The strategic challenge for the rock oyster industry in Australia is to maximise production from current aquaculture lease areas, particularly in an environment where increased lease space is unlikely to be made available due to competition for use of the resource from conservation, development and...
The microvariant of Ostreid herpesvirus type-I (OsHV-1 µVar) was first recognised in France in 2008 as the cause of high mortality disease outbreaks in Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas). This strain of OsHV-1 has emerged rapidly in many countries throughout the world, with a devastating impact on...
The Tasmanian freshwater eel industry captures short- and long-finned eels (Anguilla australis and A. reinhardtii) from rivers and freshwater impoundments by predominantly fyke nets. Generally over 95% of the harvest is short-finned eel. The fish are held for a period in holding tanks before being...
This project has arisen in response to industry need for the scientific understanding necessary to support ecologically sustainable development of salmon farming operations in southeastern Tasmania, in particular potential expansion into Storm Bay. Climate models predict that the most pronounced...
Approximately every 5-10 years there are major global pandemic shrimp disease events leading to socioeconomic devastation of most of the global industry. This has included global pandemics caused by Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV), Infectious Myonecrosis Virus, Yellow...
Carp (Cyprinus carpio) are an invasive environmental pest in Australia (Koehn, 2004) that negatively impact freshwater ecosystems (Vilizzi et al., 2015). Therefore, carp control is an important national priority for management of freshwater ecosystems, particularly in south-east Australia where...