The disease strategy manual for VER reviews the relevant scientific literature on an economically important aquatic viral disease. A description of the disease with special emphasis on Australian fin fish species reveals significant disease in farmed barramundi and significant potential for disease...

The edible oyster industry in Australia is currently valued at around $62.5 million annually of which rock oyster production accounts for approx 56%. For the industry to survive in the long-term requires the ability to service what may become a premium domestic market demanding a high quality...

A 5-day, intensive Shellfish Diseases Workshop was held at NSW Fisheries' Brackish Water Fish Culture Research Station, Salamander Bay, from 6-10 December 1993. The workshop was organized by Sub-Committee on Fish Health, a sub-committee of Animal Health Committee. It was attended by...

Commercial clam hatcheries require a method of labeling or "tagging" clams so that they can be identified as hatchery reared. This is a requirement of the Queensland Department of Primary Industry, aimed at the prevention of the sale of clams collected illegally from the Great Barrier Reef Marine...