Dr Chen undertook a research tour in Taiwan, as previously organised, to investigate the copepod pond production system used for marine larval finfish rearing. This involved capturing information about the system and getting some hands-on experience. The system could possibly be adopted, with modification, by Australian finfish hatcheries, including Clean Seas Tuna Ltd, which is focused on the hatchery production and growout of YTK and SBT.

Local issues that need to be addressed include biosecurity issues associated with the growth of a natural live foods in an outdoor situation and the effects on production of the large diurnal and seasonal environmental variation experienced outdoors in many regions of South Australia.