The overall aim of this project is to integrate farm-based trials, histology and genetic technologies to evaluate options for the improved production of all-female Atlantic salmon in Tasmania. Most fish species, including Atlantic salmon, are quite susceptible to sex manipulation during early...

The project is dealing with the extraction of chitin from lobster waste using environmentally friendly clean and green processes. Chitin constitutes the exoskeleton of crustaceans and our innovation presents an opportunity to commercialise the chitin extraction and refining in Western Australia....

Camden Haven is a large, wave dominated barrier estuary on the New South Wales North Coast, and contains two main shallow lake areas – Queens Lake and Watson Taylor Lake. Queens Lake is connected to the lower main arm of the estuary by a 3 km channel called Stingray Creek, and Watson-Taylor Lake is...

Bycatch in fisheries is the number one source of direct human-caused death and serious injury to marine mammals worldwide, which has been estimated at over 650,000 individuals each year. For a number of species, the level of bycatch mortality is unsustainable and has led to declines in their...