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Industry Development - Queensland

Industry Development - Queensland. Current trends in the Queensland aquaculture industry New directions for DPI&F aquaculture training and education. Current industry trends – growth. Current industry trends – growth. Current industry trends – growth.

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Industry Development - Queensland

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  1. Industry Development - Queensland • Current trends in the Queensland aquaculture industry • New directions for DPI&F aquaculture training and education

  2. Current industry trends – growth

  3. Current industry trends – growth

  4. 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)

  5. 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 value eg. trials on new species • Tropical rock lobster, eels, mudcrab, cobia, grouper, coral trout

  6. Current industry trends – people

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Current industry trends – people

  10. New directions for DPI&F aquaculture training and education Yorke Island Sponge Farm Industry development initiatives include Indigenous aquaculture development program Saibai Island Pearl Farm

  11. New directions for DPI&F aquaculture training and education

  12. New directions for DPI&F aquaculture training and education “A fresh approach” – Enhanced Service Delivery to address the new challenges facing modern agribusiness • Three pillars • Building our skills for our future • Delivering innovative research partnerships to grow investment • Driving profitability from the ‘farm gate to plate’

  13. 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.

  14. 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 PhD Bringing 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.

  15. 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

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