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Industry Development - Queensland
• Current trends in the Queensland aquaculture industry
• New directions for DPI&F aquaculture training and education
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Current industry trends – growth
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Current industry trends – growth
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Current industry trends – growth
• Queensland aquaculture value of production $75.5million in 2006-2007
• 27% of total seafood production in Queensland
• 72 % of aquaculture production is in North Queensland (Mackay north)
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Current industry trends – by species
• Barramundi farming sector has shown significant growth – 30% increase to $18.5 million in 2006-2007
• Diversity of Queensland’s industry has increased eg. freshwater fish increasing by 50% in valueeg. trials on new species
• Tropical rock lobster, eels, mudcrab, cobia, grouper, coral trout
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Current industry trends – people
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Current industry trends – people
Number of people employed in Queensland aquaculture 2006/2007 :
• Total permanent employees = 471• Permanent employees in prawn farming = 226
• Total permanent & casual combined = 674 FTE’s
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Current industry trends – people
Total output per labour unit employed in the prawn farming sector:
• 2002/2003 $140,300• 2003/2004 $142,436• 2004/2005 $131,254• 2005/2006 $188,770• 2006/2007 $141,088
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Current industry trends – people
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New directions for DPI&F aquaculture training and education
Industry development
initiatives include
Indigenous aquaculture development program
Yorke Island Sponge Farm
Saibai Island Pearl Farm
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New directions for DPI&F aquaculture training and education
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New directions for DPI&F aquaculture training and education
“A fresh approach” – Enhanced Service Delivery to address the new challenges facing modern agribusiness
Three pillars1. Building our skills for our future2. Delivering innovative research partnerships to grow
investment3. Driving profitability from the ‘farm gate to plate’
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New directions for DPI&F aquaculture training and education
MOU between James Cook University and DPI&F
• ‘Australian Institute of Tropical Agricultural Sciences’.• tropical agriculture, aquaculture and biosecurity • This alliance will redefine how the R&D capability and
capacity of DPI&F and JCU is consolidated and coordinated for the benefit of the tropical agribusiness sector.
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New directions for DPI&F aquaculture training and education
Merger of Australian Agricultural College Corporation into DPI&F
to leverage the Ag Colleges to upgrade skills across the primary industries sector
• pathway from school to vocational and academic studies
…from Pre-voc to PhDBringing the Ag Colleges together with DPI&F will link
the science and technology of our research centres and extension services with the college’s skilling programs.
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New directions for DPI&F aquaculture training and education
• Changes to R&D – cease programs in freshwater and mudcrab aquaculture
• Future of the Walkamin Freshwater Aquaculture Centre yet to be determined• Indigenous aquaculture training opportunities