locational factors tmff Flashcards
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LAT AND LONG
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- Lat: 33 degrees South, Long: 152 degrees East
2
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location
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- TMFF Pty Ltd is locate din the Port Stephens area of the Hunter Valley wine region
(Marsh Road, Bobs Farm, NSW 2316 Australia)
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Hydrosphere
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- The site must have a regular and plentiful supply of good quality water
- Poor quality reduces fish survival and growth and reduces the production capacity of TMFF
- It must be free of Nutrients, pesticides, sewage and other wastes
- TMFF draws pure bore water from under the dunes…. ½ million liters of water taken every year, water is cold and needs to be heated
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Climate
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Climate
1. Precipitation: Site selection is dependent on water, lack of rainfall can impact bore water supply
2. Droughts can impact production capacity of a fish farm
3. TMFF can be impacted by El Niño
(Brings drought)
4. Relatively Dry climate h/w does attract tourists
5. Av. Annual rainfall= 1287 mm
5
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Temp and Insolation
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- The hydroponics part of TMFF= does not use artificial lighting or heating
- Total reliance on nature
- Mild, temperate climate= needed
- (Temperate= located between 40 degrees -60 degrees North or south of Equator)
- Av. Temp between 17 -26 d.
- No extreme weather conditions (eg. Frost, heatwaves,
- 7-8 hours sunchine/day= perf!
- Also perfect conditions for tourism, comfortable sea temperatuures (av. 19 degrees to 24 degrees
- Attract tourists to nearby beaches of The Nelson Bay and Port Macquarie area
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Soil
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- Normally for Aquaculure, pond floors contain impervious soil (soil that water cant get through) such as clay
- However TMFF uses tanks
- TMFF requires a porous, sandy soil which allows for easy extraction of water
7
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Market factors: Aquaponics
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- Main market is Sydney
- Only 500 km away
- B/4 1988: The Sydney consumer= no live Barramundi available
- Live fish shipped to Sydney distributor in bulk transport truck
- Main markets is restaurants with fish tanks esp. in China Town, Cabramatta, Blacktown and Darling Harbour
- The restaurants become known for offering “Fresh Barramundi”
- A single distributer, provides fresh fish of a preferred size ( 600-800g) to Sydney restaurants who have their own live fish facilities
- They put salt in the water, don’t feed the fish → pruging to remove pellet taste
- A proportion of production= is used by own restaurant
- Supply distributors at Newcastle Vegetable Markets at sandgate, Local Suburban outlets and the IGA supermarket chain
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Market factirs: Tourism
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- TMFF is located near the Nelson Bay area, Port Stephens and Hunter Valley tourist regions
- Attractions: beaches, national parks, wineries, golf courses, sand dunes, spa treatments, boating, fishing
- TMFF feeds off this
- Accomodation is available at nearby “Kookaburra Cottages’ for extended edu visits
- → closeness to Sydney and tourist region of the Hunter Valley and Port Stephens enables a workable, sustainable and cost effective production system for TMFF
