This project reports on:
1) our detailed evaluation of current methodologies for otolith chemical analysis, and our recommended procedures when electron probe microanalysis is used for stock delineation in finfish
2) our assessment of the accuracy and precision of otolith probe microanalysis...
In 1985 and 1986 many greenlip abalone Haliotis laevigata near Edithburg in the St Vincent Gulf died. The protozoan parasite, Perkinsus olseni, was suspected to be the cause. We showed that Perkinsus olseni was seasonally abundant in greenlip from the edge of the die-back area. It was also common in...
This project commenced in July 1987, with the cooperation of various sections of the fishing industry, including oyster growers and processors, salmonid farmers, and producers of value added products.
For each of the products investigated, the basic research method has been to determine the...
There has been recent revitalization of the West Australian pearl culture industry to a stage where annual production is now worth about $40 million. Mortalities of pearl shell transported to the culture farms and concerns regarding the state of pearl oyster stocks stimulated a series of research...
FIRTA funds were approved for the consultant services of Dr Donald Hancock;
To attend and act as rapporteur of proceedings of the Symposium
To receive, edit and forward participants' written contributions to the meeting in conjunction with the FAO Rome and...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
The East Coast Tunas and Billfishes Research Program was funded by the Fishing Industry Research Trust Account (FIRTA F86/127) from July 1986 to June 1988.
The objectives of the program were to identify the stock(s) exploited by the east coast tuna and billfish fisheries, examine the structure of...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)