Whiting stocks in the eastern Spencer Gulf must not be affected by what the SA Government hopes will be a 'game-changing industry' in seaweed farming, locals warn, despite welcoming the idea of more jobs.
Whiting stocks in the eastern Spencer Gulf must not be affected by what the South Australian Government hopes will be a "game-changing industry" in seaweed farming, locals have warned.Seaweed livestock supplement to reduce methane emissionsThe State Government wants to alter a 60-hectare aquaculture zone in Hardwicke Bay to allow seaweed cultivation — kickstarting a $140-million industry state-wide that will create livestock supplements that reduce greenhouse emissions from cattle.
The aquaculture zone includes three different lots about six kilometres offshore from the Hardwicke Bay and Point Turton townships and currently only allows for mollusc farming.were a little "short on environmental impacts"."Having to drive your boat around a 20-hectare area is not a big deal — it's a two-minute diversion — but what people here want to know is if it will wreck the whiting grounds.
"There hasn't been a lot of research on the ecosystem impact of these things, but we do know that it improves water quality, reduces the likelihood of outbreaks of blue green algae or toxic algae type blooms," Ms Kelly said. "The great thing about seaweed is there's no additions, no fertiliser, no inputs needed, and there's no waste like you might get with something like a fish farm.to develop a livestock supplement called FutureFeed, which it said reduced methane from livestock burps and farts by more than 80 per cent.Seaweed farming to coexist
The State Government said tenures would be allocated through a competitive process and any license applicant would have to farm varieties and develop infrastructure types best suited to the zone.
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