NSW DPI (formerly NSW Fisheries) established a breeding program in 1990 in Port Stephens and the Georges River with the aim of selecting Sydney rock oysters (SRO) for faster growth. The program was later expanded to include selection for resistance to the two major diseases, winter mortality and QX....

Australian production of farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, is currently some 18,000 tonnes per year, with an estimated value of $217 million. The industry is based on some 40 marine leases operated by six companies in Tasmania and minor exploratory ventures in Victoria, South Australia and...

POMS is a viral disease of C. gigas which is caused by OsHV1 u-var. It has the potential to devastate C. gigas culture in Australia, as it has done overseas. For this reason national priorities have been discussed since early 2011. This application was first developed following the open round for...

Inshore reef ecosystems support Tasmania’s most important fisheries, valued at approximately $150million in 2001 (ABARE 2002). Management of these fisheries has traditionally been species based, however, there is a growing demand for more integrated management with clear consideration of the...

Fisheries managers have used spatial management of fish stocks for many years (e.g. nursery areas, spawning area closure), however, with our expanding knowledge of the biology of certain target species there has been a rapid resurgence in interest in spatial management (Smith et al. 2003). Much of...