Social information to help build a sustainable aquaculture industry

摘要

This article examines how and where, social information can add value to decision-making in the aqua-culture industry. Government and industry managers face a range of challenges and require quality information to make good decisions in what is a very complex operating environment. The social sciences can assist managers to solve a range of problems by filling important information gaps about the social dimensions and impacts of industry development and natural resource management. The Community Perceptions of Aquaculture Project undertaken by the Bureau of Rural Sciences provides an example of how the social sciences can support aquaculture development, planning and management.