Information about growth and mortality are important in the management of resources because these provide us with an understanding about the productivity of the target population. Estimates are used to assess the impact of fishing upon the target population and the effectiveness of various scenarios...

An immunofluorescent staining technique for the rapid detection of the ciliate protozoan Uronema sp. was developed during 1995 and 1996. The initial test was developed using seven cultures of Uronema sp. from various sources which were identified as Uronema nigricans by microscopical and...

Fish meal is used extensively as a source of protein in aquaculture feed which represents the major cost constituent in aquaculture production. Commercial fish meals used to manufacture aquaculture feeds in Australia are currently imported from Denmark, Peru, Chile and other countries. These feeds...