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

2. Fisheries Current industry trends – growth

3. Fisheries Current industry trends – growth

4. Fisheries 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. Fisheries 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. Fisheries Current industry trends – people

7. Fisheries 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. Fisheries 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. Fisheries Current industry trends – people

10. Fisheries 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

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

12. Fisheries 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 1.Building our skills for our future 2.Delivering innovative research partnerships to grow investment 3.Driving profitability from the ‘farm gate to plate’

13. Fisheries 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. Fisheries 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. Fisheries 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