a notorious problem for the Blue Economy industry on a number of levels:1) Operation/maintenance: mitigating biofouling incurs large operational costs due to theneed for frequent cleaning.2) Infrastructure: Biofouling causes structural damage due to increased drag forces andmaterials degradation.3) Fish health and biosecurity: increased risk of fish stress, diseases, parasites and invasivespecies causing damage to the aquaculture environment.
- Funding
- Blue Economy CRC Co ($50,224)
- Scheme
- Scoping Study Projects
- Administered By
- Blue Economy CRC Co
- Research Team
- Wang L; Whittle M; Pichard A; Barnes AD; Heitzmann M; Albert S; Veidt M; Falzon P; Asman M; White CA; Cossu R; Ramezani M; Blocher N; Bird S; Rabaey K; Kozielski K
- Year
- 2020
Derwent Estuary Program Reef Monitoring (2019 - 2020)$31,495
- Description
- This project aims to:1. Use the rocky reef algal communities as a biological indicator of nutrient availability2. Undertake Rapid Visual Assessment (RVA) surveys at six locations twice per year to assess functionality of algae communities.3. Report on how function of algal communities may change over time.
- Funding
- Derwent Estuary Program ($31,495)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- White CA; Kruimink S; Johnson OJ
- Period
- 2019 - 2020
Storm Bay Observing System: Assessing the Performance of Aquaculture Development (2019 - 2024)$4,246,930
- Description
- Storm Bay is identified in the Tasmanian Governments Sustainable Industry Growth Plan for the Salmon Industry as a priority area for the possible expansion of salmonid marine farming. The Government's intention is that the proposed developments would be managed under an adaptive management framework with the following pre-conditions:*A staged development approach, with an initial limit on feed input that would provide for 30,000 tonnes of production*A comprehensive environmental monitoring program*The development of a biogeochemical model, to help to understand i) the information provided by the environmental monitoring and ii) the effects of any changes to farming operations in the region.The work proposed in this study will support the design and implementation of an effective, efficient and reliable monitoring program, providing expert advice on sampling locations, timelines and strategies and testing this data over 3-4 years to refine and improve the program. This monitoring program will deliver observational data to directly assess environmental performance and to assist the skill assessment of the integrated 3D model being developed by CSIRO. A second key element of the proposal is to develop a lease scale module for predicting near scale effects; this would be nested and relocatable in the CSIRO modelling system. A comprehensive map of seafloor habitats and bathymetry will underpin the monitoring program and modelling efforts.
- Funding
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($4,246,930)
- Scheme
- Industry Partnership Agreements - IPA
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Ross DJ; MacLeod C; White CA; Hadley SA; Barrett NS; Swadling KM; Lucieer VL
- Period
- 2019 - 2024
Fisheries biology of short-spined sea urchins (Heliocidaris erythrogramma) in Tasmania: supporting a profitable harvest and appropriate management (2017 - 2019)$262,870
- Description
- Urchins have been fished in Tasmania since the 1980s, yet no significant research has been conducted to support the management of the fishery. Spatial and habitat variability in growth rates, maximum sizes and size at maturity in urchins are not known from key harvesting regions. Furthermore, little is known about the specific factors that influence the general variability in roe quality and yield. The lack of information on the biology, population structure and roe characteristics of the urchin continues to hinder prospects to optimise the wild fishery in Tasmania. Trials of Norwegian technologies to enhance roe quality of urchins harvested from barrens are also set to commence in 2017.This project aims to provide sound scientific knowledge of short-spined urchin growth and reproduction to allow for sustainable management of the fishery. Additional research on roe quality will optimise harvesting strategies and profitability the fishery, while scientific support of farming trials will assist in the management and development of a new industry. Biological sampling will include tagging to estimate growth, while size at maturity and gonad condition will be based on macroscopic staging validated with histology. Roe quality will be determined by a suite of morphologically (colour, texture, granularity, recovery) and biochemical (moisture, protein, lipids, amino acids, glucose and glycogen) indicators and analysed against habitat and environmental parameters.
- Funding
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($262,870)
- Scheme
- Grant-Annual Open Call Round
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Keane JP; Ling SD; James P; White CA; Robinson N; Ryan G; Langdale R; Barrenger M
- Period
- 2017 - 2019
(SMRCA Core) Environment: Emerging Issues (2016)$234,450
- Funding
- Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($234,450)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Ross DJ; White CA
- Year
- 2016
Uptake of aquaculture waste by keystone reef species (2016 - 2017)$7,000
- Description
- Aquaculture of Atlantic salmon in Tasmania is currently expanding, with the potential for adverseinteractions with reef ecosystems a significant concern. As reef ecosystems in Tasmania have broadconservation, social and economic values, there is a need for better understanding of how thesesystems may respond. There are many ways intensive farming of fish can impact on the broaderenvironment, with enhancement of nutrients from waste feed and faeces key amongst these. Usinga lipid biomarker approach, this project aims to determine whether aquaculture waste maysupplement the diet of key mobile invertebrate species (abalone, Haliotis rubra; sea urchins,Heliocidaris erythrogramma; and benthic shrimp, Palaemon intermedius) within reef ecosystems insouth-east Tasmania. Results will provide critical information on how these species may use currentfood resources and whether the addition of aquaculture-derived nutrients and organic carboninfluences food web dynamics. This data will help assess whether these keystone species aresuitable canaries for assessment of overall reef ecosystem health, and addresses a key knowledgegap regarding the broader ecosystem level interactions of intensive fish farming. This project willmake an important contribution to the conservation and management of reef ecosystems, asaquaculture continues to expand into the future.
- Funding
- Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales ($7,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Paddy Pallin Foundation Science
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- White CA
- Period
- 2016 - 2017
Bringing Back the Bay - an Integrated Management Regime for Georges Bay (2005)$34,000
- Funding
- Natural Heritage Trust ($34,000)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- Break'O'Day Council
- Research Team
- Mount RE; Crawford C; White CA
- Year
- 2005
Research Supervision
Current
3
Current
| Degree | Title | Commenced |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Tracing the Fate of Fish farm Derived Nutrients in the Broader Marine Environment | 2019 |
| PhD | The Pelagic Microbial Community of Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania: Ecology and response to aquaculture | 2019 |
| PhD | Influences on the Composition of Biofouling Communities Associated with Salmon Aquaculture | 2022 |