This report provides a summary of work performed to develop methods to quantify Cardicola forsteri and Cardicola orientalis infections in Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) and an in vitro study to determine the efficacy of praziquantel as a treatment for C. forsteri infections. The project was also...
This project addressed the need to further CST's understanding of the disease issues severely impacting YTK production. It also provided an environment to share ideas and peer review CST's approach to dealing with the outlined case history and its proposed remedial strategies and R&D activities....
Fat or oil content in fish is an economically important trait as it is one of the primary determinants of flesh quality and consumer perception of the end-product. The market value of a carcass or fillets, particularly of large species such as kingfish and tuna, can be strongly influenced by the...
Clean Seas Tuna is the largest commercial hatchery producer of Yellowtail Kingfish fingerlings in Australia. Following three years of research (2007-2010) into larval rearing issues, the company still experienced variability in results between the two hatcheries, Port Augusta and Arno Bay, between...