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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-023
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Sentinel sensors: revolutionising our understanding and management of the estuarine environment

This study, undertaken by CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, examines the usefulness of mussels as sentinels for environmental change using a novel biosensor. This project measured the vital signs of heart rate and behaviour in sentinel animals, as they respond to multiple and interacting changes in the...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
TAGS
Remote Sensing
Rac Tas
Physiology
Estuarine
Environmental Impact
SPECIES
Pacific Oyster
Blue Mussel
Salmons
Environment
Environment
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2000-206
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Sustainable genetic improvement of Pacific oysters in Tasmania and South Australia

The Pacific oyster breeding project initiated in FRDC 97/321 was continued. Both mass selection and family selection procedures were employed. The main trait of interest was growth rate, although shell shape and condition index were also recorded. Families were monitored on five farms. Two were...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
TAGS
Business
Biology
Aquaculture
SPECIES
Pacific Oyster
Environment
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