Governments intervene to manage the exploitation and conservation of aquatic resources for the benefit of current and future generations. Such management involves balancing an array of complex and sometimes conflicting public policy objectives – canvassing contentious issues such as...
Lipofuscin is a metabolic by-product that accumulates in tissue of the nervous system, particularly the brain, and its occurrence has been shown to be widespread in crustaceans. Because it accumulates in the nervous tissue over time, the concentration of lipofuscin can be related to...
Feed is by far the single largest cost component of barramundi farming and accounts for about 35% of on-farm operating costs. Reducing feed costs by better tailoring dietary specifications to the nutrient requirements of the fish, by providing these nutrients at least cost and by adopting feeding...
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Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
During the 1974 banana prawn season in the Gulf of Carpentaria, the incidence of a condition termed "white spot" was of concern to prawn processors in that area. Affected prawns were not acceptable for export because of their defective appearance. There are several possible causes of "white spot"...
The objectives of this project were to design, develop and deliver a targeted series of extension activities on the mechanisms, methodology and management of low‐water exchange, microbial floc prawn production for Australian prawn farmers. This project produced an impressive number of outputs which...
The Seafood CRC's Education and Training Program has a strong end-user focus and needs to ensure "industry ready" graduates enter the Australian seafood industry at the completion of their candidature. The desire to develop the capabilities of both young researchers and industry participants is a...