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SA – Cooke Plains Inland Saline Aquaculture Research Centre project
Policy and Strategic Direction - The State Government approach to ISA development
ISA Sector Development Activities and ISA Investment Information
ISA Contacts - Who can you talk to for technical, business or licensing assistance
State Research & Development - What research has been undertaken, is underway, or planned for the future
Commercial Production - What commercial activities are underway
Planning and Approvals – Planning and licensing requirements
Policy and Strategic Direction
The SA State Government is committed to meet salinity targets through the implementation of salinity mitigation schemes. Opportunities for the productive use of the additional saline water that will be generated includes re-use, salt harvesting, energy production and aquaculture.
South Australian River Murray Salinity Strategy 2001-2015, Government of south Australia, Department for Water Resources 2001 http://www.dwlbc.sa.gov.au/publications/pdfs/salinityrm.pdf
ISA sector development activities and ISA investment information
South Australian aquaculture investment opportunities are outlined on the Department of Primary Industries and Resources SA (PIRSA) Aquaculture website:
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/pages/aquaculture/invest_opp/
invest.htm:sectID=119&tempID=10
Further, an ISA fact sheet is also provided:
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/pages/aquaculture/species_profiles/inland.htm
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/pages/aquaculture/species_profiles/inland_marine_fs.pdf
In South Australia government aquaculture investment and development assistance is provided by Rural Solutions, this is a self funding extension and investment service located with PIRSA. Specific aquaculture activities that are undertaken by Rural Solution can be found on the PIRSA website at:
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/pages/rur_sol/aquaculture.htm:sectID=1774&tempID=5
On 24/25 June 2004, the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) in association with the Inland Aquaculture Association of South Australia (IAASA) hosted A workshop. This workshop was undertaken to discuss the recent funding received by SARDI to develop an ISA Park (see below).
Information on the workshop: Inland Saline Aquaculture – Research Outcomes and Future Directions for SA can be found at: http://www.iaasa.org.au/workshop_june_04.htm
The Inland Aquaculture Association of South Australia can provide further useful information to potential investors in South Australia: http://www.iaasa.org.au/
ISA Contacts
South Australian Industry Contacts
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/pages/aquaculture/ind_resources/industry_contacts_02.htm:sectID=623&tempID=10
Regional Development Boards
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/pages/aquaculture/ind_resources/regional_development_board.htm:sectID=555&tempID=10
State Government
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/pages/aquaculture/about_aqua_intro/aquacontacts.htm:sectID=119&tempID=1
SARDI Research
Page 159 Gooley, G & Gavine, F. 2003, Integrated Agri Aquaculture Systems – A Resource Handbook for Australian Industry Development RIRDC Publication No 03/012 Project No MFR-2A (03-012)
State Research and Development
Future Research:
A $10 million funding package approved by the Australian and South Australian Governments is expected to leverage around $20 million for natural resource management research and development activities, primarily in South Australia.
http://www.maff.gov.au/releases/04/04136wtj.html
One of the projects resulting from this initiative is the Establishment of Commercial Aquaculture Parks Aligned to Major Saline Groundwater Interception Schemes with funding of $2.06 million.
The funding will be provided over four years to trial and demonstrate the commercial viability of selected species such as mulloway, brine shrimp, oysters and seaweed, and culture systems using water from salt interception schemes on the Murray River. A demonstration farm near Waikerie will incorporate research and development and demonstration/training facilities together with commercial farms that operate in an ecologically sustainable manner.
(Contact: Rob Thomas, South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) on 08 8303 9417 or 0417 882 050)
http://www.maff.gov.au/releases/04/priorityprojects.doc
Coorong District Council through the Local Action Plan along with the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) have been involved in the development of inland aquaculture in an attempt to turn the liability of saline groundwater into an asset through exploring the potential of a viable inland aquaculture industry.
http://www.coorong.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=132
Recently two ISA reports have been released detailing some of the work carried out by SARDI at the Cookes Plains facility:
A comparison between the growth of mulloway reared in oceanic water and interception scheme water from the Stockyard Plains Disposal Basin found that the interception scheme water reared fish did not grow as well due to insufficient potassium in the water. The research was carried out by the South Australian Research and Development Institute, Aquatic Sciences, Aquaculture Group with the Centre for Natural Resourch Management funding.
Flowers, T.J. & Hutchinson, W.G. (2004) Preliminary Studies Towards the Development of an Aquaculture System to Exploit Saline Groundwater from Salt Interception Schemes in the Murray Darling Basin. CNRM Final Report 2002/015. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. 27pp
A report on an attempt to establish an integrated aquaculture facility using shallow aquifer water highlights the complexity of marrying the technical/biological requirements of a variety of aquatic species in an experimental facility in a remote location.
Flowers, T.J. & Hutchinson, W.G. (2004) Productive Uses for Saline Groundwater Using Semi-Intensive Integrated Aquaculture. CNRM Final Report 2002/016. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. 81pp
(Go to ISA publications for further research documents)
Commercial Production
There is no commercial ISA currently underway in South Australia
Planning and Approvals
Aquaculture licence application
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/dhtml/ss/section.php?sectID=1944
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/pages/aquaculture/licence_lease/applications/applications.htm:sectID=1944&tempID=1
For the past five years research has been conducted at the Cooke Plains Inland Saline Aquaculture Research Centre (CPISARC).
The results from experiments conducted at the centre resulted in an up-grade of the facility in 2002. In 2003, a six month growth trial was also conducted at CPISARC to examine the aquaculture potential of saline groundwater.
SARDI is currently keen to assist the Coorong District Council to transfer operation of CPISARC to a commercial user, which would be greatly facilitated by the development of extension material targeted at summarising the research results to date in a form suitable for investment attraction.
A new aquaculture R&D facility aligned to the Woolpunda/Qualco Salt Interception Scheme (SIS). This SIS discharges 30 million litres per day of intercepted water into the stockyard plains disposal basin (SPDB) that would otherwise enter the River Murray.
Activities will concentrate on finding a commercially viable use for this water by maximising the advantages provided by the flow and water temperature of this otherwise wasted resource.
For further information on the project download the SA ISA demonstration facility Fact Sheet
Contact the ISA project manager:
Dr Geoffrey Allen
Principal Investigator
NSW Department of Primary Industries
Ph: 02 4982 1232
Fax: 02 4982 1107
Email: geoff.allan@dpi.nsw.gov.au
Contact the site officer:
Mr Wayne Hutchison
Senior Research Scientist
Coastal Finfish Aquaculture
Ph: 08 8200 2444
Fax: 08 8200 2481
Email: Hutchinson.Wayne@saugov.sa.gov.au
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