Coastal aquaculture is one of Australia's fastest-growing primary industries.
The expansion of the industry has created a demand for new farm sites and the need to optimise sustainable production from existing sites. The primary objectives of this research are to minimise adverse environmental impacts while maximising the sustainable productivity, and economic returns, of coastal aquaculture. The figure above is an air photo mosaic of the Logan River region with land title overlay showing existing prawn farms and potential optimal and sub-optimal areas for future farms. This delineation is only the first step in future site selection. The group combines skills in environmental statistics and modelling.