The objective of this project was to develop novel biological tags for penaeid prawns. The impetus for this research was the growing interest in Australia in the potential for stock-enhancement of penaeid fisheries with hatchery reared juveniles. In any stock- enhancement program some...

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...

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...