Social and Economic Evaluation of NSW Coastal Aquaculture

Social and Economic Evaluation of NSW Coastal Aquaculture A/Prof Kate Barclay Prof Alistair McIlgorm Dr Nicole Mazur Dr Michelle Voyer Adjunct A/Prof Stephan Schnierer Anne Maree Payne December 2016 FRDC Project 2015/302 VALUING COASTAL AQUACULTURE B © 2016 Fisheries Research and Development Corporation. All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-0-9953662-1-3 Social and Economic Evaluation of NSW Coastal Aquaculture 2015/302 2016 OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS Unless otherwise noted, copyright (and any other intellectual property rights, if any) in this publication is owned by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation and the University of Technology Sydney. 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It is a statutory authority within the portfolio of the federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, jointly funded by the Australian Government and the fishing industry. Researcher Contact Details FRDC Contact Details Name: A/Prof Kate Barclay Address: 25 Geils Court Deakin Address: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, ACT 2600 University of Technology Sydney, Phone: 02 6285 0400 PO Box 123 Broadway, Fax: 02 6285 0499 NSW 2007 Email: [email protected] Phone: 02 9514 1579 Web: www.frdc.com.au Email: [email protected] In submitting this report, the researcher has agreed to FRDC publishing this material in its edited form. 2 VALUING COASTAL AQUACULTURE CONTENTS Contents iii Tables v Figures vii Acknowledgments ix Abbreviations & Acronyms ix Executive Summary xi 1. Introduction 18 1.1 Background to the NSW coastal aquaculture industry ............................ 19 1.2 Existing social and economic data on the NSW coastal aquaculture industry ................................................................................... 25 2. Objectives 30 3. Methods 31 3.1 Theoretical framework – a social wellbeing approach ............................ 31 3.2 Defining the study areas �� 33 3.3 An integrated approach to understanding contributions to wellbeing ................................................................................................. 35 3.4 Ethical considerations ................................................................................ 47 3.5 Fieldwork – interviews �� 47 3.6 Economic methods �� 49 3.7 Social questionnaires �� 52 4. Results and Discussion 62 4.1 A resilient local economy �� 63 4.2 Community health ...................................................................................... 88 4.3 Education and knowledge generation ..................................................... 102 4.4 A healthy environment �� 113 4.5 Integrated, diverse and vibrant communities ......................................... 122 4.6 Cultural heritage and community identity .............................................. 144 4.7 Leisure and recreation ............................................................................. 153 4.8 Assessing the strength and importance of industry contributions to wellbeing ............................................................................................... 162 VALUING COASTAL AQUACULTURE 3 5. Conclusion 167 5.1 Maintaining diversity and flexibility in regional economies ................... 167 5.2 Accountability and transparency �� 168 5.3 Considering culture �� 169 6. Implications 170 7. Recommendations 171 7.1 Ongoing methodological approach to monitoring contributions .......... 172 7.2 Applying the methodological approach in other jurisdictions ............... 173 8. Extension and Adoption 174 8.1 Project coverage ........................................................................................ 175 9. References 176 Appendices 185 Appendix 1 – Literature review of quality of life indicators of community and individual wellbeing �� 185 Appendix 2. Results of social questionnaires conducted by UMR ................. 188 Appendix 3. The NSW aquaculture economic questionnaire ........................ 189 Appendix 4. Regional economic impacts of aquaculture and secondary sector in NSW .................................................................................................... 196 Appendix 5. Economic evaluation of NSW coastal aquaculture: report by Western Research Institute (WRI) �� 204 Appendix 6. Stakeholder workshop on the importance and strength of industry contributions to community wellbeing ............................................. 205 4 VALUING COASTAL AQUACULTURE TABLES Table 1. Oyster production average net profit (before tax and after imputed labour) per year and state as percentage of income ........................................ 26 Table 2. Study areas ............................................................................................ 34 Table 3. Dimensions of community wellbeing and contributions of the NSW aquaculture industry to each dimension ........................................................... 37 Table 4. Contributions of NSW coastal aquaculture to a resilient local economy ............................................................................................................... 39 Table 5. Contributions of the NSW aquaculture industry to community health .......................................... .................................................... 40 Table 6. Contributions of the NSW aquaculture industry to education and knowledge generation ........................................................................................ 41 Table 7. Contributions of the NSW aquaculture industry to a healthy environment ......................................................................................................... 42 Table 8. Contributions of the NSW aquaculture industry to integrated, diverse and vibrant communities �� 44 Table 9. Contributions of the NSW aquaculture industry to cultural heritage and community identity �� 45 Table 10. Contributions of the NSW aquaculture industry to leisure and recreation ............................................................................................................. 46 Table 11. Interview participants by region and farm type ................................ 48 Table 12. Demographic profile of general public social questionnaire respondents ......................................................................................................... 53 Table 13. Firmographic profile of fish merchant social questionnaire respondents ......................................................................................................... 54 Table 14. Firmographic profile of tourism and hospitality operator social questionnaire survey respondents �� 56 Table 15. Methodological framework for evaluating contributions of aquaculture to community wellbeing ................................................................ 58 Table 16. Indicators and methods used to investigate the contribution

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