The project was designed to explore the application of surrogate technology as an alternative broodstock system for the Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT). Surrogate technology, also known as germ cell transplantation, uses germ cells from a donor species, in this case SBT, and transplants them into a host...
The FRDC Victorian Research Advisory Committee identified the need for a research project to measure the multiple social and economic contributions of the professional fishing and aquaculture sectors as an urgent and high priority. FRDC and the Human Dimensions Research (HDR) subprogram also...
Translocation involves the shifting of undersize rock lobsters to new areas to increase productivity and/or quality of product. We modelled the translocation of rock lobsters from four original sites to four release sites with a range of growth rates.
Most model scenarios led to increases in...
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