Australia: A new model to monitor Atlantic salmon farming in Tasmania's Storm Bay

Published May 16, 2023

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The Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC) has launched a report detailing a new water quality modeling system for Tasmania's Storm Bay, developed by CSIRO. The model, which uses a 'digital twin' approach to simulate seawater circulation and nutrient dynamics, is designed to support informed decision-making in Atlantic salmon farming and monitor the bay's ecosystem. The model's accuracy has been confirmed through the use of water quality sensors and autonomous underwater vehicles. The report, along with simulation results and analysis products, are available online.

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Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC) has today released an independently reviewed report (2017-215) presenting a modeling and information system for water quality conditions in Tasmania's Storm Bay. The research undertaken by CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has developed a new coastal water quality model, to assist informed decision-making based on accurate and timely information. The model presented in the Storm Bay Modeling and Information System report, simulates the seawater circulation and nutrient dynamics of the Storm Bay area, including inputs from rivers, wastewater and salmon farm discharge and interactions with offshore ocean water. The modeling system was developed using a "digital twin" approach; i.e., a virtual model of a physical object or in this instance, the coastal waters off southeast Tasmania. The model predicts the observed circulation and water quality in coastal ...

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